This document provides information about luxury small ship voyages to Antarctica aboard the Sea Explorer ship. It details the company's commitment to environmental and business ethics. The Antarctica season runs from late October to March, with varying wildlife depending on the month. The document introduces the expedition team and describes the ship features and available voyage itineraries ranging from 12 to 22 days exploring the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea, and Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Bookings for the 2013-2014 season are available exclusively through travel professionals.

1. A N T A R C T I C A D V E N T U R E S
LUXURY SMALL SHIP VOYAGES ABOARD THE SEA EXPLORER
AVAILABLE THROUGH TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS ONLY

2. About Polar Latitudes

3. • We believe that why we do what we do is as
important as what we do.
• Polar Latitudes was formed by polar travel
professionals who love what we do, and who
believe that through innovation and cooperation
with select partners, polar travel can be be er for
our passengers, for our partners, for the
environment, and for ourselves.
• There is a be er way to do business.

4. Service for your business:
• Our Partners expect and deserve fair and
uncomplicated business practices.
• Our Partners need quick and easy access to
inventory & pricing, clear and straightforward
descriptions of programs and services.

5. Polar Latitudes has the support you need
with live web reservation access and no
nonsense booking procedures
Our commission levels are second to
none…

6. WHEN TO GO
The Antarctic is easiest visited from the
tip of South America (Ushuaia) where the
crossing to the Antarctic Peninsula is just
2 days

7. The Antarctic summer lasts from late
October to mid March and the daily
temperature is around 0 – 5 degrees
Celsius.

8. Late October – December: The area is pristine and the best time
to see massive icebergs. Feels more like an ‘expedition’.
Penguins abound and are nesting their eggs.
January: Penguins eggs begin to hatch and there is plenty of
action going on around the colonies.
February - March: The mammals are out in full-force. The
whales become more curious and you may spot the Orca,
Humpbacks or Minke species, as well as seals.

9. The Team

10. ü Partnering with Polar Latitudes means you join with teams of
professionals who together have over 150 years of experience in
providing world class polar adventures.
Meet The Home Team
John McKeon – President
He has been in the adventure
travel industry for over 20 years
with the last seven specifically in
polar expedition cruising.

11. Meet The Home Team
Ian Michael Shaw – Expeditions
Operations
A native of Toronto, Canada, Ian has
been an expedition cruise
professional for over 15 years.
Antarctica is Ian's passion and his
strength. He has led over 130
expeditions to Antarctica on a dozen
different ships for a variety of
companies.

12. Meet The Home Team
Chris Dunham – Sales and Client
Services Director
Sales, customer service, or information
technology, her technical expertise and keen
a ention to detail make her a huge asset to
the Polar Latitudes team and ensure a
flawless booking procedure for our partners.
CHRIS IS THE ONLY POLAR EXPERT LISTED ON
CONDÉ NAST’S LIST OF TOP 130 TRAVEL
SPECIALISTS BY WENDY PERRIN

13. Meet The Expedition Team
Jill Harvey – Expedition Leader
As both a six-year veteran of over 70
polar expeditions as well as a glacial
researcher in the Coast Mountains of
British Columbia, Jill has made ice
something of a vocation.

14. Meet The Expedition Team
Colin Baird – Marine Mammal Specialist
Growing up on Vancouver Island, Colin
developed a love of the sea at an early
age while paddling, sailing, boating, and
scuba diving around the rugged west coast
of British Columbia.
In 2002, Jean Michel Cousteau selected
Colin as the Director of Field Operations
and Head Trainer for the Free Willy/Keiko
Project.

15. Meet The Expedition Team
Jamie Wa s
Marine Ecologist / Biologist
Dr. Mikolaj Golachowski
Marine Biologist
Dr. Dmitri Banin
Ornithologist and Marine Biologist
Cecilia Hed Malmström
Geographer/Glaciologist

16. SPECIAL GUESTS
Tim & Paulina Carr – South Georgia
Specialists
As the island’s only permanent
inhabitants for 14 years, Tim and
Pauline have a unique and
commanding relationship with South
Georgia.
Tim and Paulina will be joining our
group on the Antarctica Explorer
departures.

17. The Ship

18. Explorer Suite Porthole

19. Sea Explorer Suite

20. Sea Explorer Suite - Veranda

24. The Deck Experience

25. The
Voyages

26. CLASSIC ANTARCTICA – 12 DAYS
• The shortest of our three itineraries.
• Offers an abundance of wildlife viewing.
• Possible stops at active scientific or historic
bases.

27. WEDDELL SEA – 15 DAYS
• This special holiday itinerary embarks on December 20th, 2013
and disembarks on January 3rd, 2014.

28. ANTARCTICA EXPLORER – 22 DAYS
• The Falklands & South Georgia via Buenos Aires. (And reverse)

29. The
Excursions

35. Reserve

36. CLASSIC ANTARCTICA – 12 DAYS

37. SEA EXPLORER
AVAILABILITY - 2013-2014

38. CLASSIC ANTARCTICA
AVAILABILITY - 2013-2014

39. CLASSIC ANTARCTICA
AVAILABILITY - 2013-2014

40. GEAR SHOP INFO
http://polar-latitudes.newheadings.com/
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41. • Size – 114 clients, 70 crew
• Service – Customer Service Representatives per sailing
• Purpose-Built Ship – triple ice hull rated – 4,200 Gross Tonnage
• Education – Naturalists, biologists and historians are all best in
class leaders. Lecturers are hospitality trained.
• Itineraries – A real exploration of the finest Polar regions.
• Responsibility – Small ships = less environmental impact.
Why Chose the Sea Explorer

42. Only Through Travel
Professionals
Dedicated Partner website
Guaranteed commissions
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