Orlova - Antarctic Cruise Ship
Expedition cruise ships
Like the research ships, expedition-style cruise ships have ice-strengthened hulls, but offer passengers a little more comfort and a greater range of on-board facilities. The amenities include a restaurant, bar, lounge, library and lecture hall. The Orlova and Polar Star also have a gym.
The Orlova
110 passengers
Built in Yugoslavia in 1976 and refurbished in 1999 and further upgraded in 2002, the MV Orlova is a 100-metre ice-strengthened passenger ship. She can accommodate 110 passengers in cabins ranging from triples and twins to superiors and suites. All cabins have two lower berths and private facilities with either a porthole or window.
On board facilities include a lecture hall and theatre, a bar and lounge, a small gym, and a well stocked Antarctic library. The restaurant serves international cuisine and the atmosphere on board is relaxed making it more akin to an expedition than a conventional cruise.
Our comment
"Originally built as a cruise ship rather than a research vessel, before reconfiguration she could take up to 180 passengers. So there’s plenty of room, especially on the spacious outside decks, a great vantage point for viewing wildlife.".
Cabin types:
- Amundsen Suite with four windows, fridge, two lower berths and private facilities.
- Twin Superior cabins with two windows, lower berths and private facilities.
- Twin Captain’s Deck cabins with two windows, lower berths and private facilities.
- Twin Main Deck cabins with one window (not to be opened), two lower berths and private facilities.
- Twin Lower Deck cabins with one window (not to be opened), two lower berths and private facilities.
- Triple cabins with one window (not to be opened), two lower berths and one upper berth, private facilities.
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