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OTL23-18, trip log, Weddell Sea – in search of the Emperor Penguin incl. helicopters
The first full day onboard Ortelius welcomed passengers and crew with moderate winds – at least in terms of the Drake Passage after a rollin
Experience the Arctic Polar Night
As of late November, the polar night began darkening the skies of Northern Norway. Right now there is no sunrise in Tromsø.
Kayaking in Antarctica and the Arctic
Though our focus is always providing our passengers maximum possible polar shore time, sometimes off-shore time is just as important. For th
Polar Cuisine in Pictures
Just because you’re traveling in some of the planet’s least civilized locations doesn’t mean your cuisine has to be barbaric.
PLA21-18, trip log, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula
After breakfast there was plenty of time to head out on deck and enjoy the sunshine and enjoy the birds that were flying around the ship and
Oceanwide Expeditions reaches Snow Hill emperor penguin colony
For the second year in a row, predicting great things for its 2019 Antarctic voyages
Emperors Everywhere: Letter from Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
Yesterday marks two years in a row that we’ve been able to take our guests to the spectacular but seldom-visited Snow Hill Island emperor pe
There’s No Place like North Norway
As a cruise specialist for Grand Nord Grand Large, I’ve had the opportunity to cruise the seven seas and dozens of rivers all around the wor
OTL22-18, trip log, Antarctic Peninsula - Basecamp
The first full day onboard Ortelius welcomed passengers and crew with moderate winds – at least in terms of the Drake Passage after a rollin
Picture Perfect: Interview and Advice from a Polar Photographer
It isn't easy to take a bad picture in the polar regions, but it's far from impossible.
Meat, Mate, Move: a Polar Bear Story
Silent as the wind through your fur, you creep over the ice to the small, dark hole. At the bottom, well within reach of your tensing paws,
AECO, IAATO & OEX: Polar Travel Partnerships
Nature-based travel asks its share of responsibilities to the planet, and travel in ecologically vulnerable areas even more so. Thankfully,
Antarctica: When to Visit, How to Plan, What to Expect
If Antarctica is an astonishingly exotic location coveted in equal measure by ice enthusiasts and continent hoppers (and it is), it also ask
A Moveable Feast: Interview with a Polar Cruise Chef
Polar cruises are luxurious, but they aren’t luxury cruises. The beds are wonderfully comfortable, but nobody expects goose-down pillows.
OTL21-18, trip log, Falkland Islands Exclusive
On a sunny, balmy day we made our way towards the pier in Puerto Madryn. Shuttle buses took us to where our home for the next ten days was w
Arctic Mythology: Inuit, Saami, and the Ancient Greeks
The Arctic locations we visit aren’t merely made up of phenomenal landscapes, exotic wildlife, and more adventure than a Hardy Boys novel. T
Two for the Snow: Polar Cruises for Couples
You know the old saying, “Cold hands, warm heart.” We’re not doctors or anything, but in our opinion that bodes well for couples who visit t
The Seven Best Things to Do in Antarctica
Unless you’re a scientist, there’s no such thing as a means-to-an-end trip to Antarctica. Merely being there is reason enough to make the jo
Keep It Green: Our Commitment to Sustainable Polar Travel
It doesn’t make much sense for polar travel if every time we visit the Arctic and Antarctica we leave them worse than we found them. And tha
OCEANWIDE EXPEDITIONS
Oceanwide Expeditions embarked on its epic journey in 1993, originating in a university research program in the northern Netherlands. Employ
A New Take on North Norway
Having returned from a week in Northern Norway on s/v Noorderlicht, my husband and I felt the need to write a trip log of our experiences. (
