World Explorer

What a nice ship. Great expedition team. We had an amazing time. Everything went without a single problem. Loved it!

The ship had great stabilizers. I'm used to being seasick and wasn't on this boat. The excursions were well organized and ran very smoothly. The ship was clean. The only item that was less than excellent was the food on board. It was more befitting of a mass market cruise, not at the elite level of the rest of the experience.

Excellent - it was an excursion focused trip and the Quark team did a great job on that front. As for the food, it was good, not great, but in the context of the trip it was not much a factor either way.

Room very good food very good lectures very good attention to clients very good . I only had one major concern and this is a deal breaker for me. There were repeated encounters with wildlife whales, penguins on zodiacs where the guides clearly violated the encroachment distance. This was documented on photos and videos . I did raise the issue individually and was informed that i was incorrect . That was disappointing as all i am trying to do is to protect the most precious resource in Antartica. I brought up the issue with the leader on the boat with a biologist and we barely got 2 minutes of his time. He did acknowledge they were in the wrong with the video evidence but I did not have confidence that the situation would be rectified. It is unfortunate that this critical violation marred this experience for me but I went because i heard this group was very interested in wildlife protection That was definitely not the case .

The crew was great, food was very good, and especially the expedition staff was outstanding. We had a wonderful time.

Excellent trip. Met our expectations and beyond. The expedition leaders were excellent. Knowledgeable and very approachable.

Along with great food and service, the mud room was an absolute necessity. It made the preparing each activity a pleasure. Had a great massage and enjoyed the polar plunge

The ship was well organized and the service was excellent. It was very comfortable room with a great shower systems ( sprays from top and the side with a bench to relax inside) . Great varied of food and plenty of it. The food was tasty . I had a wonderful time aboard the ship