A 93-day ‘Pole to Pole’ expedition cruise is to be run by Hurtigruten Expeditions.
The battery-hybrid powered ship MS Roald Amundsen will be deployed on the voyage covering the Northwest Passage, Greenland, Caribbean, Panama Canal, South America, and Antarctica.
The journey departs from Vancouver on August 8, 2022, with visits to 11 countries and Antarctica, ending in Buenos Aires.
This is the first of two new Pole to Pole itineraries, with MS Fram setting sail on a 66-day expedition cruise from the Arctic to Antarctica just over a month later.
The 93-day itinerary starts at $64,581 per person and features the rarely visited Aleutian Islands along the Alaskan Peninsula and the deserted St Matthew Island, the most isolated place in Alaska, before crossing the Artic Circle and heading through the Northwest Passage to Greenland and Baffin Island.
The 66-day option visits seven countries between Edmonton in Canada and Santiago de Chile, departing on September 22, 2022, with prices leading in at $50,143pp.
Additional pre and post tours are available, including destinations such as Easter Island and Machu Picchu.
Hurtigruten Expeditions chief executive Asta Lassesen said: “These extraordinary expedition cruises will offer more bucket list destinations and once-in-a-lifetime experiences than we have ever before offered in one voyage. They will showcase some of the most spectacular nature and wildlife of our planet and offer authentic encounters with unique cultures. We proudly believe they represent the most epic voyages of modern-day expedition cruising.”
Captain Terje Johnny Willassen, one of the two masters who will be captaining MS Roald Amundsen, added: “Exploring some of the most remote and unique waters of the world for 93 or 66 days, some only accessible by small expedition ships like ours, make these guests true modern explorers. These are exceptional opportunities that only very, very few people get to experience.”