• Staff and Crew: Expedition staff is Australian, American, Canadian, New Zealand
• Itinerary: Between November and March Polar Pioneer visits the Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands and South Georgia. June to September she is in the High Arctic, visiting the Scottish Isles, Norway, Spitsbergen, Greenland and Iceland.
• Cabins: 29. Triple and twin cabins have shared facilities, while other cabins and suites have private bathrooms. Triple cabins have upper and lower berths, and other categories have two lower bunks or a double bed.
• Dress: Casual
• Facilities and Activities: This is an ice-strengthened ship specifically designed for polar travel. A small fleet of inflatable Zodiacs are used for shore landings, usually two or three times a day, and naturalists give lectures on the wildlife, landscapes and history of the regions visited. Some voyages have kayaking, Antarctic climbing and diving. Open bridge.
• Recent Rates Reported to Us: 11-day Antarctic Peninsula expedition $5,290-$8,490 per person; 20-day Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia $8,690-$13,990 per person.

MARINA SVETAEVA
Passenger Capacity: 100
Built: 1989
Length: 90 meters
Officers: Russian
Staff and Crew: Expedition staff is Australian, American, Canadian, New Zealand

• Itinerary: Between December and February Marina Svetaeva visits the Ross Sea and Commonwealth Bay areas of Antarctica, departing from Australia & New Zealand and stopping at the sub-Antarctic islands of Macquarie, Campbell, Auckland and Snares.  April and May is in Papua New Guinea, and then the ship sails north to Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands in the Russian Far East.
• Cabins: 45. Quad, triple and twin cabins have shared facilities, while some other cabins and the suites have private bathrooms. Quad and triple cabins have upper and lower berths, and other categories have two lower bunks or a double bed.
• Dress: Casual
• Facilities and Activities: Marina Svetaeva is an ice-strengthened ship specifically designed for polar travel. Zodiacs are used for shore landings. For trips to the Ross Sea and Commonwealth Bay areas of Antarctica, the ship is equipped with two helicopters. Polar naturalists give lecturers on the wildlife, landscapes and history of the regions visited. Open bridge.
• Recent Rates Reported to Us: 11-day Papua New Guinea expeditions are $4,000- $7371 per person; 15-day expeditions to the Russian Far East are $4,990-$9,190 per person; 26-day expeditions to the Ross Sea and Commonwealth Bay areas of Antarctica are $10,990-$20,590.