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Swell Boat Jeff Reynolds Alaska Glacier 1041

MARCH 30, 2026 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

The Expedition Illusion: Why Big Ships Are Trying to Act Small and How Alaska Exposes the Difference

Alaska has always resisted simplification, which is why it has become such a revealing cruise destination (4-minute read)

Burnham Arlidge

MARCH 26, 2026 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

‘Greenlandification’: Is Antarctica Going Green?

For decades, Antarctica was treated as the stable half of Earth’s ice system, the cold, slow-moving counterweight to a rapidly melting Arctic. That assumption is now breaking down. (3-minute read)

MARCH 18, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

The first true hybrid expedition: A New Era of Antarctic Exploration

How Terra Nova’s cruise–sailing hybrid redefines what it means to experience the White Continent (3-minute read)

MARCH 23, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Cultural immersion is the defining layer of Greenland expeditions

What increasingly sets Greenland apart from other expedition destinations is not just its scale or remoteness, but the fact that it is not an empty wilderness. (4-minute read)

MARCH 16, 2026 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Flying to Antarctica: Inside Polar Latitudes Expeditions’ New Fly-Cruise Expedition Programme

ExplorEarth speaks exclusively with Steffan Danino, Head of Product Development at Polar Latitudes Expeditions, about the rise of fly-cruise Antarctic travel and their own new programme. ( 4-minute read)

Sean Neilson

MARCH 13, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

View from the Deck: A Rare Emperor Penguin Encounter in the Weddell Sea

Captain Heidi Norling navigates pack ice to reach Snow Hill Island and provide guests with an extraordinary sight from the ship's deck. (3-minute read)

Silversea

MARCH 10, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Australia’s Last Wild Coast: The Kimberley

Once considered one of Australia’s most remote frontiers, the Kimberley is rapidly emerging as one of the world’s most sought-after expedition cruising regions. (4-minute read)

Ralph Lee Hopkins, LEX

MARCH 09, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Chasing Darkness in the Arctic: Expedition Ships and the Rise of the “Natural Phenomenon Safari”

Expedition ships are heading to Greenland’s remote fjords for the 2026 total solar eclipse, part of a growing trend in polar travel: voyages designed around rare natural events. (3-minute read)

MARCH 06, 2026 • BY Fiona King

Walking With the Animals: Why Wildlife in the Galápagos Is So Special

ExplorEarth Community Member Fiona King recently travelled to the Galápagos on an expedition cruise and was struck by the wildlife's friendliness. (4-minute read)

Nacho Gutierrez Scenic Eclipse

FEBRUARY 19, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Beyond the Beaten Path: How Scenic Eclipse Revolutionized Expedition Yacht Cruising

PROMOTED STORY: Luxury meets true exploration: how Scenic Eclipse changed expedition cruising forever (7-minute read)

FEBRUARY 26, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Transit Accommodation Reimagined at The Cormorant at 55 South: A New and Luxurious Front Door to Antarctica

The southernmost hotel on Earth is more than a staging post for Antarctica; it represents the next evolution in seamless, luxury polar exploration. (3-minute read)