Europe Boat Tours, Water Sports and Marine Wildlife 2024/2025

“What a wonderful encounter with this travel operator in Greece, not just the fanastic week we had onboard MS Harmonia but the whole experience from initial contact right the way through. Outstanding customer service who could not have helped us better, big shout out to Theodore for taking care of us when our Zante cruise was cancelled and we had to quickly come up with alternatives, i could not have asked for a better service. As for the trip itself, we had a great week, Cpt Lampros and the whole crew were amazing and gave it their all, despite being tired after a long season. The food was great with huge choice and we were made to feel at home. Some of the stops were outstanding and really breathtaking. Some however could have done with a rethink perhaps, especially at season end when things were closed. We were spoilt with some swim stops with amazing sea, secluded beaches and marine life. The captain's dinner was fanastic (what a feast) but it should instead have been the day after so we could have explored more the small town and anchored outside of the closed resort of Plataria Everyone on the boat was super friendly which made for a great trip and i would highly recommend to anyone. I am missing it already. Thank you to all involved.”

“First two days due to strong winds we were exploring unexpectedly fjord near Kangerlussuaq airport in Greenland. This affected the planned itinerary and expedition team worked hard to resolve various issues. It was a very memorable experience with 18 nights on board of Ultramarine. We have visited places where no other expedition ships have been or only visited on rare occasions. We were lucky with clear skies on the first 6 nights and the Aurora Borealis was better and better on each night. Glaciers, icebergs were nice backdrops on many photos and experiences were enhanced with helicopter flights over magnificent landscapes of Baffin island (Sam Ford fjord especially) and Greenland. Wonderful autumn colours of tundra and rock formations were explored on many hikes in addition to the visits to archeological sites. Introduction to Inuit culture and history was during visits to Itileq, Ilulissat, Uummannaaq, Nipisat island and Pond Inlet. It was enhanced by performances of local artists and visits to Inuit colourful homes. Although the wildlife of Arctic is not so plentiful as in Antarctica, we managed to have wonderful observations of numerous polar bears (12 in one day!), seals and birds. We also followed somewhat the footsteps of Franklin's expedition and reached the Beechey island where the expedition has spent the winter in 1845/46 and where are some graves of the sailors. Expedition team members presented many interesting lectures on history, geology, birds and bears. It was also a nice culinary experience of Greenlandic cuisine: Tundra to Table.”

“This was a really great tour of the Amalfi coast. Our tour guide Enrico was amazing and knew so much about the area, restaurants and more! He made sure everyone was ok and had what they needed. Every day we walked to a different town. Be prepared... Hundreds of stone steps.... But all so beautiful!”