Arctic Cruises 2026

A smaller, traditional cruise ship offering a classic onboard experience, friendly service, and destination-focused itineraries in a relaxed setting.Balmoral is one of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ longest-serving ships and embodies the line’s traditional cruising style. Carrying around 1,300 guests, Balmoral offers an intimate, sociable atmosphere with smaller public spaces and a calm pace at sea. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a practical, comfortable layout rather than modern, feature-led design. Fred. Olsen is known for its warm, personal service, enrichment-focused onboard programme, and emphasis on destinations, and Balmoral particularly appeals to guests who enjoy classic cruising, smaller ships, and itineraries that prioritise ports and scenic sailing over onboard attractions.

A mid-sized ship offering a classic cruise experience, with traditional design, spacious public areas, and a relaxed onboard atmosphere.Aurora delivers a more traditional P&O Cruises experience, favouring elegant public spaces and a calmer pace at sea over high-energy attractions. The ship offers comfortable lounges, well-sized dining venues, and open deck areas designed for relaxed days onboard. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, arranged in a practical, classic layout. P&O Cruises is known for its British-style cruising, inclusive dining, and easygoing atmosphere, making Aurora particularly appealing to guests who enjoy a refined, unhurried cruise with familiar comforts and destination-focused itineraries rather than large-scale onboard entertainment.

A classic Cunard ship offering a refined luxury cruise experience, with traditional elegance, formal touches, and a calm, sophisticated onboard atmosphere.Queen Victoria embodies Cunard’s traditional British cruising style, with grand public rooms, elegant interiors, and a strong sense of occasion throughout the ship. Carrying around 2,000 guests, she offers a more intimate and unhurried onboard experience compared to larger, modern vessels. Accommodation includes inside and balcony cabins alongside a range of suites, with guests in the Grills enjoying additional dining and lounge privileges. Cunard is known for its attentive service, enrichment programmes, and formal evenings, and Queen Victoria particularly appeals to travellers who enjoy classic cruising traditions, refined surroundings, and a relaxed pace at sea.

Here she is, Ambition. Our second lady of the sea. Aptly named to further emphasise our commitment to inspire and delight every guest to enjoy an authentic cruise experience effortlessly, and sustainablyAmbition will carry up to 1,200 passengers to give her a true sense of comfort and space in her 680 cabins, 125 of which have balconies and 113 are suites with up to 62m2 of living space.Her dining options will inspire you with two main restaurants, speciality dining options*, and a more casual bistro-style café. Sit back, relax and enjoy a drink in one of her four bars, lounges and pub. Or take in a show in the tiered main theatre, or discover your hidden talents in the card room, library, and craft studio.Other facilities include the wellness centre, gym, two swimming pools and a range of retail shops, perfect for days at sea.

A smaller, traditional cruise ship offering a classic onboard experience, friendly service, and destination-focused itineraries in a relaxed setting.Balmoral is one of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ longest-serving ships and embodies the line’s traditional cruising style. Carrying around 1,300 guests, Balmoral offers an intimate, sociable atmosphere with smaller public spaces and a calm pace at sea. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a practical, comfortable layout rather than modern, feature-led design. Fred. Olsen is known for its warm, personal service, enrichment-focused onboard programme, and emphasis on destinations, and Balmoral particularly appeals to guests who enjoy classic cruising, smaller ships, and itineraries that prioritise ports and scenic sailing over onboard attractions.

A Pinnacle Class ship offering a premium cruise experience, with modern design, refined public spaces, and a relaxed onboard atmosphere.Nieuw Statendam is part of Holland America Line’s Pinnacle Class and represents the line’s more modern approach to premium cruising. Carrying around 2,650 guests, the ship blends contemporary styling with traditional elegance to create a calm, polished onboard environment. Nieuw Statendam is particularly known for its live music programme, with dedicated venues hosting classical, rock, blues, and contemporary performances each evening. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a strong emphasis on space and comfort. Combined with quality dining and attentive service, the ship appeals to guests who enjoy a refined cruise experience with live entertainment as a central part of the onboard atmosphere.

A Pinnacle Class ship offering a premium cruise experience, with modern design, refined public spaces, and a relaxed onboard atmosphere.Nieuw Statendam is part of Holland America Line’s Pinnacle Class and represents the line’s more modern approach to premium cruising. Carrying around 2,650 guests, the ship blends contemporary styling with traditional elegance to create a calm, polished onboard environment. Nieuw Statendam is particularly known for its live music programme, with dedicated venues hosting classical, rock, blues, and contemporary performances each evening. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a strong emphasis on space and comfort. Combined with quality dining and attentive service, the ship appeals to guests who enjoy a refined cruise experience with live entertainment as a central part of the onboard atmosphere.

