Cruise West's former Spirit of Oceanus has finally found a new home in Toronto-based Quark Expeditions, which has chartered the ship for use this winter.
Renamed Sea Spirit, she will operate cruises to Antarctica starting next month and continuing until March, 2011. No word on what itineraries she will operate for the line following her journey to the Southernmost Continent.
Spirit of Oceanus was on a year-long world cruise when her journey was abruptly terminated upon her arrival at St. John's, Newfoundland, when owners Cruise West declared bankruptcy and abruptly terminated operations following years of struggle and consecutive losses.
As Sea Spirit, she will arguably be one of the most luxurious ships in the Quark fleet. The line, which specializes in a variety of expedition cruises to both arctic and antarctic regions, operates a fleet of chartered icebreakers, including the nuclear-powered 50 Years of Victory, as well as smaller expedition ships that are best described as hybrid cruise-research vessels.
For detailed itinerary and pricing information for Sea Spirit, be sure to visit the Quark Expeditions website.
1 comments:
Hi, Aaron,
Thanks for mentioning Quark and our excellent fleet. Please note that we don't own Sea Spirit, we charter her.
Prisca Campbell
Director, Marketing
www.QuarkExpeditions.com
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