Passionate about the polar regions? You aren’t going to want to miss this  voyage!  Quark Expeditions is thrilled to announce that Jeff Orlowski, director of the Oscar-nominated climate change documentary, Chasing Ice, will join our 22-day Antarctic expedition featuring the first-ever Floating Polar Film Festival. Wanderlust magazine has named this expedition one of its ‘”50 Best Trips for 2013.” Orlowski’s Chasing Ice, chronicles environmental photographer James Balog’s, attempts to capture the [...]

When you book your next voyage with Quark Expeditions, you can rest assured that you are traveling with one of the most responsible and safety-conscious companies in the Polar expeditions industry. In December 2012, Quark became the first (and only) expedition cruise company in the world to complete a third party health and safety assessment. Quark successfully demonstrated conformity to the highly respected British Standard BS 8848, in an evaluation [...]

While researching travel to the Antarctic, you’ve probably come across the name “IAATO” (International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators) a number of times.  We asked Dr. Kim Crosbie, Operations Director for IAATO to answer a few questions for us about what exactly IAATO  is and why it’s so important. She also gave us a few words about her personal experiences in Antarctica!   (1)    What is IAATO? IAATO is a member organisation [...]

Quark Expeditions, the leader in polar adventure, announces it has teamed up with TourWrist to provide a virtual expedition experience of the Antarctic Peninsula via the company’s virtual platform which enables consumers to shoot, view and share 360-degree panoramic images via smartphone, tablets and computers. Quark Expeditions’ photography guide and IAPP pano-pro photographer, Susanne Weissenberger, will be shooting and sharing some of her immersive panoramic images while on the upcoming [...]