For a new twist on expedition cruising in the non-polar regions, Atlas Ocean Voyages' 'Epicurean Expeditions' highlight the culinary culture of European ports.

Lindblad Expeditions has begun rolling out SpaceX’s high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet, Starlink.

Queensland-based Coral Expeditions installed advanced satellite and 4G broadband connectivity in its three ships, giving passengers and crew high-speed Internet service while exploring remote regions.

Hervé Gastinel, global CEO for Ponant, was guest of honour at a morning tea for media in the company’s Asia Pacific headquarters in North Sydney on Tuesday.

New Zealand’s family-owned and operated Heritage Expeditions is offering a new 10-day priced-to-entice introductory South Pacific voyage for A$3,955.

A further two cruise lines – Oceanwide Expeditions and Polar Latitudes – joined the Expedition Cruise Network (ECN), a UK-based membership organisation that launched last month.

AE Expeditions welcomed Greg Mortimer into Portsmouth Harbour for the first time prior to its debut coastal UK voyage.

Atlas Ocean Voyages will be adding World Voyager later this year, bringing its fleet to three to meet demand for expedition cruises.

Coral Expeditions appointed Jarrod Zurvas to the newly created role of sales and distribution manager Asia Pacific.

Viking began its second season on the Great Lakes, this year with two ships as Viking Polaris has just joined sister Viking Octantis there.