Hondius | Cruise Ship Antarctica
Overview
The Hondius is a Polar Class 6 passenger vessel, making it one of the most structurally fortified and technologically advanced polar cruise ships on the seas. It is equipped with the latest sustainable technology and stabilizers, making it highly suitable for swift, safe, and nimble exploration of Arctic and Antarctic waters.
The Hondius offers comfortable accommodation for 170 passengers in a variety of cabin types. It also has a deck dedicated to multilanguage lectures and presentations, as well as a powerful fleet of Zodiac boats for swift and safe transit from ship to shore.
The Hondius is staffed by 70 crew and staff members, including expedition and hotel staff, who are all dedicated to providing passengers with an unforgettable polar expedition experience.
The Hondius is a state-of-the-art polar expedition ship that offers comfortable accommodation, a variety of activities, and a team of experienced crew and staff. It is the perfect choice for passengers who want to explore the polar regions in style and safety.
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Technical Specifications
- Passengers: 170 in 80 cabins
- Staff & crew: Crew 57 | Guides 13 | Doctor 1
- Length: 107.6 meters
- Breadth: 17.6 meters
- Draft: 5.30 meters
- Ice class: Polar Class 6 (equivalent 1A-Super)
- Displacement: 5,590 tonnes
- Propulsion: 2 x ABC main engines; total 4,200 kW
- Speed: 15 knots
Itineraries
Hondius
From USD 2750,00 pp
Arctic
9 Days
North Spitsbergen Kvitoya Farthest North
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Raudfjorden
- Day 3 : Rijpfjord
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Rijpfjord Nordaustlandet Kvitoya Sea Ice Seven Islands Krossfjorden
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From USD 3500,00 pp
Arctic
10 Days
Arctic Ocean Expedition, Fair Isle Jan Mayen Ice Edge Spitsbergen Birding
- Day 1 : Aberdeen
- Day 2 : Fair Isle
- Day 3 & 4 : Jan Mayen
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Aberdeen Fair Isle Jan Mayen Sea Ice Forlandsundet
Hondius
From USD 3200,00 pp
Arctic
12 Days
Arctic Ocean Expedition, Aberdeen Fair Isle Jan Mayen Ice Edge Spitsbergen Birding
- Day 1 : Vlissingen
- Day 2 : North Sea
- Day 3 : Aberdeen, Fowlsheugh & Ythan
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Vlissingen North Sea Aberdeen Fowlsheugh Ythan Fair Isle Jan Mayen Sea Ice Forlandsundet
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Antarctica
21 Days
Falkland Islands South Georgia Antarctica
- Day 1 : Falkland Islands: Puerto Madryn
- Day 2 & 3 : Sea life, sea birds
- Day 4 : Falkland Islands: Steeple Jason, Carcass Island & Saunders Island
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Puerto Madryn Falkland Islands Steeple Jason Carcass Island Saunders Island Port Stanley South Georgia Antarctic Convergence Salisbury Plain St. Andrews Bay Gold Harbour Grytviken Prion Island Fortuna Bay Salisbury Plains Southward Bound Ushuaia
Hondius
From USD 17800,00 pp
Antarctica
23 Days
Atlantic Odyssey, Excl. Antarctic Peninsula
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2, 3 & 4 : South Georgia
- Day 5, 6 & 7 : South Georgia: Salisbury Plain, St. Andrews Bay, Gold Harbour, Grytviken, Cooper Bay & Moltke Harbour
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Ushuaia South Georgia Salisbury Plain St. Andrews Bay Gold Harbour Grytviken Cooper Bay Moltke Harbour Quest Bay Gough Island Tristan Da Cunha Seal Bay Nightingale Island Inaccessible Island Saint Helena Island Jamestown Longwood House Jacob's Ladder
Hondius
From USD 3500,00 pp
Arctic
10 Days
Around Spitsbergen Kvitoya, In The Realm Of Polar Bear & Ice
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Krossfjorden
- Day 3 : Nordaustlandet
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Krossfjorden Nordaustlandet Kvitoya Brasvellbreen Barentsoya Edgeoya Hornsund Bellsund
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Antarctica
16 Days
Antarctica Beyond The Polar Circle Wilkins Ice Shelf
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : Drake Passage & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4 : Pendleton Strait, Fish Islands & Crystal Sound: Orca Whales, Humpback Whales, and Minke Whales
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Ushuaia Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence Fish Islands Pendleton Strait Crystal Sound The Gullet Detaille Island Horseshoe Island Jenny Island Leonie Island Mikkelsen Islands
