When introducing a new Arctic cruise to our fellow travelers who are seeking a true arctic adventure, we understand that a picture is worth a thousand words. One new cruise we are adding this year will explore the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land, which has been off-limits to foreign visitors for much of the [...]
Category: Cruises
Randy
Feb 6
|18:27
The Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles west of Ecuador, have become more and more popular in recent years as interest in nature and adventure travel has exploded. This small group of mid-oceanic islands, known as an archipelago, are famous for having inspired 19th Century explorer Charles Darwin’s famous Origin of [...]
Randy
Jan 11
|15:29
Once-in-a-Lifetime Adventure at Once-in-a-Lifetime Savings NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect new discounts still available on our Pacific cruises Book one of our 2012 Pacific cruises by January 31, 2012 and save up to 40% off the posted price! The Orion and Orion II represent small-ship adventure cruising at its best. Both hold [...]
Marie
Jul 26
|07:09
In the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia lives the rare and elusive white bear known as the Kermode bear, or the spirit bear. A variant of the North American black bear, the spirit bear owes its white color to a quirk of nature, in this case a recessive mutation from both parents. This dry [...]
Randy
Jul 6
|14:05
The Clelia 2, a veteran of our Great Lakes and Antarctica cruises, has now been re-christened the Orion 2. The Orion 2 now plies the waters of the north Pacific, offering intriguing itineraries from the Russian Far East to Japan and Southeast Asia. For fall of this year (2011), IWA offers three cruises aboard this [...]
Randy
Jul 3
|12:49
Angkor Wat, the vast, ancient temple complex in northern Cambodia draws close to a million visitors each year. I guess that fact alone should have prepared me to be impressed. But when I stood at the shore of the massive moat surrounding the sprawling structure, any preconceived notions went out the proverbial window. Susie and [...]
Randy
May 24
|16:04
If you are fortunate enough to take a cruise on the beautiful, yacht-like Callisto, here is a small sampling of pictures that give you an idea of what you will experience aboard the ship. This ship only holds 34 passengers, so the cruising experience is very different than what you would encounter on a larger [...]
Marie
May 17
|15:13
I just finished reading about a transatlantic cruise called “Following the Trade Winds to South America’s Patagonia” that completely captured my imagination. This trip departs from Casablanca, which is one of those impossibly romantic cities that I must see before I die. In fact, after reading about the trip I rented the movie on a [...]
susieg
May 12
|16:40
Imagine being 5 degrees or 416 miles from the North Pole on an arctic cruise surrounded by ice, crystal clear skies, a few polar bears, walrus, seals and gulls. Our arctic cruise started in Longyearbyen and I decided the name of the town was very fitting –”Long Year Being.” That far north it is 24 [...]
Randy
Feb 25
|12:43
Polar bears are found all around the Arctic, from Alaska to Canada, Greenland and Norway to Russia. While IWA was instrumental in developing the now-famous polar bear watching opportunities in Churchill, Manitoba, many people would like to explore the Arctic by cruise ship to see polar bears. So, what is the best cruise to see [...]
