Your Life Onboard

Quark Expeditions’ fleet provides guests with many options to engage, relax, learn and stay connected to the polar environment even when they’re onboard the ship.

Onboard enrichment

Daily presentations by experts in glaciology, penguinology, history, ornithology, marine biology and other polar-related subjects deepen your expedition experience.

Daily briefings and recaps

Guests can expect updates each morning on the day’s highlights, weather changes and itinerary along with daily summaries in the afternoon/evening.

Opportunities to connect

Connect with fellow guests and expedition team members. Guests frequently interact with expedition team members in the dining room and on outer decks.

Superb dining

Our internationally-trained chefs oversee a menu that changes daily. Our culinary team strives to satisfy dietary preferences and tastes. Breakfast and lunch feature a buffet while dinner is a plated service. Afternoon tea (with pastries or cookies) is provided late afternoon, and fresh pastries are available for early birds before breakfast.

Exercise and wellness

Amenities vary from ship to ship. Guests on Ocean Adventurer have access to a gym, while those traveling on 50 Years of Victory can relax in the sauna. Guests on our new ship Ultramarine can book into Tundra spa, enjoy the sauna with floor-to-ceiling windows or practice yoga in the Studio.

Wildlife viewing

Every ship has easy-access spots to observe wildlife while onboard. Our newest ship, Ultramarine, has more outdoor wildlife viewing spaces than other expedition ships its size.

Lounge and bar

Each ship offers a lounge and bar(s) for guests to gather together to enjoy coffee and afternoon snacks, socialize over drinks and for staff presentations.