QUARK EXPEDITIONS
Arctic, Antarctica, Baltic Sea, Greenland, Norway

50 YEARS OF VICTORY
Passenger Capacity: 128
Built: 2008

• Itinerary: There are 16 and 17-day cruises in the Arctic and other destinations.

• Cabins: 64. All cabins are outside with windows that open and have tv and dvd player.  Some suites have tub and refrigerator.

• 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.

• Recent Fares Reported to Us:  All zodiac exploration is included in the cost of the cruise.

CLIPPER ADVENTURER   
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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. 

• 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.

• 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.

• Recent Fares Reported to Us:  All zodiac exploration is included in the cost of the cruise.

PROFESSOR MULTANOVSKIY,  PROFESSOR MOLCHANOVSKY
Passenger Capacity: 49
Built: 1983
Length: 226 ft.
Beam: 42 ft.
Draft: 15 ft.
Officers and Crew: Russian