M/S Quest has started the 2025 season! We’re now heading from Northern Norway to Bjørnøya – and onward to the Arctic gem of Svalbard.
Read about our traveller Weronica's solo adventures and close contact with nature.
Visiting Kinnvika, a scientific station where studies in geophysics, meteorology, and geomagnetism were carried out.
What happens when a BBC nature cameraman boards the M/S Quest?
Watch a film about Svalbard's unique landscape and life on board M/S Quest. Join an early expedition and enjoy Zodiac cruises and adventures in the Arctic.
Bråsvellbreen is part of the Austfonna ice cap on the island of Nordaustlandet and here there was a zodiac race between the ice blocks.
After a successful morning, we suddenly saw a V-shaped blowout - bowhead whales! An extremely rare and critically endangered species around Svalbard.
Meet the crew aboard the M/S Quest, the people who week after week make each journey unique.
A zodiac cruise into the beautiful Fuglefjord and encounters with walrus, harbour seals and eiders.
We landed in a small bay in Liefdefjord, next to the ‘Texas Bar’, a traditional trapper's cabin built by Norwegian trapper Hilmar Nøis in 1927.
We walk around the world's northernmost settlement, the research village of Ny-Ålesund, in snowy dew.
A lovely 2-hour cruise along the ice edge of Liefdefjord, where we shared stories from Svalbard.
We hiked at Idunneset on Nordaustlandet, north-east of Spitsbergen. Chilly but sunny, with wonderful views as far as the eye could see.
During a spring trip to Svalbard, we had the privilege of having yoga teacher Isabel Holmquist on board M/S Quest.
Join us for a day of expeditions in Svalbard on M/S Quest, with Zodiac cruises and memorable animal encounters.
At nine o'clock on the seventh of May, we got into our zodiacs and set off on the day's excursion in Hamiltonbukta.
Polar Quest's Lillemor Främberg witnessed how Svalbard comes to life in spring. Read the interview about a May expedition with M/S Quest.
Watch our film from the 2023 summer voyage on M/S Quest and experience the Arctic wilderness.
An interview with internationally recognised photographer and filmmaker Mattias Klum.
This small ship has been taking travellers on unforgettable expedition cruises through Svalbard for years.
During our visit to Ny Ålesund we got to experience everything that Svalbard is and has been.
We woke up early in the morning to heavy seas and met the swells at Spitsbergen.
Today we woke up to large ice floes stretching as far as the eye could see.
A perfect morning with two polar bears, a mum and a cub.
What an incredible start! Clear skies, sunshine and no wind - something to celebrate as a Svalbardsbo.
After a tasty buffet on the M/S Quest, it was time to relax to a beautiful view of the pack ice.
The question arises as we Zodiac cruise among ice blocks and small icebergs in Bjørnfjorden. Why is the ice so blue?
Today we visit a research community in Northwest Svalbard with a history of coal mining.
My first week as a guide gave me experiences that made me forget the summer in Sweden.
For nine days, we explored the enchanting world of Svalbard with new experiences every day.
I joined PolarQuest in the middle of the pandemic. When I finally got to visit Svalbard, my expectations were exceeded!
We have travelled from the easternmost island of Svalbard to Nordaustlandet, the island that is 80% covered by ice.
An adventure with rubber boat cruises and fantastic encounters with Svalbard's animals and nature.
It was finally time to explore the remote north-east of Svalbard.
At the end of May, Johan Reuthammar from PolarQuest participated in the expedition ‘Spring on Svalbard’ with M/S Quest.
Read the interview with yoga teacher Isabel about her yoga trip to Svalbard.
M/S Quest has started the season with an expedition from Tromsø via Björnön to Svalbard, with landings and encounters with several polar bears.
PolarQuest's CEO Marie Lannborn Barker shares her favourite travel memory on the expedition blog.
Read about M/S Quest's eventful encounters with blue whales, white whales and polar bears!
Read about a great day on board the ship M/S Quest and our travellers' experiences from 31 May 2019.
Read a blog post about M/S Quest's encounter with a polar bear on 2 June!
Read about a hard-to-beat rubber boat cruise during the 22 - 29 May trip with M/S Quest!
Experience an exciting Zodiac adventure along the rocky shores of Storøya and Karl XII-øya.
In May, Ira Schack travelled on the M/S Quest to explore the Svalbard wilderness.
Read about an exciting encounter with a female polar bear on a bright Arctic summer night.
Our expedition leader Elke shares her experiences from the 8-15 June 2018 trip on M/S Quest.
Travelling through the Svalbard wilderness on a small ship means being constantly prepared for the unpredictable.
Susanne Korsvoll from Unlimited Travel Group blogs about her seven days without connectivity on Svalbard.
Curious about what it's like to join an expedition cruise in Svalbard with PolarQuest? Read this recent travelogue.
Below you can read about PolarQuest's own Heidi's encounter with walruses in early May.
Read more about a fantastic day of exciting excursions in July with M/S Quest.
Read about an eventful visit to Kongs- and Krossfjorden.
Read about a journey on M/S Quest that started with humpback whales in the midnight sun and much more!
Read about an adventure with exciting animal encounters in Hornsund!
Read about the sparkling pack ice, the vast silence and the amazing wildlife!
Fartyget förflyttade sig in i Kongsfjorden för en magisk Zodiackryssning längs Kongsbreen.
PolarQuest guides blogging from the ship M/S Quest in May 2017.
An extract from our Expedition Svalbard trip in July 2016.
PolarQuest guides blogging from the ship M/S Quest in July 2016.
PolarQuest guides blogging from the ship M/S Quest in June 2016.
PolarQuest guides are blogging from the M/S Quest. Read an extract from the 24 May - 1 June trip.
PolarQuest guides blogging on board the M/S Quest in May 2016.
An excerpt from the season's final expedition cruise aboard M/S Quest.
PolarQuest guides blog from M/S Quest. Read about the trip ‘Expedition Svalbard with M/S Quest’, 16-26 July 2015.
An excerpt from the journey "Polar Bear Adventure with M/S Quest," June 28 – July 6, 2015.
Ett litet utdrag från resan ombord på M/S Quest den 24 maj – 2 juni 2015.
Svalbard has offered amazing wildlife and nature encounters this season.
The Svalbard season is in full swing!
