Blogs
The First Float of m/v Hondius
09.07.2018. On the morning of Saturday, June 9, a newly constructed polar expedition cruise vessel slid down the timber-and-steel slipway of a sprawling...
Bring out the Bowheads: Our Largest Whale Count in Years
25.06.2018. Researchers aboard Oceanwide Expeditions vessel m/v Plancius spotted between 104—114 bowhead whales during a June 1st cruise along the east Greenland...
A New Flag for a Veteran Vessel, Ortelius
18.05.2018. The quiet seaside town of Vlissingen, located in the far southwestern corner of the Netherlands, has been the home port and headquarters of Oceanwide...
Oceanwide Finalist in Adventure in Motion Film Contest
25.08.2017. The new corporate commercial for Oceanwide Expeditions, “Walk into the Waking Dream,” has just been nominated as a finalist in the Adventure...
Oceanwide Expeditions presents new corporate identity
01.03.2017. Since 1993, Oceanwide Expeditions has been taking passengers deep into the Arctic and Antarctica on voyages that focus on wildlife, nature and...
Oceanwide Expeditions’ 2016 Photo Contest Winners
24.01.2017. It’s pretty difficult to take a bad picture when you’re on an Arctic or Antarctic cruise. You’re going to be surrounded by opportunities to shoot...
Oceanwide Supports Antarctic Protected Areas
16.12.2016. Oceanwide Expeditions applauds the adoption of the Ross Sea region marine protected area recently adopted by the Commission for the Conservation...
Oceanwide on Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica
14.12.2016. Oceanwide Expeditions welcomes the adoption of the Ross Sea region marine protected area adopted by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic...
Oceanwide Expeditions announces new advanced Polar vessel Hondius
23.11.2016. Due to an increased demand for polar cruises, Oceanwide Expeditions, the leading exploratory Polar cruise company since 1996, has commissioned...
Oceanwide discounts voyages to celebrate Ross Sea protection news
07.11.2016. Oceanwide Expeditions is celebrating the news that the Ross Sea will become the world’s largest marine protected area by offering discounts on...
The Ross Sea Becomes Earth's Largest Protected Marine Area
28.10.2016. The Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world’s largest protected marine park. This has been signed in Hobart today by 24 countries and the...
Explore the Ross Sea and Antarctica’s Largest Ice Shelf
03.08.2016. Oceanwide Expeditions’ “Spectacular Ross Sea” voyage takes passengers through the Ross Sea, an immense bay south of the Antarctic Circle, one...
Tourists Help Clean Spitsbergen Beaches
08.07.2016. Tourists of the “Eco Volunteer, North Spitsbergen” trip organized by Oceanwide Expeditions have been cleaning the beaches of Northwest Spitsbergen....
Ortelius under repairs
10.06.2016. The vessel Ortelius is currently under repairs in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen due to a problem with the propulsion system.
Oceanwide completely refurbished deck 4 aboard Ortelius
24.05.2016. In 2011, Oceanwide Expeditions acquired the vessel Ortelius. A great expedition ship with the highest ice-class ranking as well as lots of deck...
100 Bowhead Whales near Qeqertarsuaq, West Greenland
20.05.2016. Today – May14, 2016 - we were sailing with the Rembrandt van Rijn towards Qeqertarsuaq; certainly in the hope of seeing a couple of whales. We...
Information with regards to the Zika virus
28.01.2016. On January 15, 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) upgraded their Zika virus travel health notice to "Alert Level 2",...
Wereldpremière - door schepen ondersteund afgelegen parcours in Oost-Groenland
11.11.2015. Oceanwide Expeditions lanceert een gloednieuwe activiteit in avontuurlijke poolreizen. De eigenaar en operator van het schip zullen geconditioneerde...
Ski mountaineering: a new activity onboard m/v Ortelius in Antarctica
07.09.2015. Ski mountaineers climb high snow-covered and glaciated peaks and viewpoints, mostly roped up in small groups. It’s a thrilling experienced for...
Oceanwide Expeditions Cleans Shores of Svalbard
07.09.2015. Oceanwide Expeditions completed the first “Cleaning the Shores of Svalbard” trip of the Svalbard cruise industry.
Captain Ernesto Barria Vargas rewarded
29.06.2015. On Friday June the 26th, Captain Ernesto Barria Vargas, long time captain with Oceanwide Expeditions has been rewarded with a honorary reward.
