The Ships

Expedition style cruising captures the excitement of adventure while providing the relative comforts of home. Although sailing on any one of these ships can be quite cozy, you must remember, you will be going to one of the most extreme places on the planet! Expedition cruising provides a unique experience and is not for everyone. Below are a few of the ships that sail to Antarctica, the Arctic, and many points in between.

Ed-Ventures can plan one of these exciting expeditions for you.

 

 

Akademik Golitsin



Ship Specifications

This is the sistership to the Professor Multanovskiy


Other Names:

 Marine Spirit

Length:

 71.6 meters/ 234 feet

Breadth:

 12.8 meters/ 42 feet

Draft:

 4.5 meters/ 15 feet

Engines:

 2,300 kW Diesel twin engines, also bow and stern thrusters

Ice Class:

 KM* UL[1]A2, Canadian Type A

Crew:

 32

Passengers:

 38

Registry:

 Russia

 

Professor Multanovsky

This is the sistership to the Akademik Golitsyn, although the cabin configuration is different to allow for more passengers.

 


Ship Specifications

Other Names:

 Marine Intrepid

Length:

 71.6 meters/ 234 feet

Breadth:

 12.8 meters/ 42 feet

Draft:

 4.5 meters/ 15 feet

Engines:

 2,300 kW diesel twin engine, bow and stern thrusters

Ice Class:

 KM*UL[1]A2, Canadian Type A

Crew:

 32

Passengers:

 46

Registry:

 Russia

 

Akademik Ioffe


Ship Specifications

Other Names:

 Marine Adventurer

Length:

 117 meters/ 383 feet

Breadth:

 18.2 meters/ 59 feet

Draft:

 5.9 meters/ 19 feet

Engines:

 5,000 kW diesel twin engine, twin propellers

Ice Class:

 KM*L1[1]A1, Canadian Type B

Crew:

 52

Passengers:

 80

Registry:

 Russia

 

Akademik Sergey Vavilov


Ship Specification

Other Names:

 Marine Voyager

Length:

 117 meters/ 383 feet

Breadth:

 18.2 meters/ 59 feet

Draft:

 5.9 meters/ 19 feet

Engines:

 5,000 kW diesel twin engine, twin propeller

Ice Class:

 KM*L1[1]A1, Canadian Type B

Crew:

 52

Passengers:

 80

Registry:

 Russia

 

 

Alla Tarasova


Ship Specification

Other Names:

 Marine Discoverer

Length:

 100 meters/

Breadth:

 16.22 meters

Draft:

 4.90 meters

Engines:

 2 x 2,640 horsepower

Ice Class:

 Russian KM*L1, Lloyds 100 1A

Crew:

 75

Passengers:

 118

Registry:

 Russia

 

Livonia



Ship Specification

Other Names:

 Marine Challenger

Length:

 71.6 meters/ 234 feet

Breadth:

 12.8 meters/ 42 feet

Draft:

 4.5 meters/ 15 feet

Engines:

 2,300 kW diesel twin engine, bow & stern thrusters

Ice Class:

 KM*UL[1]A2, Canadian Type A

Crew:

 32

Passengers:

 38

Registry:

 Estonia

 

Akademik Shuleykin




Ship Specification

Other Names:

 Marine Spirit

Length:

 71.6 meters/ 234 feet

Breadth:

 12.8 meters/ 42 feet

Draft:

 4.5 meters/ 15 feet

Engines:

 2,300 kW diesel twin engine

Ice Class:

 KM*UL[1]A2, Canadian Type A

Crew:

 32

Passengers:

 46

Registry:

 Russia

 

Professor Molchanov & Professor Khromov

 

 

Ship Specification

Other Names:

 None

Length:

 71.6 meters/ 234 feet

Breadth:

 12.5 meters/ 42 feet

Draft:

 4.5 meters/ 15 feet

Engines:

 2,300 kW Diesel twin engines, also bow and stern thrusters

Ice Class:

 KM* L1 A1

Crew:

 32

Passengers:

 38

Registry:

 Russia

 

M.S. Bremen



Ship Specifications

Registered Name:

 M.S. Bremen

Length:

 111.52 meters

Breadth:

 17 meters

Draft:

 4.80 meters

Engines:

 6,600 hp, twin variable pitch propellers

Ice Class:

 1A1 Super

Crew:

 94

Passengers:

 164

Registry:

 Nassau/ Bahamas

 

Kapitan Khlebnikov


Ship Specification

Registered Name:

 Kapitan Khlebnikov

Length:

 132.40 meters

Breadth:

 26.75 meters

Draft:

 8.50 meters

Engines:

 Six diesel-electric, 24,000 horsepower total

Ice Class:

 KM*LL3A2, 45mm thick icebreaker hull

Crew:

 60

Passengers:

 116

Registry:

 Russia

 

Nuclear Icebreaker Yamal &

Sovetskiy Soyuz

 

The Sovetskiy Soyuz is the sister ship to the Yamal, the only difference is that the Soyuz has two less mini-suites, but has 3 additional standard cabins so it has a total of 50 passenger cabins.


Ship Specification

Registered Name:

 Yamal

Length:

 150 meters

Breadth:

 30 meters

Draft:

 11.08 meters

Engines:

 Two steam turbine, 75,000 total horsepower

Ice Class:

 48mm thick icebreaker hull

Crew:

 150

Passengers:

 98

Registry:

 Russia

 

Although the information above is beleived to be correct, Ed-Ventures assumes no

responsibility for errors or omissions

 

 

 

 

 

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