Blogs
2019 Highlights: 41 Photos from a Prime Polar Year
If you overhear someone say, "It's been a good year," they're probably a farmer or financier or maybe even a wine producer. But we think polar...
Seizing the Season: Spitsbergen’s Late Spring, Early Summer
Most Arctic expedition cruises fall into two camps: those that sail during the autumn and winter and focus primarily on the northern lights,...
Antarctica by Air: Two Highly Uplifting Helicopter Cruises
Taking a polar expedition cruise delivers no shortage of show-stopping highlights, but one of the most exhilarating is lifting off from the ship...
How St. Nick Became Santa Claus and Moved to the North Pole
In the Netherlands, where we’re based, Sinterklaas is technically a celebration of the St. Nicholas feast day on December 6, while Christmas,...
The Steel Cutting of m/v Janssonius Officially Begins
18.12.2019. As announced last July, Oceanwide Expeditions has ordered a new built Polar Class 6 ship: M/v Janssonius.
Better Than Medicine: Interview with Dr. Veronique Verhoeven
Even if she’s only slipping you a few extra seasickness meds, your ship doctor can mean the difference between a comfortable expedition cruise...
15 Features, Figures, and Facts About Ortelius
It’s natural for parents to be proud of their children, if not biased. And we think the same can be said of polar travel companies and their...
Oceanwide Five-Time World Travel Award Winner
29.11.2019. Oceanwide Expeditions was named the 2019 World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the World Travel Awards gala held on November 28 in the...
Penguins, Petrels, and Prions: Top Antarctica Bird Tour Spots
If anyone ever tells you Antarctica is for the birds, they’re right.
Crossing, Kayaking, Camping: Three Antarctic Adventures
Crossing the Drake Passage rewards thousands of tourists every year with one of the most incredible paradises on planet Earth!
PLA26-20, trip log, Antarctic Basecamp
In preparation for Antarctica we filed into the lounge to learn about environmental awareness and correct behavior in Antarctica - no food ashore,...
HDS26-19, trip log, Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Voyage
At lunch, we saw the Shetland Islands slowly approaching in the distance and by 2 pm we were deep in Nelson’s Straight en route to Robert Island....
OTL25-20, trip log, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Antarctic Peninsula
After enjoying the buffet breakfast, many of us wrapped up warm and went outside to watch the seabirds – which are in their element. Specifically...
PLA25-19, trip log, Antarctic Basecamp
We spent days dreaming about our voyage to come, hours shopping, reading, preparing logistics, excitedly chatting with family, friends, colleagues...
HDS25-19, trip log, Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Voyage
After a good breakfast, we all gathered in the lounge to attend our first day of lectures to prepare us for what we would see in the forthcoming...
HDS24-19, trip log, Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Voyage
At Recap John used maps to tell us how human knowledge of the unknown lands of the south had unfolded, Vide reviewed the whales we had seen so...
OTL24-19, trip log, Antarctic Peninsula, Basecamp
It was late afternoon on a sunny and beautiful day in Ushuaia. The first passengers to arrive to Ortelius at 4pm were and all the expedition...
HDS23-19, trip log, Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Voyage
We landed and cruised at Useful Island. The name derives from the whaling days when it was used as a lookout. We climbed to the top to look out...
PLA24-19, trip log, Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica
Just as Ali was about to start her presentation about the Falkland Islands, a call came over the radio that a pod of Orcas had been spotted,...
PLA23-19, trip log, Antarctic Explorer's Voyage
Our expedition leader Ali woke us at 0730, but many of us were already outside on deck to see if we could spot any sea birds. The sun was shining...
OTL22-19, trip log, Weddell Sea
It was late afternoon on a windy but sunny and beautiful day in Ushuaia. The first passengers to arrive to Ortelius at 2pm were a group of young...
