Ultramarine’s maiden Arctic season now on sale

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Bookings have opened for the inaugural Arctic season of Quark Expeditions‘ highly-anticipated polar vessel, Ultramarine. 2021 voyages will incorporate Spitsbergen, Greenland, the Canadian Arctic. This season will include many new, inspiring excursions and amenities exclusive to Ultramarine and Quark Expeditions.The 199-passenger 1A+ Polar Class 6 expedition ship will feature two twin-engine helicopters to transport small groups to remote fjords and locations other ships can’t access. The suite of helicopter experiences include flightseeing, heli-landing, heli-hiking, ice sheet observation, alpine kayaking, mountain biking and camping.

Ultramarine will also house 20 Zodiacs in a hangar close to the waterline, allowing guests to get off the ship in half the time of that of industry averages, to enjoy more spontaneous adventures than previously possible.The vessel will join the Quark Expeditions’ fleet at the start of the 2021 Arctic season, offering more wildlife-viewing spaces than any expedition ship of its size. To find out more about the onboard experience, click here.Ultramarine will operate on three brand new itineraries in 2021, including the:

• 9-day Greenland Adventure: Explore by Sea, Land and Air, priced from AU$15,500 per person twin share;
• 9-day Arctic Express Canada: The Heart of the Northwest Passage, priced from AU$13,300 ppts;
• 12-day Canada’s Remote Arctic: Northwest Passage to Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands, from AU$19,200 ppts.

The new vessel will also operate on Quark Expeditions’ Essential Greenland: Southern Coasts and Disko Bay; Northwest Passage: In the Footsteps of Franklin; Northwest Passage: Epic High Arctic; Spitsbergen Highlights: Expedition in Brief; and Intro to Spitsbergen: Fjords, Glaciers and Wildlife of Svalbard.“Ultramarine is a game-changing new ship setting the industry standard for polar expeditions,” said Andrew White, President of Quark Expeditions. “For example, our brand-new Greenland Adventure is the perfect expedition to showcase her phenomenal capabilities. Guests on our exclusive Greenland Adventure will go further into Greenland’s remote wilderness than ever before, to enjoy a wide range of new adventure options and wilderness experiences including heli-hiking, alpine kayaking, mountain biking and an authentic Greenland camp experience.”

For more information on the ship and voyages available with Quark Expeditions, go to https://travel.quarkexpeditions.com/ultramarineA range of earlybird discounts are on offer until mid-2020. See QuarkExpeditions.com for more information.Want to be in the luxury travel know? Subscribe to our free eNewsletter here to keep up to date with everything in the luxury travel industry.

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