Expedition Cruise

Discover more on a luxury Expedition with PONANT!

It’s time to join our team of experienced naturalist guides and expedition experts to discover some of the world’s most distant and sought-after shores, venture into the heart of extreme lands and be immersed in nature on one of many Zodiac® outings and shore excursions.

Whether you dream of stepping foot on the Antarctic Peninsula, witnessing the incredible rise of Montgomery reef in the Kimberley or meeting and interacting with local communities in the Arctic, PONANT, World Leader of Luxury Expeditions can take you there.

Go aboard Silversea Expeditions to discover the ends of the earth and experience the rush of setting foot on the unknown and rarely explored.

An expedition with Silversea luxury cruises is unlike any other form of travel — thrilling, awe-inspiring and humbling all at the same time. It takes you to some of the most remote regions of the planet and shows them to you intimately. It is for the curious traveller who longs to see an orang-utan in the wild or what lies behind the next mountain ridge. But it’s not just about wildlife or mountains. It’s about immersing yourself in the culture, landscape and habitat of a region with the help of experts who can illuminate all you see.

From the lush rainforests of the equatorial Pacific to the polar extremes at the very edge of the world, our expedition ships sail to all seven continents. You can explore pelagic wonderlands, admire volcanic plateaus gushing with geysers, or enter the realm of the Polar Bear. But no matter where you go, you’ll enjoy a uniquely immersive experience, expanding your global perspective and prompting you to re-evaluate what really matters. And rest assured- no creature comfort will be denied on an expedition cruise with

Coral Expeditions is Australia’s pioneering expedition cruise company, sailing for nearly four decades. We operate and manage a fleet of three small expedition ships taking guests to some of the most beautiful, yet undiscovered, regions of Australia, Asia-Pacific, South-Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Over 8,000 travellers from all over the world travel with us every year who are attracted by our relaxed small ship atmosphere and itineraries which larger ships cannot replicate.

At a time when the cruise industry is moving to larger and less personal ships, we have limited the size of our ships to maximise the expedition experience. Our cuisine is prepared small batch on board, and while the style is down to earth, it reflects high quality Australian produce and wine. We operate to high Australian standards of safety with Australian crew wherever we go. We were the first to offer interpretive programs reflective of the destinations we visit and to employ Expedition Leaders, Guest Lecturers, Marine Biologists, and SCUBA Instructors – a tradition that continues today.

When Aurora Expeditions was born, it was destined to be different.

Our passion for adventure, exploring wild places and sharing the experience with friends burns just as brightly as it did over 30 years ago, as does our preference for small-group, personal expeditions.

Viking Expedition. Journey to the unexplored wilderness of Antarctica and uncover the beauty of North America’s Great Lakes on board Viking’s two purpose-built, state-of-the-art expedition ships.

Viking give you more ways to explore, more often. What is different to other expeditions, is the fact that their fleet of military pro zodiacs, convertible Special Operations Boats (SOBs), two-seater kayaks and two yellow six-seater submarines are complimentary to use throughout your voyage.