Tag: MV Ushuaia

• Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 06:57 UTC

  Busy October in South Georgia: 21 harbor calls and 400 paying cruise visitors

  

  October was a busy month for shipping activities in South Georgia with 21 harbor visits to Cumberland Bay and nearly 400 paying passengers visiting, according to the latest edition (October) of the South Georgia News and Events release.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2014 - 00:06 UTC

  Falklands' first 2014/15 cruise season visitors: 'Ushuaia and Sea Adventurer'

  

  “ M.V.Ushuaia” was the Falkland Islands first cruise ship visitor this season, arriving last Friday morning ready to greet their guests from Natural World Safaris on Saturdays LAN flight. The group of 81 had a chance to spend some free time on their arrival in Stanley, before boarding their ship.

• Friday, October 18th 2013 - 15:27 UTC

  Positive start to Falklands cruising season

  

  The tourist season in the Falkland Islands opened on Saturday with the arrival of the M/V Ushuaia, which with 84 passengers is typical of the many smaller expedition vessels which pay visits to Stanley and also to some of the outlying islands famous for their abundant wildlife.

• Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 20:28 UTC

  South Georgia stranded cruise passengers en route to Montevideo on rescue vessel

  

  Dutch Oceanwide Expeditions reported that 74 passengers and 21 crew members from the Antarctic expedition cruise ship MV Plancius , stranded in South Georgia have been transferred to a rescue ship and are on their way to Montevideo.

• Saturday, April 14th 2012 - 20:30 UTC

  Cruise sent to collect passengers from stranded M/V Plancius docked in South Georgia

  

  The Panama flagged cruise vessel M/V Ushuaia is expected to arrive early next week in South Georgia to pick up the stranded 114 passengers and crew of a similar small cruise M/V Plancius which after experiencing serious propulsion trouble took shelter at King Edward Point Research Station in Grytviken.