Expedition Cruises
Travel to the world’s end with an expedition cruise. These purpose-built ships are designed to ensure comfort and safety as you explore some of the most spectacular and inaccessible places in the world. Onboard naturalists and lecturers partner with incredible on-shore and on-water experiences for true immersion in the destinations you visit.
PONANT
PONANT is renowned for its unique cruising philosophy and standards that are synonymous with understated elegance, and the importance of details. For more than 30 years PONANT has been taking passengers to some of the most remote and hidden away places on the planet, where nature reigns supreme.
HX Hurtigruten Expeditions
HX has been taking curious travellers on ocean-going expeditions since 1896, when they first started sailing the coast of Norway. Today, they offer unique, small ship explorations and destinations include Antarctica, Alaska, Caribbean and Central America, the Northwest Passage and Arctic Canada.
Coral Expeditions
This pioneering small expedition ship cruise company first began taking guests out to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia more than 40 years ago. They pioneered the way for expeditions of the remote Western Australia Kimberley coast, the islands of the South Pacific and Papua New Guinea. Now they also sail to the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
Aranui Cruises
Aranui Cruises offer a truly unique experience in French Polynesia. For more than 40 years they have been exploring the magical Marquesas, Tuamotu and Society Islands and to sail aboard the Aranui 5, which is part passenger part supply ship is an unforgettable way to explore. It’s a crucial lifeline for some of the remotest communities in the French Polynesia.
PAUL GAUGUIN Cruises
Discover the world much-loved by turn of the century impressionist artist Paul Gauguin onboard the stunning m/s Paul Gauguin. This luxury, small ship is part of the PONANT family, renowned for their inspiring expedition voyages. PAUL GAUGUIN Cruises was designed specifically for the waters she sails in and offers sailings from 7 to 20 nights.
Quark Expeditions
Quark is the original polar expedition company and for adventures into the untouched wilds of the Arctic or the White Continent, their experience and expertise is unsurpassed. Setting sail with Quark ensures you have the benefit of an expert team of world-class polar experts, ships designed for the regions in which they explore and an incredible range of immersive polar activities.
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