Akademik Cruise Ship

The Russian-flagged passenger ship Akademik Ioffe ran aground along Canadas Arctic Northwest Passage with 162 people aboard early on Friday August 24th.

Akademik cruise ship. The ships operator One Ocean Expeditions diverted the Ioffe s sister ship the Akademik Sergey Vavilov to assist in the rescue of passengers and crew. Built originally for Russian hydrographic research The Ioffes outstanding strength and stability contributes to a more comfortable voyage. See all upcoming cruises.

Along with her sister ship the Akademik Ioffe they are arguably the perfect polar vessels - extremely stable and quiet through the water with outstanding manoeuvrability and a high 1B ice class rating. She carries just 48 passengers and provides comfortable accommodation in twin share cabins approximately half of which. The ship carried 102 guests and 61 crew.

See all upcoming cruises. Why we like the Akademik Ioffe cruise ship. The Akademik Ioffe had been under long-term charter from the Russian Academy of Sciences however it seems that its career as a polar cruise ship is now over.

Thats at odds with the cruise ships owners earlier reports which claimed that no fuel spill took place. No injuries were reported as a result of the grounding. Capable of carrying more people but capped to only 96 passengers The Vavilov offers a true small ship experience.

The Akademik Ioffe was operated by One Ocean Expeditions but the line went bust in 2019. A small amount of fuel spilled when the Akademik Ioffe cruise ship grounded near Kugaaruk last August according to the Transportation Safety Board. All guests can go ashore at the same time even at.

Designed for polar research the Akademik Ioffe is modern comfortable safe and ice-strengthened. All affected passengers are being offered refunds or alternative Arctic and Antarctic cruises. Akademik Shokalskiy is the sister ship to the Spirit of Enderby Professor Khromov.