Hondius
From USD 7400,00 pp
Antarctica
11 Days
Antarctica Discovery And Learning Voyage
- Day 1 : Ushuaia - Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : Drake Passage & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4, 5, 6 & 7 : Antarctic: Danco Island, Neko Harbour, Paradise Bay & Port Lockroy
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Ushuaia Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence Danco Island Port Lockroy Shetland Islands Half Moon Island
Hondius
From USD 16900,00 pp
Antarctica
20 Days
Falkland Islands South Georgia Antarctica
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 : The winged life of the westerlies
- Day 3 : Falkland Islands: Carcass Island & Saunders Island
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Ushuaia Carcass Island Saunders Island Falkland Islands Port Stanley South Georgia Antarctic Convergence Salisbury Plain St. Andrews Bay Gold Harbour Grytviken Prion Island Fortuna Bay Salisbury Plains Southward Bound Shetland Islands
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Arctic
9 Days
East Greenland, Scoresby Sund Aurora Borealis
- Day 1 : Akureyri
- Day 2 : East Greenland
- Day 3 : Scoresbysund & Danmark Island
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Greenland East Greenland
Hondius
From USD 7500,00 pp
Antarctica
19 Days
Falkland Islands South Georgia Antarctica
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 : The winged life of the westerlies
- Day 3 : Falkland Islands: Carcass Island & Saunders Island
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Ushuaia Carcass Island Saunders Island Falkland Islands Port Stanley South Georgia Antarctic Convergence Salisbury Plain St. Andrews Bay Gold Harbour Grytviken Prion Island Fortuna Bay Salisbury Plains Southward Bound Shetland Islands
Hondius
From USD 4300,00 pp
Arctic
8 Days
East Spitsbergen Summer Solstice
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Hornsund
- Day 3 : Diskobukta
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Hornsund Bellsund
Hondius
From USD 4300,00 pp
Arctic
8 Days
North Spitsbergen, In Search Of Polar Bear & Pack Ice Summer Solstice
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Raudfjorden
- Day 3 : Liefdefjorden & Monaco Glacier
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Hinlopen Strait Lomfjordshalvoya Nordaustlandet Forlandsundet Alkhornet
Hondius
From USD 3500,00 pp
Arctic
10 Days
Around Spitsbergen In The Realm Of Polar Bear & Ice, Cleaning The Shores
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Krossfjorden & Ny Alesund
- Day 3 : Liefdefjorden & Monaco Glacier
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Krossfjorden Nordaustlandet Hinlopen Strait Barentsoya Hornsund
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From USD 3500,00 pp
Antarctica
10 Days
St. Helena To Cape Verde
- Day 1 : Jamestown, Longwood House & Jacob's Ladder
- Day 2 & 3 : Sailing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Day 4 & 5 : Onward to Ascension Island
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Jamestown Longwood House Jacob's Ladder
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From USD 17800,00 pp
Antarctica
23 Days
Falkland Islands South Georgia Elephant Island Antarctica Polar Circle
- Day 1 : Ushuaia, Argentina
- Day 2 : The winged life of the westerlies
- Day 3 : Falkland Islands: Westpoint Island & Saunders Island
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Ushuaia Saunders Island Falkland Islands Port Stanley South Georgia Salisbury Plain St. Andrews Bay Gold Harbour Grytviken Prion Island Fortuna Bay Salisbury Plains Southward Bound Pourquoi Pas Island Horseshoe Island Detaille Island Crystal Sound
Hondius
From USD 5650,00 pp
Arctic
10 Days
Around Spitsbergen In The Realm Of Polar Bear & Ice
- Day 1 : Longyearbyen
- Day 2 : Krossfjorden & Ny Alesund
- Day 3 : Liefdefjorden & Monaco Glacier
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Krossfjorden Nordaustlandet Hinlopen Strait Barentsoya Hornsund
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From USD 9700,00 pp
Antarctica
13 Days
Antarctica Basecamp
- Day 1 : Ushuaia & Beagle Channel
- Day 2 & 3 : Drake Passage & Antarctic Convergence
- Day 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 : Antarctica: Neumayer Channel, Port Lockroy, Pleneau & Petermann Islands
