Expedition Experiences With Atlas Ocean Voyages
By Tully Luxury Travel | 05-28-2025 |
In the world of luxury expedition travel, no two cruise guests are alike. Unsurprisingly, each is an individual adventure traveler, an explorer searching for uncharted experiences with a dash of elegance added for more than good measure.
All the more reason why Atlas Ocean Voyages is now offering three distinct expedition categories – Polar Expeditions, Epicurean Expeditions and Cultural Expeditions – each zeroing in on the wants, needs and preferences of the global traveler. Which category will you best associate with? Even if you’ve never been on an expedition cruise before, the experts at Tully Luxury Travel are sure you can find your perfect travel niche.
But before we get into the three classifications, it’s worth mentioning that the luxury of choice begins long before you set sail. The Atlas fleet itself can be interpreted according to aesthetics: World Navigator embodies traditional cruise refinement, the type of luxury built on decades of experience. World Traveller comes through with a relaxed style, rather like that of a European luxury yacht. And World Voyager offers Scandinavian chic elegance, cool and comfortable. The threads tying these ships together is their nimbleness and the divine comfort of the 100 spacious suites.
Find global culinary immersion
If gastronomy is the way to your heart, the Atlas Epicurean Expeditions delight with celebrity guests, such as chef and author Massimo Capra, a renowned judge on Food Network’s Chopped Canada. Voyagers take part in exclusive cooking demonstrations, regionally inspired culinary sessions and special curated local tastings.
As well, a Yachtsman Cookoff, hosted by onboard executive chefs, will see guests face-off in a timed challenge, creating inventive dishes with local ingredients supported by insight from the kitchen team.
There will be culinary experts on board these cruises for the whole of the season, April through October. For example, the Flavors of the Adriatic cruise spanning 10 nights in September 2025 from Venice to Livorno illuminates the art of Venetian cuisine while exploring the architectural treasures of both coasts of the Adriatic Sea, including the secluded coves of Croatia.
Embrace the call of the north
With its Polar Expeditions, Atlas is whisking guests off to hike remote Arctic landscapes, including the mountains of Greenland and the Russell Glacier, guided by expert mountaineers and naturalists. The whole expedition team joins in, leading exciting sea safaris and shore landings via Zodiac skiff boats, while onboard marine biologists, zoologists and geologists explain the wildlife and scenery that surrounds you.
The Greenland & Canada Explorer itinerary from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 11 nights this autumn is a case in point. Guests marvel at the ice-filled fjords, visit pastoral sheep farms and comb the river valleys, exploring the land of the Vikings. The agenda includes whale-watching in Red Bay, storied heritage in Quebec and plenty of Indigenous moments to satisfy the curious. And in the name of complete safety, the Atlas ships are designed with Polar Class C and Ice Class 1B certification, which allows them to navigate icy waters with ease.
Witness the wonders of the skies
The Atlas Cultural Expeditions cut a wide swath through the world of anthropology, sociology, ethnography and many other sciences under the cultural umbrella, including astronomy.
On the Polar Eclipse Quest, for example, guests sail with a resident astronomer and see a total solar eclipse from the most ideal vantage point. This celestial event takes place on the journey from Reykjavik roundtrip, on the Norwegian Sea touring Iceland and Greenland. Imagine nine nights in August of paddling through drifting ice floes, encountering incredible marine wildlife.
And with every Atlas cruise, you can avail yourself of the Explorer’s Choice, a program that lets you customize your experience by choosing the amenities you want to add to these extraordinary cruises. Your Tully Travel Designer and the Atlas team can help you choose from an air credit of up to $2,000 savings toward your airfare, a hotel and or land package to extend your travels and an enhanced Wi-Fi package to keep you connected.
It’s all part of the Atlas Cruise Lines way, sending you to deeper into the world of ocean exploration.