Expedition Cruising

News and insight on what is happening in the world of expedition cruising covering ships, design, ports & destinations, itineraries, operators and owners, charterers, newbuildings, sustainability and regulatory issues

Ulstein Verft floats out National Geographic Endurance

Dec 10, 2019

Ulstein Verft floated out National Geographic Endurance, the first polar newbuild for Lindblad Expeditions.

Seabourn Venture Bow Lounge gets explorers close to nature

Dec 06, 2019

Expedition ship Seabourn Venture will have a Bow Lounge designed to optimize views and provide direct access to the outdoors.

Coral reimagines Great Barrier Reef expeditions

Dec 05, 2019

Cairns-based Coral Expeditions redesigned Great Barrier Reef cruises for Coral Discoverer from June 2021, offering longer, more immersive experiences.

Fridtjof Nansen completes sea trials, to debut earlier than planned

Dec 04, 2019

Hurtigruten’s second hybrid battery-powered expedition cruise ship, Fridtjof Nansen, will be ready before year’s end.

T. Mariotti holds keel-laying for expedition ship Seabourn Venture

Dec 04, 2019

T. Mariotti laid the keel for Seabourn Venture during festivities at San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy, on Wednesday.

Arctic expedition cruise operators step up to the plastic challenge

Nov 27, 2019

New survey results show Arctic expedition cruise operators’ progress in combating marine plastic pollution.

Arctic expedition cruise operators agree to voluntary HFO ban

Nov 08, 2019

The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators has approved a self-imposed ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic.

Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen becomes first ship named in Antarctica

Nov 07, 2019

Hurtigruten’s hybrid battery-powered Roald Amundsen became the first ship named in Antarctica, in spectacular surroundings on Thursday morning.

New maiden voyages released for Coral Geographer

Nov 06, 2019

Australia’s Coral Expeditions has released three new voyages to be undertaken by the 120-passenger Coral Geographer being built at the Vard Yung Tau shipyard in Vietnam...

One Ocean Expeditions in ‘difficult restructuring’

Oct 30, 2019

British Columbia-based polar specialist One Ocean Expeditions is in a ‘difficult period of restructuring’ that it blames on the sudden withdrawal of two of its three vessels earlier this year.