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2007 Cruises

September 2007

SPITSBERGEN TO NORTH-EAST GREENLAND - High Arctic Adventure Sun 02 - Sat 15 September
SPITSBERGEN TO NORTH-EAST GREENLAND - High Arctic Adventure Tue 04 - Mon 17 September
BAFFIN ISLAND EXPLORER Wed 05 - Mon 17 September
SPITSBERGEN TO NORTH-EAST GREENLAND - High Arctic Adventure Thu 06 - Wed 19 September
EAST GREENLAND - Arctic Wildlife and Northern Lights Sat 15 - Tue 25 September
SPITSBERGEN TO NORTH-EAST GREENLAND - High Arctic Adventure Sun 16 - Sat 29 September
EAST GREENLAND - Arctic Wildlife and Northern Lights Mon 17 - Thu 27 September
EAST GREENLAND - Arctic Wildlife and Northern Lights Wed 19 - Thu 29 September

November 2007

PATAGONIA, FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - From Argentina to the Antarctic Wed 07 - Thu 30 November
WEDDELL SEA - In search of the Emperor Penguin Sun 11 - Sun 25 November
WEDDELL SEA - In search of the Emperor Penguin Sat 17 November - Sat 01 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Mon 26 November - Mon 10 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Tue 27 November - Tue 11 December

December 2007

SEMI-CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF ANTARCTICA - Falklands to Australia Sat 01 December 2007 - Monday 07 January 2008
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Thu 06 - Thu 20 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Fri 07 - Fri 21 December
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Sat 08 - Tue 18 December
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Tue 11 - Fri 21 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Sun 16 - Mon 31 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Mon 17 - Mon 31 December
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Tue 18 - Fri 28 December
CHRISTMAS IN THE WEDDELL SEA Fri 21 December 2007 - Wed 02 January 2008
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Sat 22 December 2007 - Sat 05 January 2008
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Thu 27 December 2007 - Fri 11 January 2008
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic Thu 27 December 2007 - Fri 18 January 2008
WEDDELL SEA EXPLORER Fri 28 December 2007 - Wed 09 January 2008



2008 Cruises

January 2008

FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic Tue 01 - Wed 23 January
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Wed 02 - Tue 12 January
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic Mon 07 - Tue 29 January
FALKLAND ISLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & ANTARCTICA Wed 09 - Sun 27 January
ANTARCTIC DEEP SOUTH - South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Sat 12 - Fri 25 January
WEDDELL SEA & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Mon 14 - Tue 29 January
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Sat 19 January - Sat 02 February
ANTARCTIC CIRCLE QUEST Fri 25 January - Wed 06 February
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Fri 25 January - Mon 11 February
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic Fri 25 January - Sat 16 February
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Tue 29 January - Tue 12 February
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Sun 27 January - Mon 04 February

February 2008

ANTARCTIC CIRCLE QUEST Weds 06 - Mon 18 February
FALKLAND ISLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & ANTARCTICA Wed 06 - Sun 24 February
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic Fri 08 February - Sat 01 March
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Sunn 17 February - Sun 02 March
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Mon 18 - Thu 28 February
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic Tue 19 February - Wed 12 March
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Sun 24 February - Thu 06 March
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Wed 27 February - Tue 11 March
POLAR CIRCLE & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Tue 26 February - Wed 12 March
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Thu 28 February - Sun 09 March

March 2008

ANTARCTIC EXPLORER - Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland and the Antarctic Mainland Thu 06 - Sat 15 March
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica Sat 08 - Sat 22 March
POLAR CIRCLE & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Sat 08 - Sun 23 March
ATLANTIC ODYSSEY - From Antarctica and the South Atlantic to the tropics and beyond Sun 09 March - Sat 26 April
BOUVET ISLAND CRUISE - Antarctic Peninsular - South Georgia - South Sandwich - Bouvet Island Thu 20 March - Sat 12 April

May 2008

SCOTTISH ISLAND CRUISE Wed 14 - Wed 21 May
AROUND ICELAND - Land of Ice and Fire 24 May - 01 June

June 2008

NORTH TO THE PACK ICE - Iceland - Jan Mayen - Spitsbergen 01 June - 12 June
ISLANDS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC - Aberdeen - Faroes - Jan Mayen - Spitsbergen 02 June - 13 June
ISLANDS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC - Aberdeen - Faroes - Jan Mayen - Spitsbergen 04 June - 15 June

July 2008

ISLANDS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC - Aberdeen - Faroes - Jan Mayen - Spitsbergen Sat 02 - Wed 13 June
SPITSBERGEN - Accessible High Arctic in Summer Fri 25 July - Tue 5 August

September 2008

SPITSBERGEN TO NORTH-EAST GREENLAND - High Arctic Adventure 03 September - 15 September
SPITSBERGEN TO NORTH-EAST GREENLAND - High Arctic Adventure 04 September - 16 September
SPITSBERGEN TO NORTH-EAST GREENLAND - High Arctic Adventure 05 September - 17 September
EAST GREENLAND - Arctic Wildlife and Northern Lights 15 September - 24 September
EAST GREENLAND - Arctic Wildlife and Northern Lights 16 September - 25 September
EAST GREENLAND - Arctic Wildlife and Northern Lights 17 September - 26 September

November 2008

WEDDELL SEA - In search of the Emperor Penguin 11 November - 21 November
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic 19 November - 07 December
WEDDELL SEA - In search of the Emperor Penguin 21 November - 01 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 24 November - 04 December

December 2008

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 04 December - 14 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 07 December - 17 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 14 December - 24 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 20 December - 30 December
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 24 December 2008 - 03 January 2009
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 24 December 2008 - 04 January 2009
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 30 December 2008 - 09 January 2009



2009 Cruises

January 2009

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 04 January - 14 January
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 09 January - 19 January
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 14 January - 24 January
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic 22 January - 09 February
WEDDELL SEA & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA 24 January - 04 February
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic 30 January - 17 February
WEDDELL SEA & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA 30 January - 17 February
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 31 January - 10 February

February 2009

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 04 February - 14 February
FALKLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA & THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Wildlife riches of the Sub-antarctic 10 February - 28 February
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 14 February - 24 February
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 17 February - 27 February
POLAR CIRCLE & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA 27 February - 10 March
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 28 February - 10 March

March 2009

ATLANTIC ODYSSEY - From Antarctica and the South Atlantic to the tropics and beyond 08 March - 07 April
POLAR CIRCLE & ANTARCTIC PENINSULA 10 March - 21 March
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA - Accessible Antarctica 21 March - 31 March

April 2009

ATLANTIC ODYSSEY - From Antarctica and the South Atlantic to the tropics and beyond 07 April - 14 April