QUARK EXPEDITIONS
Cruises: Arctic, Antarctica, Baltic Sea,
Greenland, Norway
OCEAN DIAMOND
Passenger
Capacity: 189
Former Name: Song of Flower, Le Diamant
Officers and Crew: Mostly European
- Itinerary:
The ship cruises Antarctica and South
Georgia, Falkland Islands
- Cabins:
113. All cabins are outside with a port.
Cabins range from approximately 200 square
feet to 400 square feet and
all cabins include a private bathroom with
shower, flat-screen TV, DVD player,
individual temperature controls.
- Dining:
Dinner is single seating.
- Facilities and
Activities: This
is an expedition ship. There is camping,
kayaking, mountaineering, snowshoeing.
Expedition leaders
and guides. There is
a massage and wellness program and a library
with a large collection of polar books and
DVD’s in many languages. An “Expert in
Residence” program will enable polar
researchers, scientists, historians and
other experts to conduct field work from the
ship and will be accessible to passengers.
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Recent Fares
Reported to Us:
Fares start at $3,995. Early booking
discounts.
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50 YEARS OF VICTORY
Passenger Capacity: 128
Built: 2008
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Itinerary:
There are 16 and 17-day cruises in the Arctic and other
destinations.
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Cabins: 64. All cabins are outside
with windows that open and have tv and dvd player. Some
suites have tub and refrigerator.
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Facilities and Activities:
This is an expedition icebreaker vessel and can navigate in rugged environments. Russian-built,
it has a spoon-shaped bow and can break through ice 9
ft. thick. It is driven by two nuclear reactors. The
salon is a presentation room during the day and is a
place to dance and socialize in the evening. There is an
indoor pool and two saunas, a gym.
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Recent Fares Reported to Us:
All zodiac exploration is included in the cost of the cruise.
SEA SPIRIT
Passenger Capacity: 114
Built: 1991
Former Names:
Spirit of Oceanus, Renaissance V, Sun Viva,
Megastar Sagittarius
Length: 295 ft.
Beam: 50 ft.
Draft: 13 ft.
Elevator
Officers and Crew: International
- Itinerary: There are cruises
to Antarctica and, South America from Ushuaia, Argentina.
- Cabins: 57. All are outside
and have air conditioning and a private bath with shower; 12 upper-deck
suites have a private balcony.
- Dining: The dining room has
open seating.
- Dress: Casual or resort wear in the evenings. No formal nights.
- Facilities and Activities:
The center of activity is the observation lounge, where lectures on culture and natural history are given. There
is a library with books and videos about the people and the regions
visited. Zodiac
launches take guests to shore.
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Recent Fares Reported to Us: 20-night Antaarctiica cruise
from $16,999 per person double occupancy.
CLIPPER ADVENTURER
(Sometimes chartered by Cruise North Expeditions and other
cruise companies)
Passenger Capacity: 122
Built: 1975
Former Names: Alla Tarasova
Length: 330 ft.
Beam: 53.5 ft.
Draft: 16 ft.
Officers: International
Staff and Crew: 60, American and Filipino
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Itinerary: Cruises in Antarctica and Falkland Islands November through February. Spring cruises of South America.
Summer in Mediterranean, Western Europe, England,
Ireland, Iceland,
Greenland, and Arctic Canada.
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Cabins: 61. All cabins are outside
and have lower beds, private bath with shower and individual temperature control.
The owner's suite has a bathtub. Some cabins have pullmans for a third person.
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Dining:
One seating.
Cuisine is American and Continental, and regional foods are incorporated
into the menus to make dining a part of the sense of places visited.
Every afternoon there are freshly baked
chocolate-chip cookies, called Clipper Chippers.
Special diets can be accommodated with advance
notice.
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Dress:
Casual and comfortable. At the captain's party men usually wear sports jackets, and women
pantsuits or cocktail dresses. A parka is issued on Arctic and
Antarctic expeditions.
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Facilities and Activities:
This is an expedition vessel and can navigate in rugged environments, having
an ice-hardened hull, classified A-1 ice class. It formerly was a Russian
cruise ship. There is lots of varnished wood and brass throughout the ship.
There is a main lounge that seats 130, a separate lounge for 45, and a library/card room. A covered
promenade has a deck of varnished pine. There is a gymnasium, hair salon, infirmary with full-time
physician, laundry service. The ship has an open bridge policy. Historians, naturalists and other
experts accompany the cruises. There are 10 motorized landing craft for exploration.
Passengers often go by zodiac to small islands and nature preserves with onboard
naturalists or local guides.
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Recent Fares Reported to Us:
All zodiac exploration is included in the cost of the cruise.
KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV
Passenger Capacity: 108
Built: 1981
Length: 402 ft.
Beam: 87 ft.
Draft: 28 ft.
Elevator: 1
Officers and Crew: Russian
- Itinerary: Arctic and Antarctica
on 23 and 25-day voyages.
- Cabins: 61. All are outside, have two lower berths and private bath with shower.
- Dining: There is one seating.
- Dress: Casual
- Facilities and Activities: This is
an icebreaker. There is
a lounge, library, sauna, and gym. There is an open bridge policy
except in port.
There are lectures on areas visited and
English-speaking expedition guides who accompany zodiac
excursions.
OCEAN NOVA,
SARFAQ ITTUK
Passenger Capacity: 82, 96
Former Name: Ocean Nova was Sarpik Ittuk
Built: 1992, renovated
2000, 2006
Antarctica Air-Cruise (without Drake Passage) -- You can take a plane
from Punta Arenas to the ship. The plane carries 62 passengers and is built to land on
short runways, essential in Antarctica. The Antarctic fly
and cruise program saves travelers approximately 100 hours
of sailing time when compared to traditional expeditions.
Travelers board the expedition vessel in Antarctica on King
George Island.
The 8-day, Antarctic Fly and Cruise program is available in
December and January. Recent fares reported to us: per
person, including the roundtrip Antarctic flight, $8,990
for triple occupancy and USD$9,990 for twin occupancy.
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