Every day was an adventure. We saw beautiful glaciers and polar bears and went on a once-in-a-lifetime hike. In June 2024, I embarked on an extraordinary two-week expedition cruise throughout the ...

Normally, when you embark on a cruise, you pack summer clothes and swimwear to jump into the pool. That wasn’t the case on my last cruise. When we boarded, I hoped I had packed enough thermal trousers ...

The edge of the world. It’s got this weird pull, doesn’t it? For a long time, the Arctic was just for the hardcore types. Scientists, explorers, and people who didn’t mind a little frostbite. But ...

Aqua Expeditions is sending its newest ship to Svalbard and the Arctic Circle. Aqua Lares will launch in February 2026 as the company’s sixth vessel. With 15 staterooms, the ship will initially offer ...

By Constance Scrafield Hiking book author Nicola Ross assures one and all that she is still doing a lot of hiking and selling her hiking books. It was over COVID that her initial success took off ...

Expedition cruising is one of the fastest-growing segments in the cruise industry. It's one of the few vacations where passengers can experience pristine wilderness face-to-face. The trips themselves ...

While the race is on to build a carbon-neutral cruise ship, the actual moment one sets sail has appeared far off on the horizon: Hurtigruten’s Sea Zero is a blueprint for zero-emissions cruising along ...

My sister and I went on a two-week expedition cruise in the Arctic Circle. Every day was an adventure. We saw beautiful glaciers and polar bears and went on a once-in-a-lifetime hike. In June 2024, I ...