The keel-laying ceremony for the newest ship in the Scenic Cruises fleet – Eclipse II – took place last week in the Maj 3 shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia.

New Zealand’s family-owned Heritage Expeditions will operate two eight-day ‘Primeval World of Stewart Island’ round cruises from Invercargill aboard the 18-passenger Heritage Explorer.

Closely following Scenic’s decision to cancel Scenic Eclipse’s maiden 2021 Kimberley season, Ponant, which had planned to operate in the region from April until September, has cancelled its cruises until the end of June.

Polar expedition expert Pablo Brandeman has joined Swan Hellenic to further passengers’ knowledge of the white continent.

Silversea Cruises' Silver Origin is expected to embark on its inaugural Galápagos season in June carrying COVID-19 vaccinated crew and passengers.

Swan Hellenic has formed a preferred supplier partnership with OASIS Travel Network, the 800-member independent contractor division of Palm Coast Travel.

The much-anticipated 2021 maiden Kimberley season of Scenic Eclipse — six departures from June 19 to August 8 — has been cancelled.

Over the weekend Seattle-based UnCruise Adventures quickly modified a trio of Pacific Northwest sailings after Washington state COVID-19 protocols prevented three departures.

Starting in November, Silversea will debut Puerto Williams, Chile, as its new departure port for Silver Explorer’s Antarctica expedition cruises.

Lindblad Expeditions' first quarter loss widened but the company reported strong advance bookings for 2022 as it gears up to sail in Alaska and the Galápagos this June.