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Ushuaia Drake Passage Antarctic Convergence Port Lockroy Petermann Island
Rates
| Cabin | 8 Days | 9 Days | 10 Days | 11 Days | 12 Days | 13 Days | 14 Days | 17 Days | 19 Days | 20 Days | 23 Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadruple Porthole Artic 2025 | $4,300.00 | - | $5,650.00 | - | $3,200.00 | - | $7,450.00 | $7,200.00 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
| Triple Porthole Artic 2025 | $5,350.00 | - | $3,500.00 | - | $3,800.00 | - | $9,000.00 | $8,850.00 | $9,150.00 | - | - |
| Twin Porthole Artic 2025 | $5,950.00 | - | $4,100.00 | - | $4,400.00 | - | $10,450.00 | $10,050.00 | $10,350.00 | - | - |
| Twin Window Artic 2025 | $6,450.00 | - | $4,450.00 | - | $4,790.00 | - | $11,500.00 | $10,900.00 | $11,240.00 | - | - |
| Twin Deluxe Artic 2025 | $6,800.00 | - | $4,750.00 | - | $5,150.00 | - | $12,150.00 | $11,550.00 | $11,950.00 | - | - |
| Superior Artic 2025 | $7,750.00 | - | $5,350.00 | - | $5,750.00 | - | $13,550.00 | $13,100.00 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
| Junior Suite Artic 2025 | $8,850.00 | - | $6,100.00 | - | $6,550.00 | - | $15,500.00 | $14,950.00 | $15,400.00 | - | - |
| Grand Suite Artic 2025 | $9,550.00 | - | $6,550.00 | - | $7,030.00 | - | $16,700.00 | $16,100.00 | $16,580.00 | - | - |
| Quadruple Porthole Arctic 2026 | $4,450.00 | $2,750.00 | $5,900.00 | - | - | - | $8,550.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Triple Porthole Arctic 2026 | $5,550.00 | $3,250.00 | $7,250.00 | - | - | - | $10,550.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Twin Porthole Arctic 2026 | $6,150.00 | $3,850.00 | $8,500.00 | - | - | - | $13,400.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Twin Window Arctic 2026 | $6,700.00 | $4,150.00 | $9,200.00 | - | - | - | $13,400.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Twin Deluxe Arctic 2026 | $7,100.00 | $4,350.00 | $9,900.00 | - | - | - | $14,400.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Superior Arctic 2026 | $8,050.00 | $4,950.00 | $11,100.00 | - | - | - | $16,150.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Junior Suite Arctic 2026 | $9,200.00 | $5,650.00 | $12,650.00 | - | - | - | $18,450.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Suite Arctic 2026 | $9,950.00 | $6,050.00 | $13,700.00 | - | - | - | $19,950.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Quadruple Porthole Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | - | $7,400.00 | $8,200.00 | $9,700.00 | - | - | $15,600.00 | $16,900.00 | $17,800.00 |
| Triple Porthole Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | - | $8,450.00 | $9,300.00 | $10,900.00 | - | - | $17,500.00 | $18,850.00 | $20,100.00 |
| Twin Porthole Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | - | $9,250.00 | $10,150.00 | $11,950.00 | - | - | $19,150.00 | $20,500.00 | $21,600.00 |
| Twin Window Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | - | $9,700.00 | $10,650.00 | $12,600.00 | - | - | $19,850.00 | $21,200.00 | $22,550.00 |
| Twin Deluxe Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | - | $10,450.00 | $11,500.00 | $13,500.00 | - | - | $21,650.00 | $23,050.00 | $24,300.00 |
| Superior Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | - | $11,150.00 | $12,300.00 | $14,400.00 | - | - | $23,200.00 | $24,550.00 | $25,500.00 |
| Junior Suite Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | $11,700.00 | - | $12,850.00 | $15,350.00 | - | - | $24,450.00 | $26,350.00 | $27,250.00 |
| Grand Suite Antarctica 2025 - 2026 | - | - | - | $13,500.00 | $14,900.00 | $17,150.00 | - | - | $28,100.00 | $29,350.00 | $31,000.00 |
All rates are referential, these prices may vary for high or low seasons depending on the destination, please contact us to find the best available offers with this incredible Cruise.
Departures
Start Date
End Date
Itinerary
Start: 15 Apr 2025
End: 25 Apr 2025
Itinerary: St. Helena to Cape Verde
Start: 29 May 2025
End: 31 May 2025
Itinerary: Vlissingen to Aberdeen
Start: 29 May 2025
End: 16 Jun 2025
Itinerary: 19 Days Extensive Arctic Ocean - North Spitsbergen Explorer
Start: 29 May 2025
End: 09 Jun 2025
Itinerary: Arctic Ocean - Aberdeen, Fair Isle, Jan Mayen, Ice edge, Spitsbergen, Birding
Start: 31 May 2025
End: 09 Jun 2025
Itinerary: Arctic Ocean - Fair Isle, Jan Mayen, Ice edge, Spitsbergen, Birding
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