A small ship offering an ultra-luxury cruise experience, with elegant design, spacious suites, and a refined onboard atmosphere.Seabourn Ovation is one of Seabourn’s modern ultra-luxury ships and a sister vessel to Seabourn Encore. The ship blends contemporary styling with an intimate, yacht-like feel, offering beautifully designed public spaces and an uncrowded onboard environment. Accommodation is entirely in suites, most with private verandas, reinforcing Seabourn’s emphasis on space, comfort, and privacy. The onboard experience focuses on fine dining, relaxed social spaces, and highly personalised service rather than large-scale entertainment. Seabourn is known for its all-inclusive luxury and understated elegance, making Seabourn Ovation particularly appealing to travellers seeking a refined, modern luxury cruise with a calm, sophisticated pace.

An expedition ship offering an ultra-luxury cruise experience, with cutting-edge design, expert-led exploration, and refined comfort.Silver Endeavour is Silversea’s most advanced expedition vessel, purpose-built for polar and remote-region exploration. Designed to the highest ice-class standards, the ship combines serious expedition capability with Silversea’s signature luxury, including spacious public areas, high crew-to-guest ratios, and an exceptionally calm onboard atmosphere. Accommodation is exclusively in suites, many with balconies, ensuring comfort and privacy even in extreme environments. The onboard experience prioritises enrichment, expert guidance, and seamless service rather than traditional cruise entertainment. Silversea Cruises is known for its all-inclusive luxury and destination expertise, making Silver Endeavour particularly appealing to travellers seeking a premium expedition experience without compromising on comfort or refinement.

A smaller, traditional cruise ship offering a classic onboard experience, friendly service, and destination-focused itineraries in a relaxed setting.Balmoral is one of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ longest-serving ships and embodies the line’s traditional cruising style. Carrying around 1,300 guests, Balmoral offers an intimate, sociable atmosphere with smaller public spaces and a calm pace at sea. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a practical, comfortable layout rather than modern, feature-led design. Fred. Olsen is known for its warm, personal service, enrichment-focused onboard programme, and emphasis on destinations, and Balmoral particularly appeals to guests who enjoy classic cruising, smaller ships, and itineraries that prioritise ports and scenic sailing over onboard attractions.

A small ship offering an ultra-luxury cruise experience, with elegant design, spacious suites, and a refined onboard atmosphere.Seabourn Ovation is one of Seabourn’s modern ultra-luxury ships and a sister vessel to Seabourn Encore. The ship blends contemporary styling with an intimate, yacht-like feel, offering beautifully designed public spaces and an uncrowded onboard environment. Accommodation is entirely in suites, most with private verandas, reinforcing Seabourn’s emphasis on space, comfort, and privacy. The onboard experience focuses on fine dining, relaxed social spaces, and highly personalised service rather than large-scale entertainment. Seabourn is known for its all-inclusive luxury and understated elegance, making Seabourn Ovation particularly appealing to travellers seeking a refined, modern luxury cruise with a calm, sophisticated pace.

A midsized ship offering a relaxed cruise experience, with a traditional layout, comfortable public spaces, and a strong focus on destinations.Norwegian Star is part of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Dawn Class and delivers a classic cruising style compared to the line’s newer, larger ships. Carrying around 2,300 guests, the ship offers a calm onboard atmosphere with well-proportioned lounges, open deck areas, and a comfortable pace at sea. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, arranged in a practical, comfort-led layout. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Freestyle Cruising approach allows flexible dining and a casual onboard feel, making Norwegian Star well suited to guests who prefer midsized ships, relaxed days onboard, and itineraries that prioritise ports and scenic cruising over large-scale onboard attractions.

An expedition ship offering an ultra-luxury cruise experience, with cutting-edge design, expert-led exploration, and refined comfort.Silver Endeavour is Silversea’s most advanced expedition vessel, purpose-built for polar and remote-region exploration. Designed to the highest ice-class standards, the ship combines serious expedition capability with Silversea’s signature luxury, including spacious public areas, high crew-to-guest ratios, and an exceptionally calm onboard atmosphere. Accommodation is exclusively in suites, many with balconies, ensuring comfort and privacy even in extreme environments. The onboard experience prioritises enrichment, expert guidance, and seamless service rather than traditional cruise entertainment. Silversea Cruises is known for its all-inclusive luxury and destination expertise, making Silver Endeavour particularly appealing to travellers seeking a premium expedition experience without compromising on comfort or refinement.

