08-05-2025
G Adventures replaces polar expedition ship
Tour operator G Adventures is swapping out its Expedition polar vessel for a newly chartered ship, which the tour operator will begin sailing in October.
The ship is more fuel-efficient than G Adventures' current one, which is a key reason the company said it opted for a change.
"While we all wanted to continue to operate our little red ship, it became apparent that doing so would not be good for the environment or the business," said Bruce Poon Tip, G Adventures founder. "As a company, we are always looking for ways to evolve, improve and lead from the front, so when the opportunity for this new ship presented itself, we knew we had to take it."
Replacing Expedition will reduce the carbon footprint of each person onboard by up to 30%, Poon Tip said, based on an estimate from initial calculations.
The ship, the Ocean Adventurer, has been chartered from SunStone, said G Adventures. Quark Expeditions chartered the ship for many years. G Adventures will give it the Expedition name in tribute to its previous "little red ship." The first sailings will be to Antarctica.
The ship has 70 cabins and can accommodate 128 guests. It includes a restaurant, bar, presentation lounge, library, fitness area, outdoor hot tubs and an observation and sundeck.
The cabins are G Adventures' "most modern and stylish accommodation options to date," the company said. Each cabin has either a porthole facing the ocean or a window, and guests can choose from suites with a double bed as well as twin and triple cabins.
