Publications
October, 2024
Poseidon Expeditions has been named Best Polar Expedition Cruise Operator at the prestigious 2024 International Travel Awards. A jury of industry representatives and travelers voted in several rounds, announcing the winners on 26 th of August, 2024.February, 2023
Poseidon Expeditions, which focuses on remote polar cruise exploration in the high latitudes, has opened reservations for May 2024 through September 2024 cruises in the Arctic and October 2024 through February 2025 departures in the Antarctic, all aboard the 114-passenger Sea Spirit.
July, 2021
Poseidon Expeditions is resuming its signature North Pole icebreaker cruises aboard the nuclear-powered 50 Years of Victory with two departures this month.
July, 2021
Starting in October, the company also plans to return to Antarctica, using its main vessel, the 114-passenger Sea Spirit.
February, 2020
During the 2019 season, ice at the North Pole was thicker and heavier than at any time over the last 15 years, according to Dmitry Lobusov, captain of the 50 Years of Victory. Read more on www.cruiseindustrynews.comJanuary, 2020
What client wouldn’t want to journey to the Top of the World and Poseidon Expeditions is not increasing its 2021 rates that will mirror those of this year. Read more on www.recommend.comDecember, 2019
We continue to enjoy memories of our cruise to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island with Poseidon Expeditions. Each day, we looked forward to epic scenery; pristine beaches full of hundreds, often thousands, of king penguins with their chicks; enormous elephant seals, mating or nursing their young; courting polar seabirds; and much more.Read more on www.thealleycatblog.com
July, 2019
There’s no more bucket list-worthy entry than a voyage to the North Pole…and Poseidon Expeditions has been offering this voyage to the North Pole for almost 20 years. Read more on www.recommend.comJuly, 2019
Your family clients can now save on Arctic cruises aboard Poseidon Expeditions’ Sea Spiriton bookings made by October 21, 2019. Read more on www.recommend.comJuly, 2019
Poseidon Expeditions' 23-day-long cruise to Antarctica will give astronomy buffs a chance to view the eclipse in one of the world’s most remote locations. Read more on robbreport.comJuly, 2019
Poseidon Expedition announced that reservations are now open for three departures during the summer of 2020. Read more on www.cruiseindustrynews.comJuly, 2019
If you missed the last great solar eclipse over South America this past week, there’s still time to plan for the next one. Getting a chance to see an eclipse is a glorious event. Read more on www.travelandleisure.com.July, 2019
On 4 December 2021, cruise passengers will go from blinding white conditions to a complete blackout. Willingly. Read more on www.lonelyplanet.comJune, 2019
Passengers aboard Poseidon Expeditions’ Sea Spirit in fall 2021 might be crossing two big items off their bucket lists: experiencing a solar eclipse and traveling to Antarctica. Read more on www.forbes.comJune, 2019
Knocking two things off your bucket list at once is tough. Like meeting the president at the Super Bowl. Or joining the Mile High Club with a celebrity. The confluence of events that are tough to come by alone, nearly impossible together. Read more on matadornetwork.comMay, 2019
Sea Spirit is a small expedition ship operated by Poseidon Expeditions, and sails to the polar north and south, visiting Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, Greenland and of course Antarctica and South Georgia. Read more on www.theluxurycruisecompany.comMay, 2019
The Arctic might not spring to mind as the ideal summer holiday destination – but you'd be surprised. In Svalbard, everything from hiking and polar bear watching to nights under the midnight sun await... Read more on www.wanderlust.co.ukMarch, 2019
The humpback whale was so close to our ship when it surfaced, I could hear the air being expelled when it blew. Read more on www.stuff.co.nzSeptember, 2018
This isn’t the Russia you’ve heard about on cable news. You can't fake the beauty of this place a few hundred miles from the North Pole. I watched as the rays of the midnight sun caught a giant white bear curled up on an ice floe. A tiny fur ball playfully licked its mom’s snout. The mother bear, waking up grumpy, splashed into the frigid water as the 297-foot ship on which I was a passenger zigzagged through the Barents Sea. Read more on www.latimes.com
September, 2018
This place is ephemeral. Matter morphs from liquid to solid; melts, condenses, evaporates. The sea, usually liquid in motion hovers between states. It glitters in pale sun, turns crystalline, shatters like glass. Icebergs glow turquoise, bringing blues from sky to earth. The ocean cracks and fractures like white toffee. Read more on www.stuff.co.nzJune, 2018
AdventureSmith Explorations: Adventure Specialist Arielle Figueroa reviews her Land of Penguins & Icebergs expedition aboard the 114-guest Sea Spirit. Learn her highlights from this all-suite ship and traveling in February. Read more on www.adventuresmithexplorations.com
May, 2018
Poseidon Expeditions is a company known for its polar outings. The company typically ventures to the Antarctic, Arctic regions such as Greenland, Iceland and Spitsbergen, Norway, and even the North Pole. So, what are they doing in the British Isles? Sampling out-of-the-way islands and mainland destinations that are rich in history and nature. Read more on www.chicagotribune.com
April, 2018
Eleven women representing both the Middle East and European countries began a historic trek earlier this week to the North Pole.Read more on /www.adventuretravelnews.com
January, 2018
Explore the new-and final-frontier of Arctic expedition cruising with Poseidon Expeditions.March, 2017
Polar expedition provider Poseidon Expeditions is offering significant early booking savings on three 2018 voyages aboard the only passenger-carrying vessel in the world that can attain 90 degrees north, the point of the geographic North Pole. Read more on www.thetravelpro.us
December, 2016
First, you must have a sense of adventure and a willingness to be flexible about travel plans in an area of the world where nature always surprises and always prevails. In fact, it is the vagaries of nature and the resulting difficulty of certain landings that determine what the day's itinerary will be.
