Spitsbergen Photographic Symposium
Spitsbergen Photographic Symposium 10 Days
Spitsbergen Photographic Symposium 10 Days
Aboard: Akademik Sergey VavilovSpitsbergen and the Svalbard archipelago offer a tremendous wildlife and birdlife experience, as well as a fascinating lesson in glaciology. First used as a whaling base in the 17th and 18th centuries, the islands are now celebrated as a breeding ground for many seabirds, along with marine mammals and the iconic polar bear. Throughout the journey you will enjoy a comprehensive series of presentations by polar experts and days are filled with exciting shore excursions and zodiac cruising. An additional highlight of this departure will be the shipboard photography symposium open to all guests. The members of the photographic team each have a special area of expertise including wildlife photography, landscape and composition, along with technical elements including gear and equipment and computer based processing, file management and storage.
Highlights
- Searching for polar bears and other animals
- Whales and marine mammals
- Superb birdlife
- Spectacular icebergs and scenery
- Historical sites
- Photography symposia
What's Included
- Transfers to and from ship
- Full board accommodation on board ship
- Zodiac excursions and shore landings
- Programme of expert lectures
- Loan of rubber boots
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All Aboard
Akademik Sergey Vavilov
Built in Finland in 1988 as a Russian polar research vessel, the Akademik Sergey Vavilov, was operating as One Ocean Voyager until recently, is a comfortable, stable, ice-strengthened ship with all the facilities for modern expedition cruising. There is a mixture of suites and cabins, all with windows or portholes and some with private facilities. Public areas include dining room, lounge, bar, library with forward facing windows, multi-media room with Apple Mac computers and photo management software, presentation room, mud room, passenger lift and gift shop. There is also a wellness centre, sauna, spa, salt-water plunge pool, fitness room and infirmary. Along with plenty of open deck space, there is a top deck with 360degrees views and a small observatory with spotting scope. The ship has an open-bridge policy.
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