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Akademik Shokalskiy

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Akademik Shokalskiy


Why travel aboard this boat?

  • Maximum of only 48 passengers, ensuring a very personalised experience
  • Sturdy, homely vessels providing a very authentic, expeditionary feel
  • Highly maneuverable and able to access places larger vessels cannot
  • Relaxed, informal and convivial atmosphere
  • Good choice of cabins from shared triples to suite's
  • Adventure options available on all departures (camping on Antarctica, kayaking & mountaineering)

Technical specifications:

  • 48 passengers (max)
  • Staff & Crew of 30
  • Built in Finland in the late 1980's as a Russian research vessel
  • 65.9m long x 12.8m wide
  • Speed = approx. 10 knots
  • Ice strengthened

This ship undertakes the following expeditions:

Classic Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetlands
22nd November - 3rd December 2008
6th - 17th February 2009
16th - 27th February 2009
26th February - 9th March 2009

The Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica
4th - 23rd November 2008


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