Unmatched expertise is the beating heart behind every voyage we lead.

We hand-select the foremost experts in every field to lead our adventures at sea and every curated shore excursion, all to deliver an inspiring experience that goes right to your soul.

Our Expedition Team Is the Best, Bar None

Just ask any guest who has sailed on an A&K voyage and they’ll concur: our legendary Expedition Team is truly exceptional. Hand-picked by A&K to oversee every detail of every voyage, this acclaimed team of approximately 20 accomplished adventurers joins an already robust ship staff and bring decades of passion and experience in everything from art history to marine biology to professional photography.

Real-Life Explorers to Guide Our Polar Adventures

A former British Royal Marine Commando and Polar Medal recipient, an Arctic-born culture expert raised in a traditional Inuit community, and numerous leading research scientists — these are just a few of the experts who travel alongside you on A&K’s voyages to the Arctic and Antarctica.

Local Experts With an Extraordinary Perspective

A&K is proud to represent a deeply connected network of top-notch guides and staff, many of whom have spent decades, if not a lifetime, in the places we visit. Ranging from historians and anthropologists to active researchers, professors and writers, these local luminaries offer an authentic, multidimensional perspective that is certain to broaden yours.

More than a series of onboard presentations, our enrichment program is a dynamic experience that happens throughout your entire expedition.

Highlights of Your Enrichment Program Include:

▶ Engaging lectures with the members of A&K’s Expedition Team — the foremost experts in their fields — every day of your cruise

▶ Endless opportunities to continue the conversation with your Expedition Team every day, whether out on deck with coffee or over dinner and evening cocktails

▶ An A&K professional photographer who leads workshops on board and shares tips while exploring ashore

▶ Curated shore excursions in cultural destinations led by A&K local guides with an authentic perspective and joined by members of your Expedition Team

▶ Intimate Zodiac excursions in wilderness destinations piloted by naturalist guides who share a lifetime of experience with you

▶ Special events to connect you to the local communities we visit, including a private Japanese taiko drumming performance on Sado Island, a tour of a local primary school on the remote island of Pemba off the coast of Tanzania, and experiences both on and off your ship with the scientists of your Expedition Team

▶ Special family-friendly programming led by A&K Young Explorers Guides on A&K’s holiday voyage to Antarctica (see page 22), including workshops, events and guided excursions for children and teens

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Whether in the Arctic or a European city, look forward to immersive, expert-led adventures; shore excursions curated in signature A&K style; and no two voyages that are ever the same.

A Choice of Curated Cultural Experiences by Land

In culture-rich cities and ports, step off your ship and into the world of signature guided experiences for which A&K is known. Choose from included daily half- and full-day shore excursions representing a variety of interests, and always joined by an expert local A&K guide and your Expedition Team. Imagine sitting down to your own private geisha performance in Kanazawa, gaining special access to the collections of the Grand Egyptian Museum and visiting a beachfront village on a remote Papua New Guinea island seldom seen by Western eyes. On full-day excursions, a delectable local meal is also included to complete an authentic experience ashore.

Thrilling Active Adventures in Wild Places

The active adventures we design speak meaningfully to the places we visit. When exploring the remote Arctic sea ice and the vast Indian Ocean, join us for thrilling Zodiac excursions piloted by A&K naturalists, perhaps alongside fluking whale or turtle and ray. In these same destinations, you may also choose from kayaking open Arctic ice leads or walks on snowy beaches with penguin. In warmer hemispheres, such as on our new voyage to the South Pacific, we welcome you to snorkel and swim for a most vibrant look around.

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