AE Expeditions partners with New Scientist on polar collection

AE Expeditions has partnered with New Scientist Discovery Tours on a series of science-led polar voyages. 

New Scientist Discovery Tours offers science-led tours, cruises and expeditions with insight from the science and technology publication, New Scientist.

Each of the three expeditions in 2026 and 2027 will have a programme of expert-led lectures, workshops, Zodiac excursions and shore landings, with experts in topics such as glaciology and marine biology.

The partnership will bring three expeditions in 2026 and 2027, which are on sale now. 

The eight-day Polar Bears in the Changing Arctic: New Scientist Discovery Tours voyage will depart from Oslo on June 20, 2027, and focus on the largest island in the Svlabard archipelago on Greg Mortimer, with prices leading in at £9,601. 

The 12-day Spirit of Antarctica: In Partnership with New Scientist Discovery Tours expedition will explore the Antarctic peninsula and depart on the line’s newest ship Douglas Mawson on December 7, 2026, with prices starting at $16,571.

The 13-day Wild Antarctica featuring the Weddell Sea: In Partnership with New Scientist Discovery Tours cruise will also travel to Antarctica, this time on Sylvia Earle on March 2, 2027, with fares leading in at $17,756.