Ocean Nova

Why travel aboard this ship?

• Only 68 passengers (max) - originally built to carry a higher number so nice and spacious
• A clean, airy, modern ship with crisp Scandinavian styling
• Uniquely, all cabins have twin lower berths (no bunks) with en suite bathrooms
• Spectacular glassed in observation lounge on top deck
  Adventure options available on all departures (camping on Antarctica, kayaking & mountaineering)
• Zodiac platform at water level for easy transfer in and out of the zodiacs
• Dedicated single cabins

Technical specifications:

• 68 passengers (max)
• Built in Demark in 1992 to operate in the ice-choked waters of Greenland
• 73m long x 11m wide
• Cruising speed 12 knots
• Displacement 2,118 tonnes
• Ice strengthened

The Ocean Nova is a modern ship built in 1992 at the Orskov Shipyard in Frederikshavn in Denmark. She was built to navigate the ice-choked waters off Western Greenland. The 73-metre vessel, offering comfortable travel for just 68 passengers is the perfect expedition ship for discovering Antarctica, combining the intimacy of a small ship with the stability and spaciousness of a larger vessel.

The Ocean Nova has 37 outside cabins, all featuring private facilities, located on the main, upper and bridge decks. In 2006 she was refurbished and upgraded, adding a glass enclosed forward observation lounge, the perfect spot from which to spy whales and icebergs. There is a spacious dining room on the upper deck as well as a lounge and bar on the bridge deck. The Ocean Nova is a first class boat to explore and discovery the highlights of Antarctica.

This ship undertakes the following expeditions:

Classic Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetlands
20^th November - 1^st December 2008
30^th November - 11^th December 2008
10^th - 21^st December 2008
30^th December 2008 - 10^th January 2009

Crossing the Antarctic Circle
9^th - 23^rd February 2009

The Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica
2^nd - 21^st November 2008
22^nd February - 13^th March 2009