Albatros Expeditions has highlighted the importance of the Australian and New Zealand travel community as it signed a new partnership with CLIA to strengthen its local presence.

With the initial signs of HX’s switch to an all-inclusive model already looking promising, the expedition cruise line says it is prepared for its competitors to follow in its tracks.

Guests aboard HX’s expedition cruises can now gain an even deeper understanding of polar science through a pioneering collaboration with the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS).

HX is determined to make booking its expedition cruises “effortless”, by placing advisors at the heart of the expedition cruise line’s decision-making process.

Seabourn is urging those eying a voyage aboard its expedition ships in 2025 to book now, with a booking surge expected to impact prices.

Lindblad is contemplating the further expansion of its fleet as the expedition cruise line reported record third quarter results which “set the stage for another year of double digit growth in 2024″.

Quark Expeditions has unveiled a refresh of The Shackleton Club to celebrate the loyalty program’s 10th anniversary.

A new fleet of close-to-zero emission ships looks set to sail in the polar regions, with voyages aboard Selar’s first vessel Captain Arctic expected to commence in 2026.

A submarine dive by the team aboard Seabourn Pursuit, the luxury cruise line’s newest expedition ship, has uncovered a ship lost for 110 years off the coast of Alejandro Selkirk Island in Chile’s Juan Fernández Archipelago.

An abundance of galley secrets were revealed to a group of luxury travel advisors aboard Seabourn Pursuit this week by Executive Chef Jose Pablo (JP) Keane. With more than 25 years’ international experience under his belt in the kitchen, 17 of which have been on the sea with luxury cruise lines, JP has seen it all.

This past week, a group of Australian luxury cruise specialists have been engulfed in the industry’s newest expedition cruise vessel, Seabourn Pursuit, as the ship makes its way down under to the Kimberley for the first time.

HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) is revolutionising its pricing structure by transitioning to all-inclusive offering, part of an initiative to simplify the product for the trade and to further enhance its onboard guest offering.