This expedition is offered on the Adventure Ship Akademik Ioffe and Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The specifications for the ships are below. The departure schedule is available on the dates, rates and cabins page.
Akademik Shokalskiy
Akademik Shokalskiy was originally designed and built in Finland for polar and oceanographic research. The ship is small, nimble, and ice-strengthened, capable of reaching the nooks and crannies of Antarctica that many larger ships cannot. The vessel is equipped with Zodiacs. On select departure camping, kayaking, cross-country skiing and mountaineering adventure options are offered.
48 Guests
All prices are per person.
Learn more about the Arctic 2008 fuel surcharge.
Learn more about the Antarctic 2008/2009 fuel surcharge.
Cabins and Amenities
- 26 outside cabins, all featuring private or shared facilities.
- Two dining rooms with unreserved seating: buffet-style breakfast with table service; table-service lunch and dinner with main course choices, from a menu that changes daily; cakes served in mid-afternoon; coffee and tea available 24 hours from a self-serve station.
- Newly-renovated presentation room.
- Lounge and bar, open late afternoon and evening with a wide selection of wines and spirits.
- Library with a collection of polar-themed books.
- Ship-to-shore communications via satellite.
- Clinic with licensed doctor.
- Please note: there is no passenger elevator between decks.
Ship Specifications
| Staff & Crew: | 30 |
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| Guests: | 48 |
| Length: | 65.9 m |
| Breadth: | 12.8 m |
| Draft: | 4.5 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 Diesel ME 3,076-horsepower engines |
| Ice Class: | AS |
| Cruising Speed: | 10 knots in open water |
| Registered: | Russia |
Deck Plans
| Triple (shared facilities) | 2 lower/1 upper berth, shared facilities, cabin, sink, opening porthole, desk/chair |
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| Twin (shared facilities) | 2 lower berths, shared facilities, cabin sink, opening portholes, desk/chair |
| Twin (private facilities) | 2 lower berths or 1 upper and lower berth, private facilities, opening window, desk/chair, sofa in some cabins |
| Superior | 1 double bed, 1 sofa bed, private facilities, 3 opening windows, table/chairs, TV/VCR/DVD |
| Amundsen Suite | 1 double bed, 1 sofa bed, private facilities, 5 opening windows, table/chairs, TV/VCR/DVD |
Akademik Sergey Vavilov
Scandinavian built for the Russian Academy of Science, this ship was designed to travel quietly, during hydro-acoustic research. The ship is exceptionally stable, yet manoeuvrable. External stabilizers and a built-in trimming system provide exceptional stability. Akademik Sergey Vavilov has an ice-strengthened hull and a cruising speed in open water of 14.5 knots.
110 Guests
All prices are per person.
Selected twin cabins are available for single occupancy at 1.7 times the published rate.
Learn more about the Arctic 2008 fuel surcharge.
Learn more about the Antarctic 2008/2009 fuel surcharge.
Cabins and Amenities
- All cabins have exterior views
- Cabins have either shared, semi-private or private facilities (See deck plan)
- One dining room with unreserved seating.
- Theatre-style presentation room.
- Lounge and bar, open late afternoon and evening with a wide selection of wines and spirits.
- Library with a collection of polar-themed books.
- Ship-to-shore communications via satellite.
- Clinic with licensed doctor.
- Gym, sauna and swimming pool.
- One elevator between passenger deck levels and to the Bridge level.
Ship Specifications
| Staff & Crew: | 53 |
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| Guests: | 110 |
| Length: | 117.04m |
| Breadth: | 18.28 m |
| Draft: | 6.09m |
| Propulsion: | 5,000 KW diesel twin engine |
| Ice Class: | KM*L1(1)A2, Canadian Type B |
| Cruising Speed: | 14.5 knots in open water |
| Registered: | Russia |
Deck Plans
| Triple (shared facilities) | 1 upper and 1 lower berth, sofa bed, washbasin in the cabin writing desk and porthole. |
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| Twin (shared facilities) | 1 upper and 1 lower berth, washbasin in cabin, writing desk, porthole. |
| Twin (semi-private facilities) | 1 lower berth, 1 sofa bed, writing desk, window |
| Superior | 1 sofa bed, 1 lower berth, writing desk, window |
| Superior plus | 2 lower berths, writing desk, porthole |
| Suite | 1 double berth in a separate sleeping area, 1 sofa bed |
| Cook Suite | 1 double berth in a separate sleeping area, 1 sofa bed |
