Two icebreaker vessels operate in the Arctic – Kapitan Khlebnikov and 50 Years of Victory.
Kapitan Khlebnikov is the only vessel of its kind used for adventure travel – a polar-class icebreaker, combining power and technology with creature comforts. Powered by 24,000 horsepower diesel engines, Khlebnikov’s advanced icebreaking technology and breathtaking power takes us places other ships are not rated to sail.
Khlebnikov sails the Northeast Passage, Arctic Quest and Arctic Islands voyages.
| Cabins |
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| Triple |
1 lower berth, 1 sofa bed, 1 pull-down upper berth, private facilities, opening window, desk and chair |
| Twin |
1 lower berth, 1 sofa bed, private facilities, opening window, desk and chair |
| Suite |
1 wider bed and sofa bed, private facilities, separate sitting room, 2 opening windows, 2 desks/chairs, table, TV/DVD |
| Corner Suite |
1 wider bed, 1 sofa bed, private facilities, separate sitting room, 4 opening windows, 2 desks/chairs, table, refrigerator, TV/DVD |
| Ship Specs |
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| Staff & Crew: |
70 |
| Guests: |
108 |
| Length: |
122.50 m |
| Breadth: |
26.50 m |
| Draft: |
8.50 m |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel-electric engines - 24,000 total horsepower |
| Ice Class: |
LL3 |
| Cruising Speed: |
14 knots in open water |
| Registered: |
In Russia by Far Eastern Shipping Company |
| Amenities |
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•54 first-class outside cabins and suites, all with private facilities, large windows, desk, hair dryer, robes and large closets.
• Twin cabins have one fixed berth and one convertible sofa bed.
• Triple cabins are identical to twin cabins, with a third pull-down berth.
• All suites have a sitting room separate from the bedroom, DVD player and television.
• Dining rooms with unreserved seating: buffet-style breakfast with table service; table-service lunch and dinner with main course choices, from a menu that changes daily; cakes served in mid-afternoon; coffee and tea available 24 hours from a self-serve station.
• Lounge and bar staffed by a professional bartender; open late afternoon and evening with a wide selection of wines and spirits.
• Heated indoor swimming pool, exercise room and sauna.
• Theater-style auditorium for Expedition Team presentations.
• Shop and library with a collection of polar-themed books.
• Ship-to-shore communications via satellite.
• Clinic with licensed doctor.
• Exercise room.
• Please note: the passenger elevator between decks is operational when the vessel is stable. | |
50 Years of Victory , the newest addition to the Russian icebreaker fleet is the largest, most sophisticated, and powerful icebreaker ever constructed. Twenty years in the making, 50 Years of Victory is the first Arktika-class icebreaker to have a spoon-shaped bow. Boosting efficiency is the all-new digital automated control system. The ship, designed with a stainless steel ice belt hull five metres wide, breaks through ice up to 2.5 metres thick. It is driven by two nuclear reactors that produce 75,000 horsepower. In open water, her top speed can be as much as 21.4 knots.
50 Years of Victory sails the North Pole & North Pole (solar eclipse voyages)
| Cabins |
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| Standard |
1 lower berth, 1 sofa bed |
| Twin |
private facilities with shower, opening window, TV and DVD player |
| Mini Suite |
Sitting area with sofa bed, bed separated from the sitting area, private facilities with shower, opening window, TV and DVD player |
| Suite |
Bedroom and sitting area, sofa bed in sitting room, private facilities with bathtub or shower, refrigerator, opening window, TV and DVD player, coffee maker, safe |
| Victory suite |
Large bedroom and sitting room, sofa bed in sitting room, private facilities with bathtub, refrigerator, opening window, TV and DVD player, coffee machine, safe |
| Arktika suite |
Very spacious bedroom and sitting room, sofa bed in sitting room, private facilities with bathtub, refrigerator, opening window, TV and DVD player, coffee machine, safe, daily selection of fresh fruit, drinks and snacks, unique cabin amenities |
| Ship Specs |
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Staff & Crew: |
140 |
| Guests: |
128 |
| Length: |
159 m |
| Breadth: |
30 m |
| Draft: |
11.08 m |
| Propulsion: |
2 nuclear-powered steam turbines - 75,000 total horsepower |
| Ice Class: |
LL1 (The highest possible rating) |
| Top Speed: |
21.4 knots in open water |
| Registered: |
In Russia by Murmansk Shipping Company |
| Amenities |
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•64 cabins all with exterior views and en suite facilities
•Single seating dining room
• Aft Saloon, multipurpose presentation room
• Forward Lounge
• Bar staffed by a professional bartender; open late morning, afternoon and evening, with a wide selection of spirits and wines
• Polar library
•Indoor pool, two saunas, gym with windows, massage service
• Shop
• Elevator
• Ship-to-shore communications via satellite.
• Clinic, licensed doctor
• Helicopter | |