Of Penguins and Polar Bears

A History of Cold Water Cruising

Christopher Wright

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9780750990578
• eBook ISBN:
  9780750994569
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: Technology & Engineering

People have been cruising into polar waters since the late nineteenth century, yet this activity has not been documented, other than in a couple of academic texts. Of Penguins and Polar Bears draws on the experience and resources of experts in the field to describe where people went, the ships they cruised on, the places they visited and the itineraries they followed. Encompassing the Arctic Passages, the Canadian Artic, Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard and the Antarctic regions, the book goes also reveals what the modern-day visitor to the polar regions can expect to experience, from the vessels to the wildlife and beyond.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword by Robert Headland
• Foreword by Philip Dawson
• Introduction
• 1: Development of Polar Cruising
• 2: Polar Cruising Destinations
• 3: Arctic Passages
• 4: Operators
• 5: Safety
• 6: Regulations
• Appendix 1: Past and Present Polar Cruise Ships
• Appendix 2: Cruise Passenger Activity at Major Polar Destinations
• Appendix 3: Ships that have Carried Tourists to the North Pole
• Appendix 4: Passenger Ships that have Undertaken a Northwest Passage
• Appendix 5: Passenger Fare Currencies and Present-Day Equivalents
• Appendix 6: Known Cruise Ship Incidents in Polar Waters
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements
• Picture Section