Archive for the ‘Antarctica’ Category

Six Cruises To Do Before You Die

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Hong Kong

Exotic Hong Kong is on our list of favorites.

So many spectacular places to visit, so little time. Here are six of our favorites.

We’re not suggesting by the title of this article that it’s time to begin disembarking from that great journey known as life. Far from it. Cast your eye farther down the page, and you’ll see what we consider to be life’s greatest cruise itineraries.

Last Chance for Large-Ship Cruises to Antarctica?

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The number of large ships that will cruise the waters off Antarctica may be limited in the future, making now the perfect time to book a cruise to Antarctica during the upcoming December 2010-February 2011 high season.

Antarctica’s glacial beauty can be intimidating, but it is actually a fragile ecosystem. To help protect the White Continent and its wildlife, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) passed a rule last year that will ban the use or carrying of heavy fuel oils – the type usually used by large cruise ships – in Antarctic waters. The idea is that this will remove even the possibility of a harmful spill of heavy fuel oil into the sea.

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