Sail & Adventure Cruising
Cruises now offer more adventure with cruising under sail and itineraries
in the remoter parts of the world. Most expedition cruises are on smaller ships able to
sail where the larger ships cannot go, many have sports platforms from which to swim, kayak or launch inflatables to get
closer to the action.
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Tall Ship Sailing
If you want to cruise under sail onboard a many masted tall ship, you have the
choice of authentic sailing ships, modern replicas or the latest modern
cruise-sail ships. The vessels are small by cruise line standards so the facilities onboard are
limited but you will have the unique combination of sailing tradition with cruise ship comforts.
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Soft Adventure Cruising
Larger and more luxurious
cruise ships now visit the Arctic and Antarctica
to view the incredible landscapes in comfort. Smaller up-close ships also offer a more detailed exploration of less harsh
regions like Alaska and Mexico and the opportunity to snorkel and dive the reefs and islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.
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Expedition Cruising
If all that's not tough enough, try an expedition cruise around the Arctic, Antarctica or the Galapagos Islands.
Typically, an expedition cruise will visit more remote and inhospitable areas and feature excursions ashore
aboard Zodiacs. Experts
in geology, botany and wildlife accompany passengers ashore and
lead guided walks.
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Antarctica
Here you will find fantastic natural beauty and abundant wildlife in one of the
most forbidding places on earth. You can explore this incredible Antarctic landscape up
close on an expedition cruise or from the comfort of a larger ship.
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Alaska & Bering Sea
Alaska is an ideal area for in close exploring by ship - forested islands, waterfalls
and calving glaciers. Further east and north, few get to explore the Alaskan
Peninsula and the Bering Sea where you find the Aleutian Islands and the
Eskimo settlements of the Russian Far East.
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Arctic & Greenland
Explore Arctic lands abounding with wildlife, spectacular coastal
fjords, glaciers and ice flows. You can visit the northern coast of Norway and Russia, the
islands of Svalbard, the ice-fields of the Greenland coast or Baffin Island
and even risk the Northwest Passage around the top of Canada.
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Australasia
Explore the coastline of this massive continent or wonder at the Great Barrier Reef.
Indian Ocean
Visit the remote and rarely visited atolls and the islands off the African coast, abounding with wildlife.
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Pacific
The numerous and sometimes mountainous Pacific Islands of French Polynesia and Micronesia are little explored and
offer fabulous diving and snorkelling opportunities.
South America
In South America you can explore the Galapagos Islands to view some of the most extraordinary wildlife on earth,
the Chilean Lake District and cruise the Chilean Fjords and Straits of Magellan.
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West US/Mexico
Visit the tiny islands the Sea of Cortez, watch the whales off the coast of Baja California or explore the exotic jungles of Costa Rica and Panama.
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