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Celebrity Cruise Lines/Royal Carribbean/Azamara Cruises
is the new, deluxe cruise experience for discerning travelers who long to reach out-of-the-ordinary destinations and indulge in amenities and service unparalleled on the high seas.
The unique offerings of Azamara are beyond compare: butler service is provided in every stateroom; our shore excursions (we prefer to call them shore immersions), are designed to let guests become part of the fabric of life in each destination, instead of merely being an observer; our enrichment programs offer everything from culinary to photographic explorations; our two specialty restaurants provide the finest cuisine at sea; live entertainment can be enjoyed nightly; and the level of service offered is unmatched. Azamara Cruises consists of two intimate ships, Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest. Each can carry 710 fortunate guests and because they are smaller and sleeker than larger cruise ships, they can sail to ports that others simply cannot reach.
wwwAzamaraCruises.com |
High Latitudes
is a yacht expedition support, management and consultancy service specialising in the Antarctic, Arctic and other remote destinations. We provide the following services to owners (and prospective owners) of yachts wishing to explore the high latitudes:
• Expedition planning, support and specialist crew/guide provision for private yachts visiting the high latitudes
• Yacht management, skippering and crew provision
• Project management of new yachts
• Yacht specification and refit advice for high latitude cruising
• High latitudes charters and trips
The company has a wide range of experience based on many years spent exploring the world’s more inaccessible places. Our current clients include owners looking to build and prepare their yachts for lifetime expeditions, super yacht skippers seeking new exciting destinations and those looking for a different approach to yacht management.
www.highlatitudes.com |
Japan Grace Co., Ltd. / Peaceboat (Topaz)
Company information coming soon.
www.peaceboat.org/english |
Kotick Charters Ltd.
, an Antigua registered company, owns Kotick, a 52ft sloop, built in France in 1976 (Damien II series). It has a steel hull equipped with a retractable keel & rudder & offers accommodations for 5 persons + 2 crew. This yacht has been chartering in the Southern Ocean since 1988 & in Greenland since 1998, where the crew has developed a large field expertise during those numerous seasons.
Destinations range from Cape Horn & Tierra del Fuego to the Antarctic peninsula, South Georgia & the Falkland islands, the coasts & channels of Patagonia & in the Northern hemisphere: west coast of Greenland, Baffin island east coast, Labrador, Newfoundland & Nova Scotia. Trips usually focus on wild life & nature but we have also taken charge of the logistics in mountaineering expeditions in South Georgia, Tierra del Fuego & Antarctica, film teams working on wildlife with divers (Antarctica), and finally trekking expeditions (Tierra del Fuego).
Since the beginning all those trips to the most remote parts of the earth, have been performed with the concern of nature and environment knowledge & protection. Having the persons onboard feeling deeply involved in this, at the end the trip, will be one our major satisfactions.
To realise safely those trips, the boat is equipped with the standard safety equipments ,plus survival suits for every person onboard & a satellite distress beacon .Communication includes: VHF +2 handies, SSB radio ,INMARSAT .C station ,IRIDIUM satellite phone & 2 computers, to comply with today’s standards.
www.kotick.net |
| Latitude Oceane
Company information coming soon.
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Le Sourire Expeditions
Company information coming soon.
www. lesourire.com.ar |
Moir Holdings Australia Pty Ltd and MY Sarsen
is owned and operated by Moir Holdings Australia Pty Ltd
Built in Norway in 1970 and used as a fishing research vessel in the ice-strewn North Atlantic,
Sarsen was properly built for voyages to the high latitudes. Her 69 meter ice-strengthened hull has plied the waters and floes of both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Sarsen underwent a major refurbishment in 2006 when she was remodeled into a luxury expedition vessel.
This vessel offers superior comfort and luxury to her guests, including sumptuous suite cabins, a beautiful dining room, sunrooms, bars and entertainment suites with large plasma screens and surround sound.
Beyond the ship, Sarsen offers a comprehensive range of diving equipment, two powerful tenders, fishing boat and Jet Ski.
Sarsen is available for charter to unique, exotic and fascinating destinations around the world.
www.sarsen.com.au |
Oceanstar GmbH
Company information coming soon.
www.oceanstar.de |
P & O Carnival UK
One of the most recognizable and respected names in travel, market-leading P&O Cruises has been operating cruise ships for more than 160 years and combines innovation, professionalism and unrivalled experience on its fleet of five ships dedicated to the British market. Each ship is elegantly appointed, combining classic British tradition and hospitality with modern amenities. The result is a refined cruising experience with distinctive restaurants, comfortable accommodations and enjoyable entertainment.
P&O Cruises offers passengers the most stylish and contemporary holidays afloat with destinations including the Caribbean, South America, Scandinavia, Mediterranean, Atlantic Islands and Round the World cruises. Ventura,the largest and most innovative ship to be built for the British market, launches in spring 2008.
P&O Cruises is part of the Carnival Corporation & plc - a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. Our portfolio of leading cruise brands includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P&O Cruises, Cunard Line and Ocean Village in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in southern Europe; and P&O Cruises in Australia.
These brands, which comprise the most recognized cruise brands in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, offer a wide range of holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. We also own two tour companies that complement our cruise operations: Holland America Tours and Princess Tours in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Combined our vacation companies attract seven million guests annually.
www.carinvalukgroup.com |
Sea & Ice & Mountains Expeditions
Company information coming soon.
www. simltd.com |
Sterna Corporation
(New Hampshire, USA) owns and operates the 56-foot aluminum cutter SEAL, designed and built for severe offshore conditions and remote uncharted regions.
