Antarctica

Antarctica is the world’s southernmost continent. It’s the world’s highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent with ice covering 98 percent of the land.

Antarctica is the world’s southernmost continent. It’s the world’s highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent with ice covering 98 percent of the land.

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Leopard Seals: the Five Best Places to Spot One

If dolphins are the golden retrievers of the ocean and manatees are the beanbags, leopard seals are that dazzlingly attractive person at a party who locks eyes with you while casually setting something on fire.

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Scenic Eclipse cruising to Antarctica

If you thought Antarctica was just ice, penguins, and that one David Attenborough documentary you cried during, Scenic Discovery Yachts are here to politely correct you. They’ve kicked off their fifth season on the White Continent.

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Four Seasons: Nailing the Art of Glamour and Adventure

Four Seasons: Slip into the crystalline waters of Hawaii under a canopy of stars for a night-time snorkelling adventure with manta rays. This private charter, ideal for families or a group of adventurous friends offers an awe-inspiring brush with these gentle giants as they glide through the dark, otherworldly sea.

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Four Seasons Private Jet Itineraries

The 2025 Four Seasons Private Jet calendar begins with African Wonders (December 29, 2024 – January 10, 2025), a shorter itinerary with minimal travel across time zones perfect for families travelling with kids and equally enriching for couples and individuals.

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Ponant launch luxury cruises for 2023

PONANT new luxury itineraries for 2023. These include new expeditions in Antarctica, the Arctic, Northern Europe, Oceania, and Asia Pacific. 

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PONANT Luxury Cruises & Expeditions, returns to Antarctica

PONANT has unveiled two entirely new itineraries providing semi-circumnavigations of the Antarctic between New Zealand and South America.

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Exploring the Antarctica Peninsula with Ponant, aboard Le Soléal

Daniel Resnik sets sail to Antarctica, the continent of elephant seals and penguins with Ponant, aboard Le Soléal.

Polar bear and cub Svalbard Alexey Sedov
Aurora Expeditions – Exhilarating, Wild and Remote Voyages

Aurora Expeditions have launched their Global and Arctic program aboard both the Greg Mortimer, and their new ship, the Sylvia Earle.

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Ultimate Guide to Luxury Winter Cruising

Whoever said summer was the best season for cruising has never read this list. Discover the best in luxury winter cruising.

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Cruising Antarctica in Luxury

Penguins and polar ice caps may not immediately evoke images of luxury, so here is an up-market approach to seeing the sights of Antarctica.