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Fantastic trip to a remote West Greenland area with beautiful colors and exiting wild life.
Impressive icebergs and glaciers.
My first expeditiontrip on a fantastic (silent) ship. All the staff was like a warm family.
Really delicious meals!
It was a wonderful tour. Even though the Plancius is a somewhat older ship, it is still perfect for such tours, as there is only room for a maximum of 108 passengers. This makes it very familiar and things like landing with Zodiacs are very fast and there are not so many people on land. The cabins are not as stylish as on the newer ships, but totally maintained, functionally furnished and space-wise completely sufficient, since one is there anyway almost only to sleep.
The entire team on the ship, from housekeeping to the kitchen and service staff in the restaurant, to the expedition team, always made us feel that everything was being done to ensure that we had a perfect trip. Everyone succeeded in this one hundred percent as well. That we were lucky enough to see polar bears three times on their way through the pack ice was of course the absolute highlight.
I am fully satisfied with the tour. We had excellent guides, Bridge, Crew. We have seen much wildlife.
The only missing, we didn't land in Kvitoya.
I want do a standing ovation about crew, staff and guides of Plancius, for the Cruise from 11 to 20 August 2023 in the artic Sea.
I was passenger of cabin 302 and I appreciated a lot of things during my trip.
The crew had was every day, and in every moment, smiling, kindly, professional, efficient...
The guides and staff too, and all of them were be very patient and take care of us.
The capitan did for us any "Mission Impossible", like came inch by inch close to wild life and spectacular glaciers.
Also the meals had taste and smell delicious and were very generous.
Thank's to all them my vacation was very unforgettable and I know that the good weather had be important, but them did the difference, trust me.
I'm very very very grateful and so thanks thanks and again thanks.
Tiziana
It was our first cruise. And we really enjoyed it. The crew and expedition team were excellent.
We were here to discover the landscape, nature and animals, and not to kill time in a hot tube and drink cocktails.
Be reassured ! There is no hot tube onboard :-). But the Plancius offers everything normal people may need.
100 passengers is a perfect size. A smaller sailing boat may even be better for those who are not scared of sea sickness, and who look for less service onboard.
We took 2 zodiac cruises per day to discover beautiful places. Thousands of birds, artic foxes, seals, walruses, plus a few polar bears.
We were lucky with animals and with the weather. Lots of sun, calm sea and warm temperatures (5 to 15°C).
Very good conferences, plus excellent buffets and table diners. Like in a gourmet restaurant. Our opinion : more luxury would be too much.
We booked a superior cabin, which provides lots of space.
Last element : expect 55-year passengers on average. If you are 25, you may feel a bit alone.
But if you are 35-40, you will not be the only ones !
As a conclusion, we think about taking another cruise with the Plancius.
If ou ever have the change to embark; GO FOR IT! In terms of wildlife we were ver lucky and have seen a lot of polarbears and very special wildlife happenings. We even witnessed a live kill. A polar bear managed to catch a seal just in front off our eyes! The scenery during the trip and the quality of crew, activities and food is EXCELLENT!
The most phenomenal experience. Everyone was so knowledgeable and incredibly friendly. I spent the entire trip with my mouth open in awe at the sheer beauty of everything we saw and can not believe the time and effort every single person on the ship put into making it the most wonderful experience. Everything was perfect and every moment was brilliant.
Meine Erwartungen wurden in jeder Hinsicht weit übertroffen was sowohl die Betreuung, die Qualität der guides, die Unterkunft, die Landschaftserlebnisse, die Verpflegung als auch die Tierbeobachtungen betrifft. Es war eine der schönsten Reisen in meinem Leben überhaupt.
This trip surpassed all expectations. The polar bears were much closer to the ships than expected. The entire crew where wonderful and the scientists knew their subjects and talked with passion about them. The expedition leader always managed to find interesting excursions, even when the fog prevented Plan A. The Polar Plunge was an unforgettable experience.
Fantastic trip. Very well organised. Expedition leader Christophe was really on-the -ball when it came to changing the daily zodiac activities due to unfavourable weather conditions. All the expedition team were really knowledgeable and helpful. Food and cabins also very good.
Excellent expedition cruise, perfect organization, extreme luck with weather and many animals met
It has been a wonderful and awesome voyage. I saw so many Artic animals ( blue whales, artic fox, puffings, lovely birds, walrus …….and the star for me was Polar bears I saw 8 of them , it was like a dream .I am very happy and satisfied with my voyage. I highly recommend it.
I travel much but this was really one of the best trips. Everything was just perfect. I had wonderful ladies I shared my cabin with (famous room no.205). Furthermore, we enjoyed a very friendly and capable crew. Thank you to all of them. The food on the Plancius was excellent and all the staff did a fantastic job! I will be back for sure, the sooner the better :).
Geniale Reise mit einem exzellenten Expedition-Team und einer hervorragenden Crew.
Absolut empfehlenswert!
Tierwelt und Natur allgemein waren überwältigend, sämtliche Crew-Mitglieder waren immer freundlich und hilfsbereit, die Guides aufmerksam und verfügten über fundiertes Wissen
