Operators
The companies that run polar trips, what each is best at, and who should look elsewhere.
Aurora Expeditions
Aurora Expeditions reviewed: who runs it, its three 130-guest X-BOW ships, 2026-27 Antarctic fares from $14,106, what is included, add-on prices, landing limits and how it compares with Quark and Oceanwide.
HX Expeditions
HX Expeditions, formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions, assessed from its own fine print: the fleet, 2026-27 Antarctic and 2027 Svalbard fares per day, what is included, landing limits on its 490-guest ships, and who should book.
Lindblad Expeditions
An independent guide to Lindblad Expeditions in Antarctica and Svalbard: its four National Geographic polar ships, 2026-27 fares per day, what the fare covers, booking terms and who should book.
Oceanwide Expeditions
An independent look at Oceanwide Expeditions: its four small polar ships, 2026-27 Antarctic and 2027 Svalbard fares, what is included, Basecamp activity trips, and who should book it.
Ponant
What Ponant's all-inclusive Antarctic and Arctic voyages cost, what they include, how its 200-guest limit in Antarctica shapes landings, and how it compares with Seabourn.
Quark Expeditions
An independent look at Quark Expeditions: its three polar ships, 2026-27 Antarctic and 2027 Svalbard prices, what is included, booking terms and who should pick it.
Seabourn
What Seabourn's luxury Antarctic expeditions on Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit cost, what the fare includes, how 264-guest landings work and how it compares with Ponant.
Viking Expeditions
Viking's Antarctica cruises reviewed: its two 378-guest Polar Class 6 ships, 2026-27 fares from $14,999 with flights to Ushuaia, what is included, landing limits, the 2022 Polaris accident and how it compares.
