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JANUARY 28, 2026  •   BY Akvile Marozaite

A First Winter Voyage: Rethinking Norway as an Expedition Cruise Destination

Akvile Marozaite shares her personal experience of a Norwegian winter expedition cruise. (5-minute read)

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JANUARY 20, 2026  •   BY ExplorEarth Editor

Antarctic Penguins Are Breeding Earlier

A quiet but powerful signal of change at the bottom of the world from the endemic sentinels (3-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

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JANUARY 12, 2026  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Chasing Penguins: The Allure, the Obsession, and the Inconvenience

A look at travel writer Jamie Lafferty's incredible quest to photograph all 18 species of penguin. (3-minute read)

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DECEMBER 31, 2025  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Expedition Cruising: Looking Ahead to 2026

Read about Expedition cruising for the year ahead: Looking Ahead to 2026 (4-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

A lone Penguin in Antarctica

JANUARY 19, 2026  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

A Quiet Chapter at the End of the World: How a Stephen King story resonates with travelling south today

Why travelling to Antarctica today feels less like an adventure and more like bearing witness to a pivotal chapter in Earth’s story (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Mark Stratton

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DECEMBER 14, 2025  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

“What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic.” The Science of Svalbard.

Read about the science of Svalbard in the Arctic and its impact not only on expedition cruising, but on the world in general. (4-minute read)

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DECEMBER 27, 2025  •   BY Peter Shanks

Peter Shanks shares his personal diary of a remarkable journey to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands

Peter Shanks shares his personal diary of a remarkable journey to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands (6-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

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DECEMBER 01, 2025  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

A Continent Without Owners: The Story of the Antarctic Treaty

Read about a Continent Without Owners: The Story of the Antarctic Treaty (4-minute read)

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NOVEMBER 26, 2025  •   BY ExplorEarth Editor

A Changing Sky: Puffins Decline on the Farnes as Other Seabirds Rise

Why the WWFs “Walrus from Space” Project Is a Game-Changer for Arctic Wildlife Conservation. (3-minute read)

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NOVEMBER 24, 2025  •   BY ExplorEarth Editor

Counting Walrus from Space on World Walrus Day

Why the WWFs “Walrus from Space” Project Is a Game-Changer for Arctic Wildlife Conservation. (3-minute read)

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NOVEMBER 16, 2025  •   BY Mark Stratton

66° Expeditions: New Kids on the Expedition Cruise Block

Mark Stratton introduces one of the newest small-ship expedition players, 66° Expeditions, operating in the Arctic and Antarctica (3-minute read)

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