Antarctic Reflections
Viking Polaris Expedition Ship More info: https://www.vikingcruises.com/expeditions/ships/viking-polaris.html Viking refers to the two 2022 ships as purpose-built expedition ships designed to explore the world’s most remote destinations in comfort and immerse you in these majestic, untamed regions. One of many differences is the Antarctic "expedition," although there is a published itinerary, must be flexible with its destinations due to the major weather variables and uncertain conditions of planned destination visits. Weather conditions of wind and waves, limited visibility, flow and packing of small ice floats, and precipitation. Wind and waves have a very distinct effect on the Zodiac rubber rafts used to transport passengers from ship to shore and back. Low visibility caused several Zodiacs to lose sight of Polaris on one occasion. Fortunately, each boat has an antenna that transmits signals to Polaris; the bridge crew monitors the location of each boat