Is Oceanwide Expeditions worth it?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 9 November 2026
No verdict of ours: the facts Oceanwide Expeditions publishes on its own website, read 9 November 2026, topic by topic, each with a link to the page it came from.
Is Oceanwide Expeditions worth it?
Whether Oceanwide Expeditions is worth it depends on what you need: it sails four ships and prices Antarctica Basecamp, 23 November to 5 December 2026, from US$10,150 per person in a quadruple cabin; it lets solo travellers share a cabin at no extra cost.
What is Oceanwide Expeditions?
Oceanwide Expeditions runs polar expedition voyages in the Arctic and Antarctica on its own fleet and says it began in 1993 from a university research programme in the northern Netherlands. Source
Which ships does Oceanwide Expeditions sail?
Oceanwide Expeditions sails m/v Hondius, m/v Ortelius, m/v Plancius and the sailing vessel s/v Rembrandt van Rijn; it has signed a letter of intent for two eco-sail expedition vessels from 2029. Source
Where does Oceanwide Expeditions sail?
Oceanwide Expeditions sells named voyages to the Antarctic Peninsula, the Antarctic Circle, the Weddell Sea, the Bellingshausen Sea, South Georgia and the Falklands, Svalbard, Northeast and East Greenland, Iceland and the North Sea. Source
What ice class are the ships?
Oceanwide Expeditions says Hondius holds Polar Class 6 and Ortelius UL1 (both equivalent to 1A-Super) and Plancius ice-class notation 1D; it calls Hondius the world's first-registered Polar Class 6 vessel. Source
Who leads the landings?
Oceanwide Expeditions puts an expedition leader in charge of naturalists, scientists and guides, with one mountain guide to every 6 to 8 skiers on ski mountaineering voyages. Source
How much time ashore?
Oceanwide Expeditions includes all shore excursions and Zodiac activities, with hikes of about 2 to 3 hours and long hikes of about 6 hours. Source
What can you do off the ship?
Oceanwide Expeditions includes camping (8 to 30 campers), kayaking, snowshoeing, mountaineering and a photo workshop free on Basecamp voyages; snowshoeing and hiking carry no surcharge, diving costs extra and select Ortelius voyages use helicopters. Source
What does a voyage cost?
Oceanwide Expeditions prices Antarctica Basecamp on m/v Hondius, 12 nights round trip from Ushuaia, 23 November to 5 December 2026, from 10,150 USD per person in a Quadruple Porthole cabin. Source
What does the fare include?
Oceanwide Expeditions' fares include all meals with snacks, coffee and tea, all shore excursions and Zodiac activities, lectures, free use of rubber boots and snowshoes on Plancius, Ortelius and Hondius, port charges and taxes; airfare, insurance, wifi, bar charges and gratuities are extra. Source
What do solo travellers pay?
Oceanwide Expeditions charges single occupancy at 1.7 times the Twin or Superior cabin rate, or lets solo travellers share a Twin, Triple or Quadruple cabin at no extra cost in male-only or female-only berths. Source
What insurance do you need?
Oceanwide Expeditions strongly recommends baggage, cancellation and personal insurance, which its fares do not include. Source
Can children come?
Oceanwide Expeditions gives children under 16 sailing with parents a 40% discount in Grand Suite, Superior, Triple and Quadruple cabins on request, with some voyages excluded. Source
When is Oceanwide Expeditions not the fit?
The limit below is published by Oceanwide Expeditions on its own website.
- Oceanwide Expeditions: not the fit if you count on camping or kayaking on any departure: each needs a minimum group (8 campers, 4 kayakers) and camping is capped at 30. Source
What do reviews say?
Its figures per platform, read 9 November 2026, each from a listing under the line's own name; a whole-company profile is marked. Figures are never added together.
- Oceanwide Expeditions: Google: 4.5 out of 5 from 66 reviews. Read 9 November 2026.
Oceanwide Expeditions at a glance
Its card, as on every Uncompromised Travel expedition page: what it sells, why to choose it, what to ask for and the limits it publishes.
Oceanwide Expeditions
- Best for
- Activity-focused polar voyages on ice-class ships
- What it sells
- Runs polar expedition voyages in Antarctica and the Arctic on four ships: m/v Hondius, m/v Ortelius, m/v Plancius and the sailing vessel s/v Rembrandt van Rijn.
- Why choose them
- Says Ortelius and Hondius have the highest ice-class notation among its ships, UL1 and Polar Class 6, which it gives as equal to 1A-Super. Google: 4.5 out of 5 from 66 reviews. Read 9 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for an Antarctica Basecamp voyage, where camping, kayaking, snowshoeing, mountaineering and a photo workshop come free with no pre-booking.
- Not the fit if
- you want a cabin alone at little extra cost: single occupancy costs 1.7 times the Twin or Superior rate.
- Published price
- From 9,650 USD per person, Antarctica Discovery and Learning Voyage, 10 nights on m/v Hondius roundtrip from Ushuaia, 27 December 2026. Read 9 November 2026.
- Website
- oceanwide-expeditions.com
Is Oceanwide Expeditions worth it?: the questions people ask
Where does Oceanwide Expeditions sail?
Oceanwide Expeditions sells named voyages to the Antarctic Peninsula, the Antarctic Circle, the Weddell Sea, the Bellingshausen Sea, South Georgia and the Falklands, Svalbard, Northeast and East Greenland, Iceland and the North Sea.
How much does a voyage cost with Oceanwide Expeditions?
Oceanwide Expeditions prices Antarctica Basecamp on m/v Hondius, 12 nights round trip from Ushuaia, 23 November to 5 December 2026, from 10,150 USD per person in a Quadruple Porthole cabin.
What does the fare include with Oceanwide Expeditions?
Oceanwide Expeditions' fares include all meals with snacks, coffee and tea, all shore excursions and Zodiac activities, lectures, free use of rubber boots and snowshoes on Plancius, Ortelius and Hondius, port charges and taxes; airfare, insurance, wifi, bar charges and gratuities are extra.
Is there a single supplement with Oceanwide Expeditions?
Oceanwide Expeditions charges single occupancy at 1.7 times the Twin or Superior cabin rate, or lets solo travellers share a Twin, Triple or Quadruple cabin at no extra cost in male-only or female-only berths.
How do I compare prices like for like?
Ask for a written quote for the same dates and the same cabin type, with every inclusion listed: flights, hotel nights, drinks, gratuities, kayaking or camping and the parka. The price lines above give what each line publishes and on what basis.
Can I book directly?
Yes. Each card links the line's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the fare includes.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Every line on this page links the page of the line's own website it was read from, read 9 November 2026.
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No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
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