Quark Expeditions’ New Ultramarine Begins Sailing the Canadian Arctic

Quark Expeditions, one of many trade’s leaders in polar adventures, right this moment introduced the profitable launch of Ultramarine within the Canadian Arctic.

On August 1, the fleet’s latest vessel set off on the 17-day “Northwest Passage: Within the Footsteps of Franklin” itinerary, certainly one of 5 expeditions that Quark operates within the Canadian Excessive Arctic area, provided in August and September.

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This unbelievable journey brings company up near the stark, haunting fantastic thing about the Canadian Arctic, providing a variety of alternatives to immerse themselves within the indigenous Inuit tradition, be taught concerning the area’s historical past, view plentiful native wildlife and partake of the trade’s most intensive checklist of off-ship journey choices, together with Zodiac cruises, sea kayaking and ice climbing.

“We’re so excited to have kicked off our Canadian Arctic season with the 17-day Northwest Passage: Within the Footsteps of Franklin itinerary,” mentioned Thomas Lennartz, Vice-President of Gross sales and Buyer Service for Quark Expeditions. “Not solely does it herald our return to the much-beloved Canadian Arctic, however this voyage additionally marks Ultramarine’s inaugural voyage within the Canadian North—which incorporates the fabled Northwest Passage. Friends get to benefit from the facilities of this technologically-advanced ship whereas steeped in polar historical past and wilderness.”

As its title signifies, the charming Northwest Passage: Within the Footsteps of Franklin voyage retraces the route taken by Nineteenth-century explorer Sir John Franklin’s polar exploration to map the Northwest Passage expedition of 1845, which was finally misplaced. Franklin English shores with two ships and a complete of 124 officers and sailors in Might 1845, however by no means returned. The disappearance of his ill-fated expedition stays certainly one of Arctic exploration’s most enduring mysteries to today.

The voyage additionally makes stops in Greenland earlier than persevering with on by means of the Davis Strait to the northern tip of Baffin Island, close to the jap entrance to the Northwest Passage. In these waters, company can usually see humpback and bowhead whales, together with a profusion of seabirds to fascinate any birders and photographers aboard. Expeditioners additionally get the chance to go to Pond Inlet, a picturesque Inuit hamlet, the place Inuit guides and neighborhood members can train them concerning the Inuit’s’ wealthy tradition and their conventional lifestyle.

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