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Wir sind nun schon zum 2. Mal mit der Sea Spirit unterwegs gewesen. Zuerst in die Antarktis und dann in Ostgrönland. Die ganze Mannschaft, vor allem Anja Erdmann-Rutten macht die Reisen zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis. Alles ist gut durchdacht und geplant und die Anlandungen wirklich toll. Selbst bei schlechtem Wetter gibt es einen Plan B oder C oder auch D. Wir fühlten uns auf dem Schiff wie zu Hause und das Esse ist auch hervorragend. Mein Geburtstag wurde 1Tag früher sehr nett gefeiert, da wir am nächsten Tag abreisten. Wir werden sicher wieder mit der Sea Spirit in See stechen.

Die herrliche Landschaft im Scoresby Sund, Ostgrönland erlebten wir ganz toll, dank des hervorragenden Expeditionsteams und der ganzen Crew. Wir fühlten uns rundum gut betreut und verwöhnt. Kulinarische Highlights wechselten mit spannenden Landgängen, Zodiacfahrten und interessanten Vorträgen ab. Am Ende der Reise erhielten wir einen USB Stick mit allen Infos, Fotos und einer SlideShow, einfach ein geniales Souvenir. Wir werden wieder mit der Sea Spirit die Welt entdecken. Diese Art zu reisen ist super bequem, interessant und macht einfach Spass! Freundlich, begeistert, super organisiert - das ist Poseidon Expeditions!

Dies war meine zweite Reise mit Poseidon; da die Reise in die Antarktis nicht zu toppen war, war ich unsicher, ob ich jetzt eine Reise in die Arktis wagen sollte, ohne hinterher enttäuscht zu werden. Ich wurde nicht enttäuscht; im Gegenteil! "Ms Anja, kommen Sie mit zum Buffet, ich zeige Ihnen etwas", spricht mich der Maitre beim ersten Frühstück an. Ich folge ihm, er deutet auf die Mandelmilch, die neben der herkömmlichen Milch steht. Ich hatte im Fragebogen vor Reiseantritt angegeben, dass ich keine Kuh- sondern Mandel/Kokosmilch bevorzuge. Was für ein 5-Sterne-Plus-Service! Auch sonst wurde wieder bewiesen, dass der Passagier im Mittelpunkt steht. Die Ausflüge waren klasse, wo es Sinn machte, wurden sogar 3 Programme an Land angeboten: Wanderungen schwer und mittel, sowie ein "Beach Bunny"-Programm, bei dem man neben dem Seele-baumeln-lassen vom Expeditionsteam Pflanzen erklärt bekam oder die aufgebauten Stative mit Fernglas nutzen konnte. Die Crew ist immer freundlich und zuvorkommend, das Schiff angenehm in seiner Größe, der Jakuzzi an Deck 5 unbedingt zu empfehlen! Es gibt nichts schöneres, als nach dem Dinner bei Minusgraden im warmen Whirlpool zu sitzen und die Eisberge an sich vorbeigleiten zu sehen. Ich kann Poseidon mit der MS Sea Spirit wärmstens empfehlen!

Just arrived of an incredible and interesting expedition travel to Scoresby Sund, in Greenland. The ship is fantastic: the Sea Spirit! But the best is the expedition team, starting by the Kayak Master, Luís, and, in the top, Anja Eadmann, a number one woman that was the expedition leader. First class cabins, service and food, interesting lectures and the best library about polar subjetcs that I have seen, with very rare first editions. I will book again with Poseidon for my next expedition.

Unsere Familie ist begeistert von dieser Reise, die noch sehr lange nachwirken wird. Wir hatten vor allem den Begegnungen mit Eisbären und Walrossen entgegengefiebert. Aber es gab so viel mehr zu sehen. Natürlich trafen wir - mit entsprechendem Sicherheitsabstand - auf Eisbären (insgesamt acht, darunter eine Mutter mit zwei Jungtieren aus diesem Jahr) und sind auch Walrossen an mehreren Tagen sehr, sehr nahe gekommen. Aber wer denkt bei Franz-Josef-Land an Polarweide, arktischen Mohn oder Steinbrech? Oder an Küstenseeschwalben, Eissturmtaucher und Dickschnabellummen? Ein riesiges Lob an das Expeditions-Team, das uns nach den Zodiac-Ausfahrten immer mit tagesaktuellen Vorträgen über Geschichte, Flora, Fauna oder die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels informiert hat. Nicht zu vergessen das Hotel-Team, welches für Komfort und exzellente Verpflegung gesorgt hat. Es gab eine große Auswahl an Speisen, auch immer vegetarische Gerichte. Leider konnten wir die Champ-Insel mit den berühmten Steinkugeln nicht besuchen, da die Eisverhältnisse das nicht zuließen. Aber so wird man daran erinnert, in welcher unwirtlichen Gegend man sich eigentlich befindet und fühlt sich wie auf einer echten Expedition. Der krönende Abschluss war die Begegnung mit vielen Buckelwalen auf der Rückfahrt. Alle Maschinen wurden gestoppt und wir konnten die Tiere lange beobachten und ihnen zuhören. Herzlichen Dank an Poseidon Expeditions für diese unvergessliche Traumreise.

