Commitment to Safety
In addition to the ice-worthiness of our ships, seasoned captains, expedition teams and crew, Quark’s safety standards, training and equipment protocols are of utmost importance and in many cases set the standard for the industry:
• Quark is the only expedition cruise company awarded British Standard BS 8848, externally recognizing and accrediting Quark’s health & safety management system
• Under BS 8848 Quark’s safety management system is independently verified annually • We have one of the highest staff to passenger ratios 1:9.5
• Every ship has two doctors onboard, one of whom is directly hired by Quark for their international, wilderness and expedition medical experience
• Our Expedition staff members are certified in CPR & life-saving skills
• All Expedition staff have passed the IAATO Field Staff Assessment and participate in Quark’s unique internal training and accreditation scheme
• Quark’s comprehensive Incident Management Plan is tested regularly
• Our lifeboat and life-raft capacity exceeds SOLAS requirements such that there is always at least 25% additional capacity than the number of people onboard
• Quark Expeditions does not use vessels with open lifeboats
• Also exceeding SOLAS requirements is Quark’s policy of providing immersion suits for all passengers
THE FLEET
Every ship is equipped specifically for the terrain while providing all the necessary comforts.
10-night Antarctic Explorer – Discovering the 7th Continent Expedition — 11/14/2024 — CALL
22-night Epic Antarctica – Crossing the Circle Expedition via Falklands and South Georgia — 12/16/2024 — CALL
7-night Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake Expedition — 01/19/2025 — CALL
11-night Antarctic Explorer – Discovering the 7th Continent Expedition — 02/19/2025 — CALL
9-night Svalbard Explorer: Best of High Arctic Norway Expedition — 05/23/2025 — CALL
13-night Spitsbergen Circumnavigation: A Rite of Passage Expedition — 06/25/2025 — CALL
9-night West Greenland Ice Odyssey: Glaciers and Icebergs Expedition — 08/10/2025 — CALL
10-night Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Expedition — 11/04/2025 — CALL
10-night Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Expedition — 12/10/2025 — CALL
13-night Crossing the Antarctic Circle – Southern Expedition — 01/06/2026 — CALL
13-night Crossing the Circle: Southern Expedition — 02/09/2026 — CALL
9-night Antarctic Express: Fly South, Cruise North Expedition — 03/13/2026 — CALL
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