Pretty OK
by Adam Mahan
by Adam Mahan
The Plancius is a really cool ship. The entire crew: Expidition, Technical, and Guest Services is AMAZING and easily the best part of the operation. This is not a criticism of anyone on the boat. But from a corporate and marketing standpoint, they sell this as an adventure / expedition cruise. The advertise things like "snowshoeing, camping, kayaking, mountaineering." What happened was all camping was cancelled due to weather. All snowshoeing was cancelled due to weather. "Mountaineering" was cancelled half the time. If you got to do an activity it was one time for about 2hrs. Not much activity for 2 weeks on a boat. They sell higher expectations than they deliver.
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Comment from Oceanwide Expeditions
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us and appreciate the comments regarding the ship, crew and staff. In relation to the other points you raise we would like to explain the following;
We hope you understand the reasons for some of these activities not taking place but do our best to set clear expectations in regards to weather, ice and wildlife conditions and safety and environmental protection are for us primary concerns.