Poseidon ExpeditionsReviews of poseidonexpeditions.com

Where to begin? First, my second experience on the Sea Spirit confirmed what I learned from the first voyage to E. Greenland and Iceland--a small ship with just 100 or so passengers is much more intimate, giving us time to make friends at meals, in the evenings, and during the expeditions themselves. Beset by gale-force and sometimes Cat 1 Hurricane-force winds for 3 days in Nuuk, Poseidon's crew made a fantastic time out of it. We ventured out twice into town, and took a tour of the town by bus. So, we could learn from the local guide on the bus about life in Nuuk as Greenland modernizes and urbanizes. On the ship, on the spur of the moment, Inuit cultural events were presented, one an amazingly funny mask dance, and the other a drum dance. We heard an Inuit song as well. Yes, we wanted to get going, but knew in advance that the weather and the ice would determine our itinerary. When the weather broke, we safely sped northward and were able to visit Disko Island, with one of our crew trainees getting to see her family there, see the midnight sun along the way, Maniitsok gave us an opportunity to visit a museum of traditional technology, and for me to film a modern church group with guitars and a box drum that sang the same Lutheran hymns they have in Christian Indonesia but in the Inuit language. What a surprise to hear familiar music! And it was a chance to talk a bit with locals, out in the weather for the first time in months. Before that, we had ventured into Sisimiut to pick up passengers at 2 a.m. ferried by Poseidon on chartered aircraft and Zodiac craft so they could join us for the sojourn. That was generous, I feel. After Disko Island, we made it to Illulisat where the incredible icebergs flow out from the icecap. First, we went for a walk over the hill to the bay. We were later put aboard a boat to go out into the fjord amid the icebergs and witnessed an Inuit hunter hunt down a seal, later informing our captain that he successfully got it on board his boat. It sparked an animated discussion among vegans and us meat eaters who shared different views. That was an educational experience in itself! Several of us filmed it. Finally, we went into a settlement of only 200 people, where we were allowed to visit homes of people who had visitors for special occasions in small numbers. We tasted some local snacks and got an idea of what it is like to live in a Greenland home. We couldn't converse due to the language barrier, but that was OK. It was in that settlement that the Sea Spirit, and perhaps Poseidon, set a new record, with our hotch-potch "team" defeating the local team 7-6 with penalty kicks. It was the first time ever. Poseidon then arranged our departure with additional flights, as we could not get through the ice to Kangerlussuat airport. They got us to our destinations with just one bag misplaced, but it eventually reached my friend OK. I plan to go to Svalbard next year. I hope much of the same crew is there. I can't thank them all for being so helpful and informative. This was a very educational insight into the modernization of Inuit life in Greenland and the challenge of making up the big deficit that Denmark now covers so that Greenland can function.

We greatly enjoyed our trip inJune 2018 with Poseidon expeditions. The expedition staff took good care of us, and made allowances for varying abilities and languages. They also were flexible and resourceful when plans had to be changed. The ships crew also took good care of us. Accommodations and food were excellent.

Wonderful trip; great care by capable people; well planned; thoroughly enjoyed! Michael Holian

Unsere Reise mit der M/V Sea Spirit mit Besuchen von verschiedenen Siedlungen auf West Grönland fand vom 6. - 17. Juni 2018 bei aussergewöhnlich schönem Wetter statt. Dank dem unermüdlichen Einsatz des Expeditionsteams konnten wir eine Vielzahl von äusserst gut und sogfältig geplanten, interessanten und lehrreichen Exkursionen mit örtlichen Führungen erleben, zusätzlich zu den vielen gut vorbereiteten Vorträgen an Bord. Die gesamte Crew hat durch eine einwandfreie Reinigung der Räumlichkeiten, ausgezeichnet vorbereiteten Mahlzeiten und Zwischenmahlzeiten (der Küche sei gratuliert!), eine unglaubliche Aufmerksamkeit des Personals während den Mahlzeiten zum positiven Erlebnis der Reise mit der M/V Sea Spirit beigetragen. Bei den Mahlzeiten wurden unsere Wünsche praktisch von unseren Augen abgelesen. Man hatte das Gefühl zu einer grossen, freundlichen Familie zu gehören. Nicht nur, dass wir nach kurzer Zeit mit unseren Namen angesprochen wurden, auch unsere Sitzplätze zu den Mahlzeiten waren dem Personal schnell bekannt. Besonders erwähnenswert sind auch die immer freundlichen und fröhlichen Gesichter der gesamten Besatzung, unabhängig von ihren jeweiligen Aufgaben. Wir freuen uns, die gesamte Crew und Expeditionsleitung anlässlich unserer nächsten Reise, die wir bereits gebucht haben, wieder auf der M/V Sea Spirit zu treffen. Inge und Albert Sicker Following the Translation into English : Our trip with the M/V Sea Spirit with the visits of various dwellings on West Greenland took place from June 6 to June 17, 2018 at an extraordinary nice weather. Thanks to the extraordinary and knowledgeable commitment of the expeditionsteam could we also experience a multitude of excellent and carefully planned, interesting and informative excursions with local guides, this in addition to the well prepared lectures on board. Also the entire crew has contributes to the positive experience of the trip with the M/V Sea Spirit, such by an impeaccable cleaning of the premises, excellent meals and snacks (congratulation to the kitchen!) and by an incredible attention of the servers during the meals. At the meals, our wishes were practically anticipated by our servers just by looking at us. We had the feeling that we belonged to a large, friendly family. It is not only that after a short while they addressed us with our names, our seats for the meals were also soon known to them. Especially to be mentioned are the always friendly and happy faces of the entire crew, indepandent from their various duties. We are looking forward to meeting the entire crew and expeditionsteam again on our next trip with the M/V Sea Spirit, which we have already booked. Inge and Albert Sicker

