Arctic Science & Environment

A Ship for Every Environment One of the remarkable things about National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions is the range of places its ships can reach. The fleet includes vessels carrying just 16 guests in the Galápagos and larger expedition ships designed for the Arctic and Antarctica. They are not simply different sizes of the same ship. Each is designed around the environment it explores. The National Geographic Endurance and National Geographic Resolution were purpose-built

AN Interview with Dr. Claudio Aporta When we look at a map of the Arctic, we tend to see coastlines, islands, shipping routes and vast stretches of ice. But a map cannot tell us how a landscape is understood by the people who have travelled across it for generations. This distinction matters as the Arctic becomes more accessible. The retreat of sea ice is changing traditional travel routes while bringing increased shipping and tourism to communities that have their own histor

To someone looking at a map, the Arctic can appear distant, empty and difficult to reach. For researchers working there, the reality is considerably more complicated. Fieldwork can involve months of logistical planning, equipment transported across thousands of kilometres and the constant possibility that conditions will force an entirely different approach. At DeSalvio Travel and Sarasota Cruise Agency, our Polar Knowledge project explores the Arctic beyond its spectacular l

An edited conversation with Isabelle Ryder about Greenland, glaciers, geology and the music of the Arctic. Introduction At Sarasota Cruise Agency & DeSalvio Travel, we believe that understanding a destination changes the way we experience it. For me, that has a particular connection with music. As a concert pianist and travel professional, I know how music can prepare us to listen to a place: to notice movement, texture, silence, rhythm and scale. That is especially true in t