The Polar Tourism Guides Association (PTGA) is picking up more cruise line clients and individual veteran expedition team members looking for assessor training. “The main guts of it is that we are a third-party vetting association,” said Graham Charles, president. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
Tags: Antarctica, Arctic
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Adventure Canada, in an exclusive partnership this summer with Parks Canada, is striking out once more to the legendary wreckage site of the Franklin Expedition’s HMS Erebus as part of its iconic Into the Northwest Passage and Out of the Northwest Passage 2019 expeditions. (travelpress.com)
Tags: Adventure Canada, Arctic
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The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) this week have been part of a cross-sectional group of professionals that have gathered in Svalbard to test the efficiency of lifesaving appliances and to discuss polar survival strategies.
Tags: Arctic, Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
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The first walk on board Hondius
After more than two years in construction, Hondius is scheduled to sail from Split, Croatia, on its maiden voyage for Vlissingen, Netherlands, where the Oceanwide Expeditions headquarters is located.
Tags: Arctic, Oceanwide Expeditions
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Only a few places remain on Norway’s Orca Highway, an exciting 10-night single departure trip, which includes a week on board the small, 12-passenger expedition yacht, R/V Kinfish, in the company of Tashi Tenzing, raconteur, three-time Everest mountaineer and grandson of the first Sherpa to successfully reach that summit.
Tags: Arctic
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The world leader in exploration travel has partnered with the Norwegian startup Brim Explorer, introducing battery powered catamarans custom built for Polar water exploration.
Tags: Arctic, Hurtigruten
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Leading small-ship cruise company, One Ocean Expeditions (OOE), has released its exciting new programme for the 2020 summer season to destinations including Arctic Canada, Svalbard, Greenland, Scotland, Iceland, East Coast Canada, Costa Rica and Panama.
Tags: Arctic, One Ocean Expeditions
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Mid-summer 2019, small ship expedition cruise operator, One Ocean Expeditions (OOE), will embark on the inaugural South Baffin – Art, Wildlife & Culture voyage in the Canadian Arctic.
Tags: Arctic, One Ocean Expeditions
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New guidelines have been released outlining the necessity of reducing plastic waste on cruise ships and bringing responsible travel to the forefront for Arctic cruise passengers.
Tags: Arctic, Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
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The Government of Nunavut (GN) and the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO), today (April 16, 2019) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on cruise ship tourism in the territory.
Tags: Arctic, Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
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Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) has announced three summer expedition cruises around Svalbard aboard the Hondius for the summer of 2020. A small group travel company, OAT caters to American travelers 55 years of age and older and owns a fleet of five vessels in addition to charters. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
Tags: Arctic, Grand Circle Cruise Line
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To ensure sustainable and safe travel, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) has issued guidelines for private yachts sailing to and in the Arctic.
Tags: Arctic, Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
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More than 80 representatives from the Arctic expedition cruise industry, the search and rescue sector and academia participated in the Fourth Joint Arctic Search and Rescue (SAR) Workshop and Tabletop Exercise in Reykjavik this week.
Tags: Arctic, Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
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Discover some of the planet’s wilder regions with two leading survival experts on board Saga Sapphire this summer. Bushcraft expert Ray Mears joins the Wild About Iceland cruise and explorer Benedict Allen meets guests on the Summertime In Arctic Norway voyage.
Tags: Arctic, Saga Cruises
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