April 2019 Quark Expeditions unveils Polar Promise, the most holistic sustainability policy in the polar expedition industry.
March 2006 Quark Expeditions breaks Roald Amundsen’s record set nearly 100 years ago, attaining the most southernly latitude of any vessel.
December 2013 Quark Expeditions is named World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the World Travel Awards in Lisbon.
Get the scoop on our Polar Promise sustainability strategy and how we’re preserving the Polar Regions one goal at a time. See page 64
October 2017 Quark Expeditions launches Quark Academy training program for expedition team members, the first training program of its kind in the industry.
Meet our incredibly talented team on page 56
June 2008 Quark Expeditions offers maiden voyage to the North Pole on nuclear icebreaker 50 Years of Victory , the most powerful icebreaker on the planet at the time. April 2011 Quark Expeditions’ Three Arctic Islands voyage is voted one of National Geographic Traveler’s “50 Tours of a Lifetime.” June 2012 Quark Expeditions becomes the first tour operator to successfully offer passenger hot-air ballooning at the North Pole. February 2013 Quark Expeditions hosts Jonathan Shackleton (Ernest Shackleton’s cousin) and Falcon Scott (Robert Falcon Scott’s grandson) as they walk, and camp, on the 7th continent together. November 2013 Quark Expeditions teams up with Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival to offer the first-ever floating polar film festival onboard Sea Spirit .
To find out more about 50 Years of Victory. See page 46
December 2020 Quark Expeditions is named World’s Leading Specialist Cruise Line at the World Travel Awards.
December 2018 Quark Expeditions is again named World’s Leading Polar Expedition Operator at the World Travel Awards.
World's Leading Specialist Cruise Line
April 2021 Quark Expeditions officially takes ownership of Ultramarine after successful sea trials in Croatia, marking one of our greatest polar milestones!
To find out more about Ultramarine. See page 36
January 2019 Quark Expeditions launches the construction of the game- changing ship Ultramarine , the very first vessel purpose-built for polar exploration.
Find out more about hot-air ballooning at the North Pole. See page 53
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