Viking has taken delivery of the company’s newest ocean ship, Viking Saturn. The delivery ceremony took place when the ship was presented at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy.

Aurora Expeditions is hosting a series of trade and consumer, virtual and in-person events across Australia in January and February. Attendees will learn about the “Aurora difference” as the expedition specialist drills down on its Bucket List for 2023, curated from its Expedition Team’s insights and vast experience.

This month sees the release of Aurora Expeditions’ 2024 Arctic & Beyond program, covering destinations such as Greenland, Svalbard, Iceland, Norway and the Northwest Passage, accessed aboard the award-winning Australian adventure company’s two ships, Greg Mortimer and the freshly delivered, Sylvia Earle.

Silversea has introduced 27 new voyages aboard the luxury cruise line’s new expedition ship, Silver Endeavour, spanning summer 2024 and winter 2024/25.

Aurora Expeditions has unveiled its new Arctic & Beyond 2024 program, featuring a newly expanded schedule that showcases a variety of unique expedition and discovery voyages, along with trekking adventures and special guests who will deliver the natural wonders of the polar regions and beyond, from Greenland to Patagonia.

Aurora Expeditions has unveiled its new 2023/24 Antarctica season giving adventurous travellers even more options for exploring the white continent, as well as a new selection of 2023 Arctic and British Isles voyages aboard the Sylvia Earle.

Quark Expeditions has commenced its Arctic 2022 season with a 7-day Spitsbergen Highlights: Expedition in Brief voyage kicking off the program on 3 May 2022. The departure also marked the inaugural Arctic voyage of Ultramarine, Quark Expeditions’ game-changing new ship.

PONANT has opened sales of luxury expeditions aboard Le Commandant Charcot for the Arctic 2023 season. The program features ten departures ranging from 10- to 24-nights duration, including five exceptional, new, or revisited itineraries.

Quark Expeditions has introduced “Tundra to Table,” the expedition industry’s first exclusive Inuit culinary experience available on select Arctic 2022 and 2023 voyages.

Robert Halfpenny has been named as Quark Expeditions’ Director of Sales, Australia based in Sydney.

Quark Expeditions is offering 17 itineraries in its just-released Arctic 2023 program including four brand new adventures. Many of the Arctic expeditions – which run from early-May to early-October – are offered aboard the polar adventure specialist’s new technologically-advanced ship, Ultramarine.

Quark Expeditions has revealed details of its immersive helicopter program that will be available utilising the company’s two twin-engine Airbus H145 helicopters. The choppers are designed to take travellers deeper into the polar regions than any other helicopter in its class. They will be operated from Quark’s new expedition ship, Ultramarine.