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Port stories, advisor tips, and what goes on behind a well-planned trip. Lessons from the road, so your departures are easier.
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ÆRIA ExpeditionsA gentoo penguin carrying a pebble to its nest. A humpback whale surfacing beside a towering iceberg. Snow-draped mountains mirrored in a shelter…
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ÆRIA ExpeditionsImagine opening your cabin curtains in the early morning to discover, almost within arm's reach, a Norwegian village nestled between the sea and…
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ÆRIA ExpeditionsImagine stepping onto the deck with a coffee as a wall of Arctic mountains emerges through the morning mist. Your camera is ready, your boots are…
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ÆRIA ExpeditionsOne of the most captivating truths about expedition cruising is that no two journeys, and certainly no two ships, are ever created equal...
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ÆRIA ExpeditionsExpedition cruising holds a very special place in the world of travel. It is about far more than visiting a remote destination. It offers a diffe…
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Cruise CollectionAsk anyone who has been to Antarctica about their trip, and there’s a good chance the conversation starts not with penguins or icebergs, but with…
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ÆRIA ExpeditionsAurora Expeditions was founded in Sydney in 1991 by Greg Mortimer OAM, the first Australian to summit Mount Everest, and his wife Margaret Mortim…
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ÆRIA ExpeditionsLindblad Expeditions did not enter the expedition cruise market. It created it. On January 23, 1966, Lars-Eric Lindblad led the first tourist exp…
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ÆRIA ExpeditionsSwan Hellenic invented cultural expedition cruising. Not approximately, not arguably: in 1954, the company’s co-founder Henry Swan was approached…
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