ANTARCTIC cruise specialist, Quark
Expeditions, has reported a 10% increase in
cruise passengers visiting the Antarctic for the
2011-12 season.
The increase flies in the face of a drop in
overall visitors to Antarctica (to 26,519
between November and April 2011/12, down
22% on 2010/11 figures) following the
introduction of stricter fuel regulations which
caused several companies to pull their vessels
out of the region.
