Die freundlichen und hilfsbereiten Mitarbeiter unserer Verkaufs- und Reservierungsabteilung stehen Ihnen zur Verfügung. Sie beantworten Ihnen alle relevanten Fragen zu Ihrer Reise, dem Reiseziel und den Oceanwide Expeditions-Schiffen. Sie alle waren auf einer oder mehreren Expeditionsreisen in der Arktis und Antarktis und haben die wunderbaren Polarregionen kennengelernt. Bereits seit Jahren arbeiten sie mit großer Begesiterung für Oceanwide Expeditions.
Unserer Mitarbeiter
Expedition staff
- Pippa Low
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: British
Pippa has worked as a marine guide and skipper for 10 years, primarily in Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and the polar regions.
A marine scientist specialising in marine mammal research and conservation, she splits her time between the hemispheres and loves showing the public the marine world and all it has to offer.
Growing up on the coast of the incredible Moray Firth sparked in Pippa a love for the marine world and its inhabitants. She spent every spare minute in, on, or under the water, and her professional life reflected this love from a young age. She became an instructor in various marine disciplines, studying marine biology at universities in Scotland and Australia.
Upon completion of her degree, Pippa worked as a marine mammal observer, scientific diver, and research assistant on various research projects. She has worked in photo ID, migration, distribution, and behavioural studies on a range of marine mammals, developing a keen interest in marine mammal conservation through outreach and research.
After working in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica as a research assistant, she fell in love with Antarctica. Pippa now works as a full-time guide and assistant expedition leader in the Arctic and Antarctica. Between seasons, she still finds time to work on research projects.
- Philipp Schaudy
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: Austrian
Philipp Schaudy holds a Master’s Degree in Physical Geography and has studied in Austria, Iceland, and Svalbard. A restless traveler, adventurer, and alpinist, he’s always loved the outdoors.
- Claudio Ghiglione
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: Italian
Claudio was born in Italy in 1983. He is a nature photographer, expedition guide, and marine ecologist specializing in the polar regions.
- Jan Belgers
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Eduardo Rubio
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: Guatemalan
- Hans Verdaat
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Sara Jenner
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: British
- Marcel Paul
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Adam Turner
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: British
- Florence Kuyper
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Ali Liddle
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: British
- Rinie van Meurs
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Christian Engelke
- Function: Expedition leader
- Nationalität: German
Activity staff
- Michael Green
- Function: Dive Team Leader and Advisor
- Nationalität: British
Michael began diving in 1980, training with the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Harbour.
After leaving the Navy, he continued to dive mainly around the UK, diving wrecks and always looking for a new story.
He is qualified as a dive instructor with BSAC and PADI and is certified to operate Drager Dolphin and Buddy Inspiration rebreathers.
Michael has worked for Oceanwide Expeditions for five years and enjoys giving divers a safe and exploratory experience in the polar regions.
Michael’s biggest tip for polar divers is to slow down, look around, and enjoy the environment.
He looks forward to enjoying it with you.
- Henrik Enckell
- Function: Dive Team Leader & Advisor
- Nationalität: Swedish
Henrik is an experienced dive leader, rebreather instructor trainer, and one of the first dive masters to bring tourists diving in Antarctica.
Captains
- Joachim Schiel
- Function: Captain
- Nationalität: German
Born near the German city of Cologne, Joachim Schiel grew up some distance from the coast. His first contact with vessels came from the yearly sailing trips he made with a youth group on the Baltic.
After finishing school, serving in the military, and working a few different jobs, he started an apprenticeship in boat building. It was not long, however, before he realized he would rather work on vessels at sea than in the shipyard.
So in 1998, he started his sailing career on tall ships. Over the following years, he sailed during the summer and attended nautical college in Enkhuizen during the winter. This led to sailing on many different vessels all over the world before he became a captain in 2006.
He first sailed to Svalbard in 2009 and instantly fell in love with the Arctic, preferring to sail in the far north ever since. He has been on Rembrandt van Rijn since 2017, making voyages in Northern Norway, Svalbard, and East Greenland.
When Joachim is not sailing the polar regions, he likes to go hiking and diving in the warmer areas of the world.
- Toni Salo
- Function: Captain
- Nationalität: Finnish
Born and raised in Turku, Finland, Toni grew up in a city with ancient seagoing traditions. He has loved sailing since he was a child, when he regularly went out with his grandfather to experience life on the high seas.
- Arthur Yakovlev
- Function: Captain
- Nationalität: Russian
Arthur Yakovlev was born in Petrozavodsk, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia.
- Ernesto Barria
- Function: Captain
- Nationalität: Chilean
- Evgeny Levakov
- Function: Captain
- Nationalität: Russian
- Remmert Koster
- Function: Captain
- Nationalität: Dutch
Office
- Alexandra den Dikken
- Function: Senior Graphic Designer
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Piet Vink
- Function: Managing Director
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Florian J. Piper
- Function: Director Sales | Arctic program
- Nationalität: German
- Femke Wolfert
- Function: Staffing Manager
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Kees Matthes
- Function: Nautical Superintendent
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Teun van ‘t Verlaat
- Function: Technical Superintendent
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Stefan Pruimboom
- Function: Staffing and Operations Advisor
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Franklin Braeckman
- Function: Antarctic Program Manager
- Nationalität: Belgian
- Marie Rose Porreca
- Function: Reservations, North-America
- Nationalität: American
- Grace Vidal
- Function: Reservations, North-America
- Nationalität: American
- Michel van Gessel
- Function: Director
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Erik Hageman
- Function: CFO
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Majanda Fens
- Function: Reservations Manager
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Loraine van Huizen
- Function: Online Marketeer
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Marina Joglar
- Function: Reservations, North-America
- Nationalität: American
- Ko de Korte
- Function: Consultant
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Karin Toornstra
- Function: Reservations
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Toto Vermue
- Function: Sales Accountmanager
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Nyrée Siereveld-Verstraete
- Function: Account Assistant
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Adam Turner
- Function: CXO - Head of Expedition Operations
- Nationalität: British
- Maria del Pilar Fernandez
- Function: International Sales Manager
- Nationalität: Chilean
- Danique van Burken
- Function: Senior Marketing Manager
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Elza Back
- Function: Account Assistant
- Nationalität: Dutch
- Dorine van Boekhout
- Function: Reservations
- Nationalität: Dutch
- John Yeh
- Function: Sales Representative China & South Asia & Oceania
- Nationalität: Chinese
- Andreas Diesing
- Function: Key Account Manager for the German speaking countries
- Nationalität: German
- Gabi Merten
- Function: Reservations for the German speaking market
- Nationalität: German
- Sebastiaan Schijf
- Function: Financial Controller
- Nationalität: Dutch