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  • 20 Aug 2026
    Aqua Expeditions named Best Small Ship Cruise Experience at 2026 Virtuoso Cruise Awards
    Aqua Expeditions has been named Best Small Ship Cruise Experience at the 2026 Virtuoso Cruise Awards, recognizing the luxury expedition operator for delivering exceptional and distinctive experiences within the small-ship cruise sector.
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  • 23 Jul 2026
    Aqua Expeditions named among Travel + Leisure's 2026 World's Best Awards
    Travel + Leisure readers have named Aqua Expeditions the #2 Best River Cruise Line and #2 Best Intimate-Ship Ocean Cruise Line in the publication’s World’s Best Awards 2026. The recognition marks another standout year for the luxury small-ship expedition brand.
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  • 11 Jun 2026
    Aqua Expeditions Awarded Lata Cruise Operator of the Year for the second consecutive year.
    Aqua Expeditions has been named Cruise Operator of the Year at the 2026 Latin American Travel Association (LATA) Excellence Awards, marking the second consecutive year the luxury small-ship expedition company has received the accolade.
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  • 24 Feb 2026
    Aqua Expeditions Joins Ensemble Travel Network
    Aqua Expeditions announces a new partnership with Ensemble, becoming a preferred partner of the North American travel agency consortium
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  • 22 Jan 2026
    Aqua Expeditions Announces New Aqua Mekong Highlights
    New itineraries, an exclusive Explorer-led expeditions, and seasonal offers across 2026, 2027, and 2028 sailings.
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Publications

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PRINT PUBLICATIONS
The Daily Telegraph
Aqua Blu From naval vessel to sublime superyacht
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Wine & Food
Mangoes on the Mekong A sailing on Cambodia's rivers is a reminder that the most memorable luxury lies in the little things.
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Travel + Leisure
Islands in the Stream Adam Erace sails the famed turquoise seas of the Seychelles —and considers staying forever.
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Telegraph Luxury
Island hopping through the remote Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat, Catherine Fairueather connects with one of the world's least known, most spectacular habitats, accompanied by her husband, renowned photographer Don McCullin, on his last long-haul adventure.
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Veranda
Wildlife-Spotting in the Seychelles Aquatic adventurer Tracey Minkin cruises some of the world’s most remote atolls for rarely seen creatures of land and water.
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ONLINE ARTICLES
  • 14 Oct 2026 | Boat International
    First look on board 77m explorer yacht following conversion by Aqua Expeditions
    Milan-based studio and Viken Group brand Hot Lab has unveiled a first look at the interiors of the 77.4-metre IHC Verschure explorer yacht Aqua Lares (ex Legend) following her conversion into a luxury cruise ship by Aqua Expeditions.
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  • 6 Oct 2026 | Travel & Leisure
    I Explored the Seychelles Aboard a Superyacht—Here’s How It Went
    Not 24 hours after boarding Aqua Lares, a 253-foot ship traveling through the Seychelles, I was ready to disembark and never return.
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  • 8 Oct 2026 | Superyachttimes
    Inside the recently refitted 77m expedition yacht Aqua Lares
    Milan-based studio Hot Lab has unveiled new interior images of its latest superyacht refit project, the 77.4-metre expedition yacht Aqua Lares.
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  • 26 Sep 2026 | Conde Nast Traveller
    Eisbären, Gletscher, ein Jacuzzi mitten im Polarmeer: So fühlt sich eine Woche in der Arktis an.
    Eine Reise rund um Svalbard zeigt die Arktis in außergewöhnlicher Form. Unser Autor war eine Woche lang mit der Aqua Lares unterwegs – und das hat er alles erlebt. Von Jan Kedves
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  • 2 Sep 2026 | New York Post
    Fantastic voyage: Superyachts and luxury cruise ships are delivering ultra-affluent adventurers to the ends of the earth.
    Nothing says bragging rights like snorkeling in coral-fringed waters off the coast of Tanzania’s Mafia Island as a constellation of whale sharks the length of standard school buses cruise by.
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Awards and accolades

  • Top 3 Best River Cruise, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    Top 3 Best Intimate-Ship Cruise Line, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • Winner - Best New Cruise Ships in the World 2026, Aqua Lares
  • Best of the Best 2026 Travel, Experiences & Hospitality Edition — Spectacular Cruise Journeys
  • #2 Best Ocean Cruises 2026
    #3 Best River Cruises 2025, 2026
  • Winner - Best Small Ship Cruise Experience 2026
  • Winner - Luxury Expedition Cruise Brand
    Winner - Luxury Ocean Cruise Brand
  • #1 Cruisers' Choice Cruise Line (Expeditions Category)
    Winner - Best Service (Expedition Category)
  • Winner - Best Boutique Cruise Line 2024 & 2025