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.
6-night Spitsbergen Highlights – Expedition in Brief — 05/15/2024 — CALL
6-night Spitsbergen Highlights – Expedition in Brief — 06/25/2024 — CALL
11-night Canada's Remote Arctic – Northwest Passage to Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands Expedition — 08/15/2024 — CALL
10-night Antarctic Explorer – Discovering the 7th Continent Expedition — 11/05/2024 — CALL
10-night Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Expedition — 12/10/2024 — CALL
7-night Antarctic Express: Fly the Drake Expedition — 01/14/2025 — CALL
17-night South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula: Penguin Safari Expedition — 02/16/2025 — CALL
6-night Spitsbergen Highlights: Journey Into the Arctic Wilderness Expedition — 05/19/2025 — CALL
12-night South Greenland Adventure: The Majestic Alpine Arctic Expedition — 07/29/2025 — CALL
9-night Antarctic Express: Cruise South, Fly North Expedition — 12/03/2025 — CALL
10-night Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent Expedition — 01/14/2026 — CALL
14-night Essential Patagonia Expedition: Chilean Fjords and Torres del Paine — 03/12/2026 — CALL
Enjoy carefully curated programs to give you an experience you are sure to never forget.