May, 2016
Few travelers have visited the world’s seventh continent, but now anyone canexperience the most inhospitable place on Earth on a specialist tour. RichardPowell wraps up for an expedition.
May, 2016
Weather in July and August can be hot and sticky in much of the U.S., so it's a good time for a cool weather getaway — somewhere like, say, the Arctic. Poseidon Expeditions is offering expedition cruises to Franz Josef Land, an area of the Russian High Arctic that's seldom visited and, due to ice, is accessible for only a few weeks each year.
April, 2016
Hunters, tourists and residents are contributing to Arctic research as citizen scientists. Although their numbers remain small for now – they will grow – and their efforts expand the reach of what researchers might access in the Arctic in both time and range.
February, 2015
Blount Small Ship Adventures' Presidents Day deals give savings up to 40% while Poseidon Expeditions' St. Valentine's promotion is shaving 15% off the cost of Arctic or Antarctic cruises booked during February.
November, 2013
Even against the glittering backdrop of the North Pole's ice and snow, the pure white brilliance of the polar bear's thick winter coat stands out, the soft midnight sun highlighting its rich luster even further.
August, 2013
If you enjoy being at sea but loathe the idea of sharing a ship with hundreds, or thousands, of other holidaymakers, there are alternatives. The time-rich could opt for a container ship – a great way of seeing the world without the organized.
August, 2013
This is a unique expedition cruise to the North Pole aboard the most powerful icebreaker in the world. The cruise takes travelers on a route through the Arctic Ocean covered by multiyear pack ice and brings them to the Top of the World.
August, 2012
Egipt? Prea “main stream”! Marea Britanie? Prea “la moda”! Europa a devenit, mai ales in ultimii ani, “batatorita” (si) de romani si multi incearca sa isi petreaca concediile in locuri mai exotice, indepartate. Nu multi insa indraznesc (sau isi permit) sa calatoreasca intr-o regiune extrema precum Polul Nord.
August, 2012
Com 14 anos de tradiçao e expertise em percorrer os extremos da Terra, a Poseidon Expeditions convida a descobrir as regioes da Antartica e do Artico com toda infraestrutura em seus navios icebreakers, pequenos, seguros e confortaveis, preparados para o impacto com estra natureza tao grandiosa.
Press releases
03/10/2024 Poseidon Expeditions Voted Best Polar Expedition Cruise Operator by 2024 International Travel Awards
11/07/2023 Poseidon Expeditions voted Best Polar Expedition Cruise Operator by 2023 International Travel Awards
07/09/2022 Poseidon Expeditions voted Best Polar Expedition Cruise Operator by 2022 International Travel Awards
01/07/2021 Poseidon Expeditions Begins North Pole Cruise Operations This July
27/11/2020 North Pole time capsule washes up on Irish coast
22/10/2020 Poseidon Expeditions Announces New 2022 Arctic and 2022-23 Antarctic Cruises
30/04/2020 Poseidon Expeditions Thwarts Travel Bug Fever With Polar Ice – Via Video
09/04/2020 Poseidon Expeditions Renews Charter Contract for Sea Spirit
30/01/2020 Poseidon Expeditions Announces Summer 2021 Dates and Rates For Cruising to North Pole
25/07/2019 Poseidon Expeditions Offers Family Rate Incentives For Arctic Cruise Reservations
25/06/2019 Poseidon Expeditions Follows Solar Eclipse in Fall of 2021 On 23-Day Voyage to Antarctica
16/04/2019 Polar Cruise Expert Poseidon Expeditions Fills Two New Management Positions
06/08/2018 New Expedition Cruise from Poseidon Crosses Arctic Circle, 3 Seas, 3 Countries
24/07/2018 Poseidon Expeditions Spurs Interest In Cruising Russian High Arctic
21/06/2018 Poseidon Expeditions Introduces Environmental Initiatives And Suggests Ways Guests Can Help
22/04/2018 Women from Europe and the Middle East Reach the North Pole on Skis
03/04/2018 Poseidon Expeditions’ Sea Spirit To Be Fitted with New, State-of-the-Art Stabilizers
27/03/2018 Poseidon Expeditions to Sponsor April 2018 Polar Symposium At Brown University in Providence, RI
27/07/2017 Poseidon Expeditions' Our North Pole 360 Fulldome Film Captures Two Awards
01/06/2017 Poseidon Expeditions Completes Sea Spirit Passenger Transfer Via Helicopter In West Greenland
27/04/2017 Three World-Renowned Photographers Join Arctic And Antarctic Cruises
14/12/2016 Deals on Fall 2017 Cruises to Falklands and South Georgia Islands
24/10/2016 Small Ship Cruise to the Best Place in the World to See Birthing Icebergs
11/08/2016 Rare Fall Space on Two Antarctic Cruises Come with Special Incentives
21/07/2016 Polar Cruises Cater to Popularity of Off-Ship Camping and Sea Kayaking
01/06/2016 Poseidon Expeditions helps families and singles experience the awe of polar cruising
20/05/2016 Poseidon Expeditions at National Geographic China
16/03/2016 Passengers on North-Pole-bound nuclear icebreaker cruise little-known Russian Arctic
08/07/2015 Poseidon Expeditions announces a first in expedition cruising to Franz Josef Land
20/02/2014 Poseidon Expeditions acquires Sea Spirit for polar expedition cruising
14/08/2013 The North Pole Has Been Reached for the 100th Time