Prior to building SEAL (2004) Hamish Laird had 12 seasons’ experience operating sailboats in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean, and Kate Laird had made five voyages in the region. They have put that knowledge into every detail of SEAL. Thoroughly testing her in a year-long shake down, including a full summer in Greenland on the west and east coasts.
SEAL’S first Antarctic voyage is scheduled for February 2007. We are particularly interested in projects which involve research or education, but we have also made voyages to the Antarctic for expedition cruising, mountaineering, filmmakers and photographers.
SEAL is available for charter for groups of 4-6 guests in the Antarctic, Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn, South Georgia, Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, and Svalbard, as well as for ocean passages.
SEAL is designed to exceed ABS scantlings and outfitted to or above USCG and ABYC standards. Her keel and rudder “ kick up” in the event of an accidental groundings which is an important safety feature in the incompletely charted high latitude regions (both keel and rudder are locked in place for offshore work.) The heart of the boat is the heated raised saloon, with views all around, even while seated at the dining table. Heated cabins with libraries and computer desks offer privacy, and ample storage bays can handle large amounts of expedition or research equipment.
www.expeditionsail.com |
Spirit of Sydney Expeditions Pty Ltd
offers yacht based expedition support to the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego aboard the 60ft aluminum sailing vessel Spirit of Sydney with an emphasis on true sailing ability and minimal use of fossil fuels in this environmentally sensitive area. Spirit, has and will continue to support expeditions for mountaineers, scuba divers, wildlife enthusiasts, film crews, professional photographers, sea- kayakers And scientific research.
Past clients on Spirit of Sydney have been Scientists from round the world including Australian Antarctic Division, Oregon State University Marine mammals Institute (tagging humpback Whales), University of British Columbia, University of Vancouver, University of Victoria, (Orca study) mountaineering, diving, Kayaking expeditions including the JRME kayaking from Hope bay to the Antarctic circle, National Geographic photographers many documentaries twice with Animal Planet. Also the delivery of 4.5 tons of equipment to Commonwealth Bay for a 12month stay in gadget hut. Repeating this 2 more times. Spirit of Sydney has also sailed to the magnetic South Pole.
Spirit of Sydney has sailed in the southern ocean, every year since 1994, including 8 trips to Commonwealth Bay. She was designed and built to sail in the southern ocean by Australia’s America’s Cup winning Ben Lexcen, Spirit is an efficient ‘real’ sailing boat capable of surfing the southern ocean rollers, or sailing off a lee shore in a gale. She is also powered with a very capable 110hp turbo diesel engine and equipped with ‘state of the art’ weather forecasting, communications and comprehensive safety gear, which includes 5 watertight bulkheads and Category 0 ocean racing safety equipment. Immersion suits are carried for all persons on board, and the yacht has the ability to track the personal epirbs carried by all crew. She offers a reasonable level of comfort, with heated interior, water maker and hot showers…however the emphasis is on safety adventure and hands on experience.
www.spiritofsydney.net |
STUDENTS ON ICE
organizes unique learning expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic. Their mandate is to provide students from around the world with inspiring educational opportunities at the ends of our earth, and in doing so, help them foster a new understanding and respect for our planet. During the expeditions, students participate in lectures, workshops and hands-on science activities together with a world-class team of scientists, educators, artists, musicians and expedition experts. The Antarctic and the Arctic are incredible platforms for education and windows to our world, and the Students on Ice voyages provide special opportunities for students to experience and learn in these environments.
www.studentsonice.com |
Tiama Expeditions and Research Charters
, is a small company specializing in logistical support for research and private expeditions to the Antarctic Sub Antarctic.
Since the launch of R/V Tiama in 1997 we have been chartered by: the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries (Mfish), the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA), the New Zealand government Department of Conservation (DOC), the Auckland Museum, National Geographic, Greenpeace, the University of Arkansas and many private clients.
For the last 5 years our home port for the Southern Summer season has been Bluff, New Zealand’s gateway to the Antarctic.
Our Vessel R/V Tiama is a 15.5-meter purpose designed and built high latitude sailing vessel for underwater scientific research expeditions to the Antarctic and Sub Antarctic.
Her owner-operator-skipper Henk Haazen has been working in the Antarctic and Artic since 1986, We like to think that our track record speaks for itself.
www.tiama.com |
Tooluka Ltd.
Tooluka Ltd. is a small company and will sail with tourists or any kind of expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Falkland Islands, and Tierra del Fuego. We specialize in small-scale activities, with a maximum of 6 guests, with respect for the environment and the elements. When sailing with tourists, the main goal is to experience the overwhelming beauty and power of nature in these areas; the wildlife, the scenery and the insignificance of human beings generates a very strong feeling in this environment. The duration of the trip will assure enough time to immerse properly in the wild Antarctic world. Minimal luxury, but in close contact with each other and sharing of the elements. Tooluka is a 47-ft. steel-hulled double-ender with a long keel and sloop rig. She has proved herself in several previous Antarctic seasons. Tooluka will be operated from Ushuaia, Argentina and Stanley, Falkland Islands. She flies the Dutch flag and is skippered by Eef Willems. Eef sails her yacht with one additional crewmember and guests. Eef has extensive experience in Antarctic waters, on sailing vessels ranging from big square riggers to modern yachts, as captain and as expedition leader.
www.tooluka.nl |
Xplore Expeditions
Company information coming soon.
www.xplore-expeditions.com |
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