MV Polarstar
Expedition
The Polar Star was built in Finland and served in the icebreaker fleet of the Swedish Maritime Administration. In 2000, the vessel was purchased by Karlsen Shipping in Norway and completely refitted and upgraded specifically for expedition cruising. The ship is certified for worldwide international voyages and complies with all SOLAS, ISM, ISPS and MARPOL regulations for safety and the environment. Polar Star accommodates up to 105 passengers in cabins mostly with private facilities and lower berths, although the owners limit her to a maximum of 100 passengers in Antarctica.
- Onboard
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- Dining room with unreserved seating
- Lounge & bar
- Exercise room
- Forward lounge for presentations
- Clinic with licensed doctor
- Library
- Ship to shore communications via satellite and Iridium phone, and email
- Deck Plan - Click on image for bigger size (opens in new window).
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- Cruises
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Classic Antarctica - Incredible cruises aboard a choice of comfortable expedition vessels visiting prime wildlife sites along the Antarctic Peninsula and in the nearby South Shetland Islands.
Explorers' Route - Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctic Peninsula - From the overwhelming wildlife populations of the sub-Antarctic to the magnificent scenery of the Antarctic Peninsula, this is the ultimate Antarctic experience.
Crossing the Polar Circle - Become one of the lucky few to have ventured south of the Antarctic Circle into a rarely visited area of magnificent mountains and colossal icebergs.
Macaronesia Islands - Absorb the landscape, culture and atmosphere of the remote and fascinating North Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
- Vessel : Statistics
- Built : Yugoslavia 1976
- Length: 90 metres
- Breadth: 16.24 metres
- Draft : 4.65 metres
- Cruising Speed: 12 knots
- Passengers: 110
- Crew: 70
- Registered: Malta
- Engines: 2 Diesel ME - 5,209 hp
- Class: L3
- GRT: 4,251 tons
All The Vessels itineraries
- Akademik Ioffe & Akademik Sergey Vavilov
- Akademik Shokalskiy, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanvoskiy & Spirit of Enderby
- Antarctic Dream
- Atmosphere
- Clipper Adventurer
- Grigoriy Mikheev/Aleksey Maryshev
- Hanse Explorer
- Island Odyssey & Island Roamer
- Kapitan Khlebnikov
- Lyubov Orlova
- MV Polarstar
- Noorderlicht
- Ocean Nova
- Snow Goose
- Spirit of Alaska
- Spirit of Oceanus
- The Yamal
- True North