Quark Firsts
The company was the first to transit the Northeast Passage with commercial passengers; the first to take travelers to the “far side” of Antarctica and the first to circumnavigate the Antarctic continent with guests, twice.
In 2006 In the Bay of Whales, Ross Sea, Quark Expeditions broke Roald Amundsen’s record, set nearly a century ago, by reaching the farthest south latitude of any surface vessel.
In 2012 the company completed the first-ever passenger hot air balloon ride on an expedition to the North Pole.
Beginning with its 2012/13 Antarctic season, Quark will offset the emissions of the ship the Ocean Diamond, thereby offering the first carbon neutral voyages in polar travel history.
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