Ocean Nova
Why travel aboard this boat?
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Only 68 passengers (max) - originally built to carry a higher number so nice and spacious
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A clean, airy, modern ship with crisp Scandinavian styling
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Uniquely, all cabins have twin lower berths (no bunks) with en suite bathrooms
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Spectacular glassed in observation lounge on top deck
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Adventure options available on all departures (camping on Antarctica, kayaking & mountaineering
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Zodiac platform at water level for easy transfer in and out of the zodiacs
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Dedicated single cabins
Technical specifications:
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Built in Demark in 1992 to operate in the ice-choked waters of Greenland
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73m long x 11m wide
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Cruising speed 12 knots
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Displacement 2,118 tonnes
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Ice strengthened
The Ocean Nova is a modern ship built in 1992, at the Orskov Shipyard in Frederikshavn in Denmark. She was built to navigate the ice-choked waters off Western Greenland. Since then she has undergone extensive refurbishment of cabins and the addition of the upper glazed observation deck. The 73-metre vessel, offering comfortable travel for 68 passengers, is modern and airy with crisp Scandinavian styling combining the intimacy of a small ship with the stability and spaciousness of a larger vessel.
The Ocean Nova offers 37 outside cabins, all featuring private facilities, located on the main, upper and bridge decks. Cabins are offered as triples with two lower berths and an upper berth, twins with two lower berths or dedicated single cabins, one of the very few polar ships to offer this. In 2006 she was refurbished and upgraded, adding a glass enclosed forward observation lounge, the perfect spot to look for wildlife and wonder at the scenery. There is a spacious dining room on the upper deck as well as a lounge and bar on the bridge deck. There is also a library with a selection of polar themed books and an exercise room.
For the Antarctic region there is equipment available for optional camping. Parka jackets are provided to all expedition members (to keep at the end of the voyage) and wellington boots are available on loan. Ship to shore communications are available via satellite.
View Deckplan (JPG)