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Orion Expedition Cruises – Luxury Adventure Cruises for Antartica, Kimberley and Melanesia
01 year ago
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in Special Interest Travel
luxury adventure travel
Orion Expedition Cruises Official Video – Visit www.orionexpeditions.com to learn more. Technically and aesthetically, Orion is arguably the most sophisticated vessel in its class. The Berlitz Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships guide describes her as “the latest in the quest to build the ideal expedition cruise ship”. Constructed by the world-leading Cassens Shipyard in Emden, and launched in November 2003, she boasts a host of advanced design features including technology that sets new standards in sustainable marine environmental practices. Although custom-made for expedition cruising, Orion is the epitome of elegance. No expense has been spared when it comes to the quality of fittings and furnishings, and the range and calibre of onboard recreational facilities are nothing short of five-star. Orion’s luxurious appointments means she is more mega-yacht than cruise ship and her guests are few; around just 50 couples, all cared for in 5-star comfort by a crew of 75. Chart your own path less travelled.
Hull student spends break in Antartica
2trips to antarctica
It’s a safe bet the memory of last New Year’s Eve won’t blur into all the others over time for Sara Hollingshead of Hull. The 18-year-old, a senior at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, was on a ship off the Antarctic Peninsula. It was still dusky light outside at midnight in the Antarctic summer, she said. “We made resolutions for the New Year and then rang in the New Year with music and a dance party,” she said. “A few people ran outside and ran around on the deck,” she said. Sara, daughter of Hull’s provisional fire chief Robert Hollingshead, joined about 65 US and international students on a trip sponsored by the Students on Ice expeditions organization of Canada. Hollingshead “provisional” arather than “acting’ chief, I’m told, since the position is vacant now with last chief’s retirement took effect early Jan. It coincided with the International Polar Year being observed 2007-2009. apaprently 2-year extended observance, March 2007 – March 2009 The expedition gathered for orientation at the Argentine port of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego at South America’s southern tip two days before setting sail Dec. 28. The oldest passenger, Dr. Fred Roots, 86, a Canadian researcher, has been going to Antarctica more than 50 years, she said. The Ushuaia, a 278-foot “ice-classed” and “ice-strengthened” ship, Sara said it’s full name is the MV Ushuaia….google suggests it’s MV Ushuaia or M/V Ushuaia, so, since Ushuaia is the name on the bow, that may be enough spent the next two days …
