accommodation profile

Staff and Crew: 94

Guests: 112

Lifeboats: 4 partially enclosed

Length: 90.6 m

Breadth: 15.3 m

Draft: 4.16 m

Propulsion: Diesel - 4,720 horsepower

Ice Class: 1D

Cruising Speed: 14.5 knots in open water

Registered: Bahamas

 

Photos by Eric Lindberg

Sail aboard the luxurious Sea Spirit to experience Antarctica in grand style with all the amenities of a fine hotel. Carrying a maximum of 112 passengers, this outstanding polar-approved vessel is equipped with rubber inflatable boats - called Zodiacs - for shore transfers and cruising.

 

Our detailed review of the Sea Spirit includes a complete small ship description with deck plans and a photo gallery. Contact our Antarctica cruise experts to compare the Sea Spirit with other Antarctica small ships and cruises.

 

Formerly Cruise West's Spirit of Oceanus, the Sea Spirit joined the expedition fleet of Toronto-based Quark Expeditions in 2010. The 4,200 gross ton, 120-passenger vessel received ice certification and numerous upgrades including hull strengthening, technical upgrades and interior refurbishment to ready it for expedition service to the polar Antarctic region. The Sea Spirit's maiden polar voyage departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on December 22, 2010, for the South Georgia Island wildlife paradise, the remote Falkland Islands, the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. The Sea Spirit is among the largest and most diverse fleet of passenger vessels in Antarctica, and its operator was the first to transit the Northeast Passage with commercial passengers, the first to take passengers to Antarctica's "far side" and the first to circumnavigate the Antarctic continent with guests, twice. The Sea Spirit is a luxury vessel, and thus certainly one of the most accommodating ships to cruise Antarctic waters. Stabilizers provide the smoothest sailing possible throughout the journey.

 

Spacious common areas aboard the Sea Spirit include a hot tub with a seating area, a bistro and gym on the Sports Deck, a library/game room on the Club Deck for relaxing with a good book, a dining lounge as well as 2 additional lounges, an open bar, and a multipurpose presentation room with state-of-the-art equipment that the staff marine biologists and polar experts use for daily briefings and to lead talks on wildlife and the environment. The ship has an elevator that accesses all decks.

 

The Sea Spirit has an open bar, so expect spirits and wine to flow freely during the voyage. Plus, coffee, tea, cocoa and bottled water are available around the clock. Nightly four-course meals are prepared by top chefs and an expert kitchen staff. Special diets are easily accommodated with advance notice.

 

 

All cabins on the Sea Spirit feature an exterior view and spaciousness not commonly found on an expedition ship. The smallest suite on the Sea Spirit is a spacious 215 square feet, and the Owner’s Suite is an outstanding 550 square feet! You have a choice of one king-size bed or two twin beds. In addition to exterior views, all cabins have flat-screen TVs, DVD players, an in-room safe, a refrigerator, an individual temperature control and hair dryers en suite. Satellite phone and Internet access is available in every cabin, and a 10MB communications access card is complimentary with every voyage. Private facilities in each cabin include a sink, toilet and shower. Deluxe Suites, Premium Suites and the Owner's Suite have private balconies for viewing the extraordinary Antarctic icescape.

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