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Hondius

M/V Hondius is a modern, ice-strengthened expedition vessel offering luxurious polar cruises, comfortable cabins, expert guides, and incredible wildlife encounters in the Arctic and Antarctica.

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Cabins

Deck plan

Features & facilities

Boat features & facilities

  • Restaurant/lecture room on deck 3

  • Dinner Room on deck 4

  • Spacious observation lounge (with bar) on deck 5 with large windows, offering full panorama view as well as lecture and observation decks

  • Separate library rooms

  • Large open deck spaces (with full walk-around possibilities on deck 4)

Dive features & facilities

  • Compressor: Onboard, there are a Bauer compressor (200 liters), 35 steel bottles of 12 liters each, 200 bar, with DIN and Yoke adaptable connections and two separate outlets

  • Weights: You will be provided with hard led weights and a belt

  • Zodiacs with strong out-board motors

  • Dive Buddy system

  • 1-2 days per day (depending on the weather)

  • 8 divers per dive guide

  • Maximum number of diving passengers: 24

Location

Trips depart from Ushuaia, on the island of Tiera del Fuego in Argentina.

Dive Overview

Antarctica offers a unique and thrilling polar diving experience as one of the last grand and remote areas of wilderness on earth. Divers get to take part in the pioneering exploration of these isolated waters, viewing stunning ice formations, glaciers, and some of the globe's most rarely seen wildlife.

[See: Antarctica Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

Hondius offers high-quality accommodation for 170 passengers in in 6 grand suites with balcony (27square meters), 8 junior suites (19-20square meters), 8 superior cabins (20-21square meters), 11 twin deluxe cabins (19-21square meters), 14 twin window cabins (12-14square meters), 27 twin porthole cabins, 2 triple porthole cabins and 4 quadruple porthole cabins (porthole cabin sizes vary from 12-18square meters.)

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Grand Suite (LEFT) & Junior Suite (RIGHT)

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Twin Deluxe (LEFT) & Twin Porthole (RIGHT) Cabins

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Twin Deluxe Bathroom

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Lecture Room (LEFT) & Observation Deck (RIGHT)

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Library

More information

Practical information

Language

English

Electricity

220v 60Hz

Local Currency

Credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or cash (Euro or Dollar)

Boat specifications

Length: 107.6 meters (353 feet)

Breadth: 17.6 meters (47 feet)

Draft: 5.30 meters (16 feet)

Ice class: Polar Class 6 (equivalent 1A-Super)

Displacement: 5,590 tonnes

Propulsion: 2 x ABC main engines; total 4,200 kW

Speed: 15 knots average cruising speed

Passengers: 174 in 83 cabins(170 passengers in 80 cabins as of Antarctica season 2019-2020)

Staff & crew: 72