Poseidon Expeditions

Kapitan Dranitsyn is a Russian icebreaker designed for working in harsh conditions of the Arctic region and the Baltic Sea. Built in March 1980 at shipyard Wartsila, Finland, she was upgraded in Norway in 1999. Being modified as a passenger ship Kapitan Dranitsyn offers comfortable accommodation for up to 100 passengers. The ship has a helicopter, fully enclosed lifeboats and a small hospital on board. She carries a fleet of Zodiacs allowing passengers to get closer to Arctic wildlife and glaciers.

Carrying a maximum of 114 passengers, the M/V Sea Spirit is an outstanding polar-approved vessel and the perfect home away from home. With luxurious amenities paralleling that of a fine hotel, this all-suite vessel is highly maneuverable and capable of navigating the narrow bays and channels of polar waters. Choose the Sea Spirit ship for luxury without compromising the natural and untamed experience of the polar regions in which she cruises.

Twenty years in the making, 50 Years of Victory is the first Arktika-class icebreaker to have a spoon-shaped bow. Boosting the efficiency is the all-new automated digital control system. The ship, designed with a stainless-steel ice belt 18 feet wide, breaks through ice up to nine feet thick. She carries the highest ice class rating possible and is driven by two nuclear reactors that produce 75,000 horsepower. In open water, top speed can be as much as 18 knots. Equipped with an onboard helicopter for spectacular aerial sightseeing, she is a true polar expedition vessel.