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EXPEDITION
MARKET

POSEIDON

Small Ship
Advantages

Poseidon Expeditions p The 114-guest “Our guests like the intimacy and the sma-
inked an extension on its Sea Spirit ller passenger contingent,” said Steve Wellmeier,
year-round charter deal managing director of Poseidon Expedition USA.
for the Sea Spirit with “It’s more affordable for some sub charterers and
SunStone Ships in March, small- and medium-sized groups.”
extending the deal for
the 114-passenger ship It also delivers more flexibility on landing
through May 2024. sites in Antarctica, compared to larger 200- or
500-guest ships, said Wellmeier.

Added Nikolay Saveliev, founder and presi-
dent of Poseidon Expeditions: “With the Sea Spir-
it, we have a smaller-capacity, premium vessel
that’s perceived as very desirable compared with
most of the newly announced polar-class ships in
the range of 200 to 500 passengers. Those want-

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