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Ocean Nova


Why travel aboard this boat?

  • 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 boat undertakes the following expeditions in 2009/10:

Classic Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetlands
20th Nov - 1st Dec (11 days)
30th Nov - 11th Dec (11 days)
10th - 21st Dec (11 days)
20th - 31st Dec (11 days)
30th Dec - 10th Jan (11 days)

Crossing the Antarctic Circle cruise
9th Jan - 23rd Jan 2010 (14 days)
9th Feb - 23rd Feb 2010 (14 days)

The Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica
2nd - 21st Nov (19 days)
22nd Jan - 10th Feb (19 days)
22nd Feb - 13th Mar (19 days)

Ocean Nova Deckplan


For further details or to check availability, please either call one of our consultants on 01285 880981 or complete our enquiry form.








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