This was our second trip with Poseidon on the Sea Spirit. This is a company that puts safety first. Traveling to Antarctica is an adventure, but not without anxiety. A tad nervous about crossing the Drake Channel and very little support once in Antarctica. However, the Sea Spirit has a doctor and high tech equipment. We waited out bad weather both ways. The staff, which includes scientists cannot do enough for you. A zodiac to shore twice a day along with lectures twice a day. This is not a rustic cruise—the cabins are modern and well appointed. The food is cruise worthy. This is an exceptional trip with an exceptional company.

I am going to state right up front that I am NOT a cruise person, but my Antarctic cruise with Poseidon in November 2017 was absolutely outstanding. I really can't think of anything that the staff and crew could have done to make this trip any better. I especially want to point out Georgina Strange who was the ships photographer and was raised in the Falklands. The food on the Sea Spirit was also great and if I have any complaint it is the fact I gained 10 pounds on the voyage! I recommend checking into Poseidon and I will be cruising with them again!

We went on the Christmas and New Year Antarctic Explorer cruise at the end of 2017. I have never wanted to go on a cruise - all that being stuck with other people and being organised all the time - but this was, for me, the perfect cruise. As we disembarked at the end I was ready to get back on and do it all again! The size of the ship is great - with a max. of just 117 people everyone gets to go on each landing or zodiac cruise and it was a cosy number of people, without having to share tables at meals and being forced into mixing with others, if you didn't feel like it. Everything from our cabin, the daily briefing, meals, zodiac cruises, land expeditions, camping, etc. was perfectly arranged and went so smoothly. We could not have been in better hands. The restaurant and catering staff were very proficient and friendly, they really couldn't do enough for us. The food was great, even for a quite fussy eater, like me. Plenty of veg. options for non-meat eaters. Not haute cuisine but good tasty fare with plenty of choice. The choice of beer and wine was good and was reasonably priced - about 7 USD a beer (coming from Dubai, this was cheap for us!). The expedition team were fantastic - each with their own expertise and so happy to share their knowledge. The daily lectures were great to learn more about what we were seeing. It was also good to see that they took such care over safety, from the evacuation drill within the first few hours on board, to the very rigorous talks and reminders given about getting on and off zodiacs and regarding landings. The Expedition Leader kept us fully informed with tannoy announcements, as well as the daily briefing and information on the tv in your cabin/on the noticeboard and there was always plenty going on during the down time when we were sailing from place to place. It was nice that there was no need whatsoever to dress up and it was all very casual - it was much more like being on a holiday with a whole bunch of laid-back friends. The camping was spectacular - no tent, just a hole in the snow that you dig yourself. The 'loo' is literally a bucket - no tent or screen around it, but nobody was bothered - everyone looks the same in an expedition parka anyway! It was well organised and a huge amount of fun with the most spectacular of views. This particular cruise gave a good variety of landings and zodiac cruises with a visit to historical Port Lockroy, a Russian research station with its own beautiful wooden orthodox church, volcanic Deception Island and landings that just gave you fantastic views of glaciers, birds, penguins and seals. I could not have asked for anything more from this cruise and the company. And the great service started pre-cruise, when the office provided useful information and answered any question, however daft! I will definitely be booking a cruise up north with the same company - once I have saved up again!

Such a fantastic tour! highly proffesional team, everything was perfectly organized. It was not just a tour, but combination of fun, education and marvelous adventure. Great life experience;