A day at sea is a perfect chance to explore the vessel that will be our home
for the next few weeks and the MS Expedition is certainly a homely ship.
Beginning life as a hard-working ferry in 1972, most of her days were spent carrying vehicles and passengers between the Baltic countries until rescued from this life of toil by G Adventures (then GAP) in 2008 after the unfortunate loss of the 'little red ship' in the Antarctic in 2007. Refitted with comfortable cabins for up to 130 guests, a library, gym, dining room and Zodiac facilities, she began her new life in 2008. A sturdy ice-strengthened (1B) ship of 104m and 3960 GRT, she cruises at a leisurely 14 knots.
Briefings, as per normal, include crew and expedition staff introductions. The seasoned, well-travelled team includes Susan Adie, who began her expedition cruising career in 1989 and spent most of her years with Quark. The most unusual introduction, however, was for Mike (just Mike), our security team leader and former British Army 'specialist' who assured us his trio of highly experienced professionals were experts in dealing with "tricky situations". You won't see any pictures of Mike or his team on this blog.
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for the next few weeks and the MS Expedition is certainly a homely ship.
Beginning life as a hard-working ferry in 1972, most of her days were spent carrying vehicles and passengers between the Baltic countries until rescued from this life of toil by G Adventures (then GAP) in 2008 after the unfortunate loss of the 'little red ship' in the Antarctic in 2007. Refitted with comfortable cabins for up to 130 guests, a library, gym, dining room and Zodiac facilities, she began her new life in 2008. A sturdy ice-strengthened (1B) ship of 104m and 3960 GRT, she cruises at a leisurely 14 knots.
Briefings, as per normal, include crew and expedition staff introductions. The seasoned, well-travelled team includes Susan Adie, who began her expedition cruising career in 1989 and spent most of her years with Quark. The most unusual introduction, however, was for Mike (just Mike), our security team leader and former British Army 'specialist' who assured us his trio of highly experienced professionals were experts in dealing with "tricky situations". You won't see any pictures of Mike or his team on this blog.
Sent to you over a satellite phone using GMN's XGate software.
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