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Quark Expeditions signs agreement for new ship
Polar adventure specialist Quark Expeditions has signed an agreement for a new ship.
Scheduled for a 2020 launch, the new 200-passenger expedition ship will be ‘uncompromisingly’ designed for operation in the polar regions.
For off-ship exploration, 20 zodiacs will be rapidly deployable from an internal zodiac hangar with four embarkation points.
The ship will also have two simultaneously operable helidecks for heli-skiing to places too remote for zodiacs.
"This ship will be more than just a ship – it will be an unrivalled operational base for polar expeditions", said Andrew White, Quark Expeditions president.
"Our guests travel with Quark to maximize their expedition experience, push their boundaries and experience the magic of the polar regions. With this new ship, in the hands of the most experienced expedition team in the industry, we will get you off the ship and into nature further, faster and safer than ever before."
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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