Gap Adventures Announces Seat Sale for Upcoming Arctic Cruising Season

TORONTO, ON, April 16, 2011 (Press-News.org) Gap Adventures, the world's adventure travel leader, announces a last-minute seat sale, just in time for the new Arctic cruising season, beginning May 2011. Travellers who book trips aboard the M/S Expedition to Norway, Spitsbergen, Iceland and Greenland from May to September 2011, receive a 15 to 25 per cent discount.

"We're excited to launch the new Arctic cruising season and share the rugged majesty of the polar north with adventurers and cold enthusiasts," says Will Bennett, Gap Adventures' director of operations aboard the M/S Expedition. "The Arctic is one of the most culturally rich and historically fascinating regions of the world, with a magnificent bounty of wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonder."

Travellers who book Category-2 to Category-5 cabins receive a 25 per cent discount. Category-1 bookings receive a 15 per cent discount. The early booking bonus is valid until April 30.

"Very few people have the opportunity to witness the breathtaking beauty of Arctic region," adds Bennett. "Echoing our commitment to leading with service, we're pleased to offer travellers even more value with the seat sale, making the glacial trips more accessible and affordable."

"We had the most fabulous experience and felt blessed on this adventure," says Christine Williams, who was on the Realm of the Polar Bear tour. "Before even leaving the harbour, we were visited by a pod of beluga whales. We also encountered a polar bear that swam around our ship, saw two bears confronting one another on an ice floe, and came across loving mothers and their cubs. We even got up close to walruses, saw frisky arctic foxes, and snuck up on reindeer. It was a full on experience!"

For more information on the Arctic early booking bonus, visit: http://www.gapadventures.com/trips/promotions/arctic-save-25/.

100% Bear-antee - an Industry First!
Gap Adventures has such confidence in its Expedition Team's ability to locate polar bears that the company now guarantees at least one of our planet's largest land predators will be spotted during its Arctic adventures.

In the unlikely event that Gap Adventures' team is unable to locate a polar bear, every passenger onboard will receive a credit for the value they spent on their cruise to use towards a future Arctic cruise aboard the M/S Expedition.

For more information on the Bear-antee, visit: http://www.gapadventures.com/ms-expedition-cruises/faq/#faq_bearantee.
Behind the Scenes
For an insider's experience of the M/S Expedition, follow Warren and Betsy Talbot of Married with Luggage, as they join the Gap Adventures crew in repositioning the cruise from Ushuaia, Argentina to Svalbarg, Norway. Updates, videos and pictures will be shared on Gap Adventures' blog, as well as the Talbot's.

For more information about Gap Adventures' Arctic cruising season visit: http://www.gapadventures.com/ms-expedition-cruises/.

About Gap Adventures
Gap Adventures is a world leader in the adventure travel industry offering small group adventures on all seven continents and beyond to more than 100,000 global travellers annually. The award-winning trips, which focus on culture, nature and active travel, are ideal for those with a sense of adventure - people who want to leave the beaten path and authentically immerse themselves in a local culture or environment to experience the real world in a sustainable manner. Demonstrating its ongoing cultural, social and economic commitment to responsible tourism, Gap Adventures established the Planeterra Foundation, as a way the company and its travellers can give back to the communities visited. For more information, please visit http://www.gapadventures.com and http://www.planeterra.org.