My husband and I have been on 2 cruises with Poseidon - Antarctica in 2018 and the Arctic in 2019. Both expeditions were amazing, exciting, enjoyable and informative. We loved the variety of trips we made off the ship in the zodiacs - usually 2 a day subject to weather conditions. We saw many different types of wildlife, visited research stations, saw plants unique to the regions, beautiful icebergs and went through the ice with the zodiacs (one of my favourite activities).Everyday, there were talks/lectures on a variety of topics which was another aspect to the trips that was both enjoyable and educational. The ship we were on both times was the Sea Spirit and it was excellent. We were in a cabin on deck 5 which had a balcony and I highly recommend that for taking photographs at any time of day or night.The food was very good and the staff catered for many different nationalities and dietary requests.The staff on the ship worked very hard at all times and were always polite, friendly and helpful. Our trips would not have been this enjoyable if it wasn't for the wonderful expedition leaders! On our second trip we saw some familiar faces but all of the leaders were exceptional. Each of them was an expert in a different field - flora, ice, wildlife, photography, history, etc. They always had a smile on their faces and were willing to chat to us whenever we approached them. All of them were professional, helpful, friendly and ran the expeditions efficiently. If you like wildlife, ice, excitement, adventure and being looked after by an excellent team then I highly recommend Poseidon for a unique and wonderful experience!

My 3rd expedition with Poseidon on the Sea Spirit proved to be as exciting as the first two, to both coasts of Greenland and Iceland before Svalbard on this 3rd expedition. Longyearbyen proved to be a good starting and departing point. There are places in the spread out town to walk to, and scenery towards the sound was beautiful in the Solstice sunshine offering deep shadows and contrasts all 24 hours. The boarding was very efficient, with our luggage right in front of our rooms. The fitting of boots and parka with its emblems was well-organized, as my size was not available (remember to put on full thermal socks before trying on the boots!) when I needed a size larger with full thermal gear on. The fire drill and fire information in the cabins were both very orderly, so if we had to prepare quickly, say, in the middle of the night, we know what we have to wear and what NOT to bring. The lifeboats are fitted with coverings to help keep us warm in case we had to evacuate. The safety factor is something I cannot over-emphasize in an ice-filled polar sea. The ice line was constantly watched, and our tour team leader often stayed up almost all night with the captain and crew to design a course to avoid the fickle ice up north while providing us with incredible, sometimes previously unvisited, sites to view the abundant wildlife that he knew about as he lives in Longyearbyen. The captain was very funny and sociable. His hysterical introduction of the crew members made us spill our champagne, so our glasses had to be refilled. The lectures were quite useful and interesting. I did not attend them all, as, with anyone, one's interests vary and sometimes there were repairs or laundry to be done for the next day's landings. Polar bears on the hunt were the main feature. We saw two of them. The people with giant lenses that extended almost to the polar bears themselves shared super closeup films and photos of the chase when it was either too far away for my zoom lens, or our Zodiac was not in position to catch the footage. The final score was Seals & Reindeer 2, Polar bears 0. I was cheering for the seals and reindeer. Reindeer were abundant, allowing rank amateur photographers to get really good videos and photos. The same with abundant walruses and seals. Birds were beyond my abilities and equipment, but others shared their rookery footage. The ones following the ship gave me some good footage. Our visit to far-northern Ny-Alesund research town where the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had over-wintered and had flown from, was remarkable. The museum is memorable. The food on board--forget dieting or anything like that when on the Sea Spirit. I loved the food prepared by international chefs for all nationalities except haggis, which was never offered and which I never have eaten and may never try even if offered. The fellow passengers were once again a variety of people who share a dedication to seeing and hopefully preserving the arctic for future generations. They were very sharing and helpful to us less-experienced eager beavers. I could go on and on, but some readers may have already benefited by being put to sleep. Others may have reached for their eye drops. One improvement I'd like to suggest on land: the hotel in Longyearbyen does have one strange policy I wish they would change--in the high season, check-in is only after 15:00 hrs. To secure my room for a 2:00 am arrival from Oslo an extra day before the expedition, I had to reserve and pay for the room for the previous day as well. The stay on the day of the expedition is provided free. For the 08:00 morning arrival after the expedition, the 15:00 check in time threw me. So I will also book the previous day in order to be able to check in right away when I arrive both times. Next year, I plan to do my 4th expedition, the polar expedition to Franz Josef Land. After that? I may be tempted to look at Antarctica as I want to visit Chile for listening to Inti Illimani's, Violeta Para's and Victor Jara's music there. It is a short hop to Ushaia from there. 2021 or 2022.

Fantastic trip to Franz Josef Land. The crew and expedition team were outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble. A truly once in a lifetime experience