Seabourn joins AECO

June 27th, 2014

AECO welcomes Seabourn as new Provisional Member Seabourn pioneered small-ship, ultra luxury cruising 26 years ago. Its fleet of six intimate, all-suite ships, carries between 208 and 450 guests. On board, guests are served by a crew numbering nearly as many as the guests. Seabourn has planned Arctic cruises from 2016.

GNGL joins AECO

June 17th, 2014

When established in 1982, Grand Nord Grand Large (GNGL) was a pioneer travel agency in France, specialized  in extraordinary polar excursions. This includes cruises in the Antarctic on Russian scientific vintage vessels, kayaking excursions, and dog-sledding. Presently GNGL offers  cruises on old rigs, legendary yachts, icebreakers, and expeditions boats. Grand Nord Grand Large is Oceanwide Expeditions’ general sales […]

New Animated Guidelines

June 3rd, 2014

Visitors to the Arctic can learn about safe, environmentally friendly and considerate behavior in the Arctic through a new animation developed by the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO). The new 9-minute animation shows visitors what they can and cannot do when travelling in the Arctic in a down-to-earth and entertaining way. During the […]