A Pinnacle Class ship offering a premium cruise experience, with modern design, refined public spaces, and a relaxed onboard atmosphere.Nieuw Statendam is part of Holland America Line’s Pinnacle Class and represents the line’s more modern approach to premium cruising. Carrying around 2,650 guests, the ship blends contemporary styling with traditional elegance to create a calm, polished onboard environment. Nieuw Statendam is particularly known for its live music programme, with dedicated venues hosting classical, rock, blues, and contemporary performances each evening. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a strong emphasis on space and comfort. Combined with quality dining and attentive service, the ship appeals to guests who enjoy a refined cruise experience with live entertainment as a central part of the onboard atmosphere.

A Pinnacle Class ship offering a premium cruise experience, with modern design, refined public spaces, and a relaxed onboard atmosphere.Nieuw Statendam is part of Holland America Line’s Pinnacle Class and represents the line’s more modern approach to premium cruising. Carrying around 2,650 guests, the ship blends contemporary styling with traditional elegance to create a calm, polished onboard environment. Nieuw Statendam is particularly known for its live music programme, with dedicated venues hosting classical, rock, blues, and contemporary performances each evening. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a strong emphasis on space and comfort. Combined with quality dining and attentive service, the ship appeals to guests who enjoy a refined cruise experience with live entertainment as a central part of the onboard atmosphere.

A Pinnacle Class ship offering a premium cruise experience, with modern design, refined public spaces, and a relaxed onboard atmosphere.Nieuw Statendam is part of Holland America Line’s Pinnacle Class and represents the line’s more modern approach to premium cruising. Carrying around 2,650 guests, the ship blends contemporary styling with traditional elegance to create a calm, polished onboard environment. Nieuw Statendam is particularly known for its live music programme, with dedicated venues hosting classical, rock, blues, and contemporary performances each evening. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a strong emphasis on space and comfort. Combined with quality dining and attentive service, the ship appeals to guests who enjoy a refined cruise experience with live entertainment as a central part of the onboard atmosphere.

A small ship offering an ultra-luxury cruise experience, with elegant design, spacious suites, and a refined onboard atmosphere.Seabourn Ovation is one of Seabourn’s modern ultra-luxury ships and a sister vessel to Seabourn Encore. The ship blends contemporary styling with an intimate, yacht-like feel, offering beautifully designed public spaces and an uncrowded onboard environment. Accommodation is entirely in suites, most with private verandas, reinforcing Seabourn’s emphasis on space, comfort, and privacy. The onboard experience focuses on fine dining, relaxed social spaces, and highly personalised service rather than large-scale entertainment. Seabourn is known for its all-inclusive luxury and understated elegance, making Seabourn Ovation particularly appealing to travellers seeking a refined, modern luxury cruise with a calm, sophisticated pace.

A small ship offering an ultra-luxury cruise experience, with elegant design, spacious suites, and a refined onboard atmosphere.Seabourn Ovation is one of Seabourn’s modern ultra-luxury ships and a sister vessel to Seabourn Encore. The ship blends contemporary styling with an intimate, yacht-like feel, offering beautifully designed public spaces and an uncrowded onboard environment. Accommodation is entirely in suites, most with private verandas, reinforcing Seabourn’s emphasis on space, comfort, and privacy. The onboard experience focuses on fine dining, relaxed social spaces, and highly personalised service rather than large-scale entertainment. Seabourn is known for its all-inclusive luxury and understated elegance, making Seabourn Ovation particularly appealing to travellers seeking a refined, modern luxury cruise with a calm, sophisticated pace.

A small ship offering an ultra-luxury cruise experience, with elegant design, spacious suites, and a refined onboard atmosphere.Seabourn Ovation is one of Seabourn’s modern ultra-luxury ships and a sister vessel to Seabourn Encore. The ship blends contemporary styling with an intimate, yacht-like feel, offering beautifully designed public spaces and an uncrowded onboard environment. Accommodation is entirely in suites, most with private verandas, reinforcing Seabourn’s emphasis on space, comfort, and privacy. The onboard experience focuses on fine dining, relaxed social spaces, and highly personalised service rather than large-scale entertainment. Seabourn is known for its all-inclusive luxury and understated elegance, making Seabourn Ovation particularly appealing to travellers seeking a refined, modern luxury cruise with a calm, sophisticated pace.

A Pinnacle Class ship offering a premium cruise experience, with modern design, refined public spaces, and a relaxed onboard atmosphere.Nieuw Statendam is part of Holland America Line’s Pinnacle Class and represents the line’s more modern approach to premium cruising. Carrying around 2,650 guests, the ship blends contemporary styling with traditional elegance to create a calm, polished onboard environment. Nieuw Statendam is particularly known for its live music programme, with dedicated venues hosting classical, rock, blues, and contemporary performances each evening. Accommodation includes inside, oceanview, balcony cabins, and suites, with a strong emphasis on space and comfort. Combined with quality dining and attentive service, the ship appeals to guests who enjoy a refined cruise experience with live entertainment as a central part of the onboard atmosphere.