The Beauty of an Ice Class; Innovations at Monaco
The Monaco Boat Show has always been a spectacular display of the best of what’s on offer in the yachting world. As a company with a strong focus on expeditions to remote coasts, we often feel that whilst many of the boats are technologically advanced and aesthetically very beautiful, they are (sadly) rather impractical for [...]
Tropical Choices; options for cold adventurers
We love the polar regions. We simply adore the opportunities to visit the Arctic and the Antarctic and observe the creatures that make these pristine environments their homes. However we also enjoy our tropical destinations and the chance to shed out gear and warm our bones. The options for remote coast cruising in warm weather [...]
Arctic Success; what does the camera say?
Svalbard on a crisp summers morning is hard to beat! Anchored in an ice-free harbour set against a background of a ‘chocolate box’ alpine vista, there seems little one could improve on in the 24 hours of day light in perfect blue sky weather. The difference between what ‘makes or breaks’ an Arctic expedition in [...]
Joining the Antarctic Community; EYOS Expeditions becomes a full member of IAATO
EYOS Expeditions recently became a full member of the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators during IAATO’s Annual General Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania. EYOS Expeditions is very keen to make an active contribution to the Association so immediately volunteered to join the marine committee. With our experience with smaller privately owned vessels, EYOS looks forward [...]
Polar Possibilities; Charter Yacht Options in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Strong interest in the North West Passage, a solid set of bookings for Svalbard and a rapidly expanding Antarctic market; all signs that the superyacht fleet is getting itchy feet! EYOS Expeditions is working with a number of owners/Captains who have picked up the ‘change in tide’ and sense that many charterers are interested in [...]
Arctic 2011; ‘Europe to the Pacific; over the top!’
As we prepare for the upcoming Arctic season it is interesting to note the strong interest in the North West Passage. EYOS Expeditions is working with a number of owners/Captains to arrange a traverse of this fabled route this summer and in 2012. Many private yachts make the traverse from Atlantic to pacific via the Panama Canal, though a few send their vessels around Cape Horn so that whilst they are in southern Argentina they can strike across the Drake Passage for the Antarctic.
Award Winning Excellence; ‘On top of The World’
EYOS Expeditions was delighted to be recognized as one of the ‘Top Ten Tour Operators’ to The World, presented in Fort Lauderdale this month. The award was presented jointly by Capt. Dag Saevik (Master, MV The World) and Mr. Tom McAlpin (CEO) and accepted by Rob McCallum. “We accept this with great pride. Most of our expeditions are with clients who wish to remain anonymous and low key, so we don’t often get to celebrate our success in public view
Antarctica Sunset; ‘Reflections at dusk’
Antarctica has once again cast her magic spell on us, and more importantly all of our clients. Even though most of them are travel hardened experts who are highly discerning in their praise, Antarctica is almost always pronounced ‘the trip of a lifetime’ for many of them. Interestingly, almost half of our clients this season had been South with us before; testament to the seductive powers of ‘The Last Continent’.
Antarctica 2010/11: ‘Back where we began’
Antarctica is at once our nursery, playground and own backyard. It’s where most of the EYOS Expeditions team became captivated by the thrill of expeditions, and although they now lead expeditions on expedition ships, private yachts and charter vessels all around the globe, Antarctica still beckons for ‘just one more trip’ each season.
Greenland Expedition 2010
There’s nothing like calm seas, perfect weather and glaciers that carve on cue to make an expedition look easy! In reality it took several months of planning to make this private expedition run like clockwork, but it was well worth the ‘effort’ (as some would call it). To us, working with the Captains and owners of an expedition yacht is actually one of our most rewarding roles. We get to make voyage plans into reality.
Northwest Passage: ‘The New Frontier’
The very name evokes images of polar explorers and their tales of triumph and tragedy, hardship and success; the transformation of hard men into legends, or their consignment into icy obscurity. Long regarded as impassable since those fabled attempts of the heroic era, by quirk of changes in seasonal ice cover, the North West Passage now able to be navigated by expedition ships.
Papua New Guinea: ‘Land of the Unexpected’
We were delighted when our clients asked us to plan a two-week PNG expedition for them. With the most diverse anthropology on Earth, this remarkable nation is also blessed with extremely rich biodiversity. For expedition ships, particularly those wanting to access remote coast areas for snorkeling and diving, it really is a tropical paradise.
Line Islands-Mid Pacific: ‘Lickedy Split Logistics’
When an expedition ship leaves the dock for destinations only rarely visited and partially known, it is imperative that everything that might be needed is on board, for anything crucial left forgotten rapidly falls out of reach. In this case, the client had been let down by several suppliers and needed urgent help to get the expedition back on track.
Bering Sea: Polar Bear Central
With just under a month allocated for this private yacht expedition to the Russian Far East and the Bering Sea, we had a broad canvas on which to work. The technical challenges were just that—challenging. The political ones were quite a bit tougher! How does one get to be the first non-Russian flagged vessel to be allowed to visit Wrangel Island, the polar bear capital of the world?
EYOS Expeditions: What’s in a name?
EYOS began as a rather long-winded ‘Expedition Yacht Operations Specialists’, but after the first year and two dozen expeditions this was mercifully shortened to ‘EYOS Expeditions’. Now, with expeditions running all over the world and occurring every month of the year, we have not forgotten our early beginnings.
Antarctica 2008: Jumping over the ditch
How to enjoy two weeks of family fun during a private yacht charter in the Antarctic? Easy! How to enjoy it when several members of the family are prone to severe seasickness? Hmmmmm….. The answer lay in combining a private yacht charter with two private air charters; one to fly everyone in, and one to fly everyone out again; another world first!