Expedition Cruising

Expedition cruising has been the flavour of the cruise industry for the past few years. It's a segment of the market that has multiple players, some of which are well entrenched, some are new, and others are returning.

Crystal more than half-filled the launch departures of its Luxury Iceland Expeditions aboard Crystal Endeavor one day after opening the five departures to the…

Swan Hellenic has revealed the cabin design of its cultural expedition cruise ship, SH Minerva, coinciding with the release of images of the ship's completed…

Shipbuilder Ulstein has confirmed the expedition cruise vessel, Ocean Victory, will undergo sea trials this month.

Seabourn President Josh Leibowitz says he is optimistic luxury cruising will lead the way in terms of recovery for the sector in the ‘new normal’.

Croatian shipyard Brodosplit says it is on track for delivery of Quark Expeditions' newest ice-class ship, Ultramarine, during the first half of February 2021.

Seabourn has offered the first glimpses of The Club venue that will feature on Seabourn Venture when it launches in 2021 and its sister ship in 2022.

Seabourn has opened for sale the revised inaugural expedition season itineraries for Seabourn Venture. Between December 2021 and April 2022, Seabourn Venture…

Genting Hong Kong (GHK) has provided a loan of over AU$300 million to Germany's MV Werften shipyard to enable the completion of Crystal's maiden purpose-built…

After revealing its rebirth in late July, Swan Hellenic held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of two new ice-class expedition cruise ships in Helsinki last week. The event saw the first 347-tonne block of the ship - newly arrived from Klaipeda, Lithuania where it had been outfitted and painted - being set on the keel over coins to bring good…