M/V Ushuaia
An expert captain, officers and crew who are highly experienced in Antarctic navigation and have a great love of nature.
M/V Togo
Togo is a 31m ice-strengthened motor yacht, custom built in 1965 by legendary Dunston Shipyard and converted into Lloyd’s safety vessel with extensive refit 2012 and upgraded to expedition yacht in 2018.
Akademik Shokalskiy
This class of vessel is renowned for polar exploration, because of its strength, manoeuvrability and small passenger numbers.
Basecamp Spitsbergen
This unique hotel in Longyearbyen is decorated in authentic trapper's style down to the last detail, with service on a personal level. From the glass-roofed loft look up to a sky filled with northern lights or the midnight sun.
M/S Sjøveien
A luxurious, boutique small ship for travelling to Arctic Svalbard in search of polar bears.
Magellan Explorer
Magellan Explorer is the world’s first expedition ship custom designed for Antarctic air-cruise operations, with a Polar Class 6 ice-class (Lloyd’s Register PC6).
Expeditions Online's polar exploration vessels
Embark on an expedition cruise and enjoy a very different experience to a conventional cruise ship holiday. The focus is not on the ship itself but on the destination, its nature and wildlife, and exploring the Arctic and Antarctic by water and land. The expedition ships you'll find featured below are ice-strengthened and can take you to the most remote polar regions — and they can even get you ashore too. Expert guides and lecture staff accompany every voyage, which means that you can learn as much as possible about the ecology, wildlife, weather, and landscapes of the incredible places you visit. The ships here at Expeditions Online are sorted by the following vessel categories: Expedition Ships — Luxury Expedition — Icebreakers — Motor Yachts — Sailing Ships — Special Land Programs.
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