Grant Balfour

Royal Caribbean Group has once again blazed a new trail by moving the muster drill online, via app or interactive in-cabin TV.

So you’re considering an Antarctic expedition. You’re not alone — the fastest-growing segment of the cruise business is expedition cruising, and a wild array of lines, from Atlas Ocean Voyages to Silversea, Princess to Ponant, Hurtigruten to Swan Hellenic, all have cruises to Antarctica in 2023.

A trip to Antarctica is more in reach than it ever has been before, with well-established expedition lines like Quark Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions, and Aurora Expeditions beingjoined by more luxury-oriented operators like Atlas Ocean Voyages, Silversea, Ponant, andViking.