Overview
This sister-ship of Lyubov Orlova, built in 1975, underwent a $13 million conversion in 1998. She has a proud reputation as a well-appointed, elegant expedition ship for softer adventures. The ship is equipped with Zodiacs for shore landings and ocean level, cruising, yet offers fine dining, and a cabins with exterior views and facilities en suite.
122 Guests
All prices are per person.
Expeditions
- Classic Antarctica: Discovering the Peninsula >
- Explorers’ Route via the Falklands (Malvinas) and South Georgia >
Cabins and Amenities
- All cabins have exterior views
- 61 outside cabins, all featuring private facilities, individual temperature controls, and in-room music
- Window-lined dining room with unreserved seating: buffet-style breakfast with table service; table-service lunch and dinner with main course choices from changing daily menu; cakes served in mid-afternoon.
- Lounge/Presentation Room that can accommodate all guests.
- 2 bars.
- Library stocked with nautical books and board games.
- Gift shop.
- Ship-to-shore communications via satellite
- Satellite Internet access.
- Clinic with licensed doctor.
- Exercise room.
- Massage therapist.
- Please note: there is no passenger elevator between decks.
Ship Specifications
| Staff & Crew: | 72 |
|---|---|
| Passengers: | 122 |
| Length: | 100.58 m |
| Breadth: | 16.31 m |
| Draft: | 4.72 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 MAN B&W diesel propulsion engines rated approx. 2,640 SHP each; 500 HP bowthruster; controllable pitch propellers |
| Ice Class: | A-1 |
| Cruising Speed: | 12 knots in open water |
| Registered: | Bahamas |
Deck Plans
| Triple | Lower Deck Twin Porthole | 2 lower berths, private facilities, porthole |
|---|---|---|
| Main Deck Twin Porthole | 2 lower berths, private facilities, porthole | |
| Main Deck Twin Window | 2 lower berths, private facilities, window | |
| Superior | 2 lower berths, private facilities, windows | |
| Deluxe | 2 lower berths, private facilities, 2windows | |
| Suite | 2 lower berths, private facilities, windows |
