The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) limits a ship's operations based on passenger capacity, so your vessel's capacity has a direct impact on the experience you'll ...

Quark Expeditions' 2026-27 Antarctic season includes 43 departures with 13 itineraries, the new ship World Voyager, a new ...

I, too, recently journeyed to the White Continent … aboard a 264-person luxury cruise ship as part of the Future ... The International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators, an organization ...

Register at [email protected] and we ... The emphasis on our Antarctic expedition is for you to get you off the ship as much as possible. Zodiac boats will be used to transfer you to landing ...

All these cruises were far from the poles, where these ships and crew were eventually headed. Now that I was finally here at the Antarctic Peninsula among glaciers as big as warehouses ...

Under regulations put in place by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), cruise ships with more 500 passengers cannot land any passengers while in Antarctic waters ...

"Of course, you can't compare the numbers with those in Venice, Barcelona or Phi Phi Island," says Anne Hardy, tourism ...

Tours to the interior of Antarctica ... travelers — 73 percent — visit the coastal regions of the Antarctic Peninsula on ships carrying fewer than 500 passengers. A quarter (26 percent ...

Howard Whelan, Expeditions Leader for Aurora Expeditions, recently offered a detailed summary of the two emotive tours. Aurora’s Antarctic season is October to March. Are there any physical ...

Antarctica, a frozen frontier of ice and intrigue, has captivated the hearts of intrepid travelers for years. The promise of ...

Wait at the ports of South Florida long enough and a world of luxury cruising choices come to you. Last year, it was “The ...

The ship steered us to Deception Island ... strict guidelines established by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), a voluntary organization that Aurora Expeditions ...