Oceanwide Expeditions leads the pack in expedition-style, shore-based, activity-centered voyages to the polar regions and sub-Antarctic. Undertaking the full extent of landscape, wildlife, and outdoor adventure opportunities, we provide immersive and innovative excursions for the discriminating traveler.
Press releases
Oceanwide Expeditions wins big at the Expedition Cruise Network Awards 2024
Oceanwide Expeditions was presented with three Expedition Cruise Awards
Oceanwide celebrates 30 years of expedition cruising
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Oceanwide Expeditions. We eagerly anticipate the future with utmost confidence.
First Snow Hill Island landing of the season
We’re excited to announce we’ve made the first Snow Hill Island landing of the 2023-24 Antarctic season, visiting one of Earth’s largest em1
Third World Cruise Awards nomination for Oceanwide Expeditions
We are honored to announce our third nomination for World’s Best Expedition Cruise Line at the third annual World Cruise Awards.
Oceanwide Expeditions Partners with the Polar Tourism Guides Association
Oceanwide Expeditions and the Polar Tourism Guiding Association (PTGA) are excited to announce our new status as an Accredited Provider for1
Oceanwide charts Antarctic island
Guests, guides, and crew all helped chart a route around the largest of the Guyou Islands in Flandres Bay, returning to the ship late that1
Oceanwide wins World’s Best Expedition Cruise Line 2022
We are honored to announce that Oceanwide Expeditions has been named World’s Best Expedition Cruise Line 2022 in the second annual World Cr1
Fourth consecutive Snow Hill landing
We’re thrilled to report we made our fourth consecutive landing at the emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island last Friday.
World’s Best Expedition Cruise Line 2022
It is with great delight that we announce we have been nominated for World’s Best Expedition Cruise Line at the second annual World Cruise1
Oceanwide participates in fourth annual Cleanup for Sarah
During Cleanup for Sarah, we encourage our staff and followers on social media to join us in removing litter from nature areas. These effor1
Hondius begins her Arctic season, with other ships to follow
Oceanwide’s Polar Class 6 vessel Hondius set sail from her homeport Vlissingen in the Netherlands on Sunday, delivering passengers to her f1
We’re Going Back to Antarctica!
We plan to restart operations in Antarctica with two of our four ships, which are currently being supplied and prepared for positioning in1
Introducing our new Science Basecamp program
For polar travelers with a particular bent for science, we have designed an all-new Science Basecamp program that explores such fascinating1
Oceanwide Expeditions: New contest, new ship, new year
2019 is already shaping up to be a very special year for Oceanwide Expeditions. Not only is the pioneering polar expedition company celebra1
Oceanwide Expeditions reaches Snow Hill emperor penguin colony
For the second year in a row, predicting great things for its 2019 Antarctic voyages
Oceanwide Expeditions embarked on its epic journey in 1993, originating in a university research program in the northern Netherlands. Emplo1
Latest news
Oceanwide Expeditions wins big at the Expedition Cruise Network Awards 2024
03.10.2024. Oceanwide Expeditions was presented with three Expedition Cruise Awards
Oceanwide Expeditions nominated for three awards at the Expedition Cruise Network Aw1
07.08.2024. Your vote will help us achieve further recognition for our fantastic expedition cruise itineraries and polar adventures!
Oceanwide Expeditions donates €955 to nature charities
03.06.2024. This year we will donate €995 to the following conservation charities based on guest reviews: World Wildlife Fund, BirdLife International,1