Ocean Adventurer
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Ocean Adventurer in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica · Photo: Gary Bembridge from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ocean Adventurer no longer sails for Quark Expeditions: she left Quark Expeditions' fleet in October 2024. Quark Expeditions' fleet today · Retired and departing ships
About Ocean Adventurer
Ocean Adventurer is a former Quark Expeditions cruise ship, which sailed 1975 to 2024. She measured 4,376 gross tons and carried 128 guests with a crew of 87. She sailed Antarctica itineraries.
Ocean Adventurer is an ice-capable expedition ship built in 1975 at Kraljevica in what was then Yugoslavia as Alla Tarasova, and later sailed as Clipper Adventurer and, from 2012, Sea Adventurer. Quark chartered her for many years, mainly for Antarctic voyages; she carried 128 passengers and took her current name after a 2017 refit. Quark retired her from its fleet in October 2024 after a farewell season, replacing her with Ocean Explorer, and in 2025 she returned to Antarctica for the new operator Terra Nova Expeditions.
Ship facts
- Gross tons
- 4,376
- Guests
- 128
- Crew 87 · 1:1.5
- Space ratio
- 34.2
- Comfortable
- Sailed
- 1975–2024
- Left the fleet October 2024
- Length
- 101 m
- Decks
- 6
Photos
Ocean Adventurer in the Lemaire Channel, AntarcticaPhoto: Gary Bembridge from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where she sailed
Quick answers
Which cruise line operates Ocean Adventurer?
Ocean Adventurer sailed for Quark Expeditions.
Is Ocean Adventurer still sailing for Quark Expeditions?
Ocean Adventurer no longer sails for Quark Expeditions: she left Quark Expeditions' fleet in October 2024.
How big is Ocean Adventurer?
Ocean Adventurer measures 4,376 gross tons and 101 metres in length, with 6 decks.
How crowded does Ocean Adventurer feel?
Ocean Adventurer has a passenger space ratio of 34.2: 4,376 gross tons for 128 guests. Ratios over 50 feel spacious and under 30 busy, so Ocean Adventurer feels comfortable for her size.
How many passengers does Ocean Adventurer carry?
Ocean Adventurer carried 128 guests at double occupancy, with a crew of 87 (about 1.5 guests per crew member).
When did Ocean Adventurer enter service?
Ocean Adventurer entered service in 1975 and was last refurbished in 2017.
Where does Ocean Adventurer sail?
Ocean Adventurer sailed Antarctica itineraries.
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