Expedition Cruising

Topgolf Entertainment Group's Dolf Berle was appointed president/CEO of Lindblad Expeditions, with founder and CEO Sven-Olof Lindblad moving to co-chair Lindblad Expeditions Holdings.

Jeff Gillies, commercial director of Cairns-based Coral Expeditions, said it is full steam ahead for the company’s 25th Kimberley season which runs from April until October. 

Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen will call at Vancouver, Nome, Ilulissat, Sisimiut, Red Bay, Corner Brook and Halifax as part of its new 26-day Northwest Passage sailing departing August 18, 2023.

Following its late-2021 Norwegian winter debut, Seabourn Venture is scheduled for Arctic, Caribbean and Central and South America expeditions between early May and late October 2022.

Ponant introduced five cruises to India and Sri Lanka, a new Antarctica voyage and an Arabian Gulf experience in partnership with the Musée du Louvre.

Danish boutique expedition cruise operator Albatros Expeditions, part of Albatros Travel Group, states following the successful sea trials for new expedition cruise vessel, Ocean Victory, the ship will deliver the lowest greenhouse gases (GHG)...

The hull sections and deck modules of SH Minerva have been completed at Helsinki Shipyard.

Aaron Russ, director and expedition leader of New Zealand’s Heritage Expeditions, announced the first voyages of the 18-passenger Heritage Explorer.

New experiences at Lindblad Expeditions range from visiting Vietnam’s coastal villages to the subantarctic isles, while fresh returns include Raja Ampat for its vibrant undersea and Franz Josef Land for untrammeled wildness.

Cruise Online, the specialist cruise division of Aviation Online that was appointed to represent Swan Hellenic in Australasia and the Pacific last month, is offering special deals to agents for bookings made by April 4.