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HX:
Mindful Expeditions to the World's Wildest Places

Expedition cruising for curious travelers who want more than scenery, with scientific insight, sustainability leadership, and immersive exploration from Antarctica to the Galápagos, Alaska, and beyond.

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130+ Year Legacy • Science Centers Onboard • Sustainability-Led Exploration

The Advisor's Edge

Expedition Travel
with Depth

HX is not about simply checking off remote destinations. It is about understanding them.

With a long expedition heritage, a science-led approach, and a more relaxed onboard atmosphere than many traditional luxury lines, HX appeals to travelers who want the world's wildest places paired with meaningful context, strong environmental values, and genuine exploration.

Elevida helps determine whether HX is the right expedition fit, and which destination, ship, and style of voyage make the most sense for you.

Legacy

A 130+ year expedition heritage rooted in some of the most storied polar and remote-region journeys.

Science

Onboard Science Centers, expert lectures, and citizen science projects that deepen the experience.

Style

A more casual, Scandinavian-inspired expedition experience with premium comfort and no formal pretense.

Why HX

What Makes
HX Different

Four distinctions that shape the HX experience, from the waterline to the ship's library.

Expedition Experts

A 130-year expedition lineage, built around small-ship exploration and deep regional knowledge. HX's expedition teams are drawn from the sciences, the arts, and polar veterans who have spent careers in the places you are sailing toward.

II.

Mindful Adventures

Among the first to eliminate heavy fuel oil in polar waters, the first cruise operator to remove single-use plastics across the fleet, and the builder of the world's first hybrid-electric expedition ships. Sustainability is structural, not seasonal.

III.

Casual & Authentic

Scandi-chic interiors of oak, wool, and stone. Regionally-inspired dining, sauna and spa, aft infinity pools with hot tubs. No formal dress code, no black-tie nights, no costume. Just quiet, premium comfort.

IV.

Thirst for Knowledge

The Science Center is the heart of the ship, a working studio for lectures in climate, history, and wildlife, plus photography and biology workshops. Guests contribute to active research through partnerships with Oxford, the Norwegian Polar Institute, and more.

The Fleet

Ships Designed
for Exploration

HX's fleet is small by design: five purpose-built expedition ships carrying between 90 and 490 guests. Each one named for a polar pioneer. Each one built around the same priority: getting curious travelers close to places that matter.

MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen are the world's first hybrid-electric expedition ships. MS Fram, MS Spitsbergen, and MS Santa Cruz II extend the reach, from the Norwegian coast to the Galápagos archipelago, at a scale that lets zodiacs launch quickly and guides know every guest's name by day two.

Built Around the Science Center

The Science Center sits at the core of each ship, the knowledge hub where expedition teams, researchers, and guests meet between landings. High-tech equipment, interactive screens, and a library turn transit days into learning days.

II.

Premium Comfort, Expedition Purpose

Outside-facing cabins, private balconies on roughly half the fleet, aft infinity pools with hot tubs, three restaurants, sauna, spa, and fitness onboard. Built for expedition, outfitted for comfort.

III.

Cleaner, Greener Exploration

The hybrid flagships cut fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions by roughly 20 percent. Single-use plastics are removed across the fleet. Plant-based dining and a 30 percent food-waste reduction goal sit alongside the Green Stay program.

Destinations

Where
HX Excels

Four regions where HX's expedition heritage and science-led approach show up most vividly.

The Seventh Continent

Antarctica

Cross the Drake Passage into a world almost entirely untouched, where the ice moves faster than the clock and the wildlife has no instinct to flee. Zodiac landings among penguin rookeries, kayaking between icebergs, and quiet afternoons on deck watching humpbacks feed.

Seventy Years on Island

Galápagos Islands

Seventy years of HX presence in the archipelago, sailed aboard the 90-guest MS Santa Cruz II with certified local naturalists. Close access to the Big 15 species, from blue-footed boobies to giant tortoises, on a cadence that respects the ecosystem and the guest.

The Real Alaska

Alaska

Beyond the well-trodden Inside Passage, into the Aleutians, the Bering Sea, and the small fishing communities that the large-ship itineraries can never reach. Glaciers, humpbacks, and indigenous-led cultural landings on the scale that expedition travel was built for.

Norwegian fjord with expedition vessel underway

Arctic & Isles

Northern Europe

Norway's home waters, Svalbard's polar-bear country, Greenland's ice-choked fjords, and the cultural tapestry of the British Isles. Arctic beauty paired with the regional knowledge of a Norwegian-founded expedition line that has charted these coastlines for generations.

Who It Suits

Who HX Is
Best For

Depth

For travelers who want true expedition depth, not just scenic cruising.

Purpose

For guests who value science, sustainability, and learning as part of the experience.

Style

For travelers who prefer relaxed Scandinavian style over formal luxury ritual.

If you are deciding between HX and other expedition lines, we can help narrow the right fit honestly.

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The Elevida Difference

HX,
Personally Matched

The value of working with Elevida is not simply reserving an expedition. It is helping determine whether HX is the right style of exploration for the traveler, and which destination, ship, and voyage configuration make the most sense.

Elevida helps guests compare HX with other expedition options and identify the strongest fit for their priorities, whether that means polar travel, wildlife immersion, scientific depth, or a more relaxed expedition experience.

Guidance on whether HX is the right expedition line for your travel style.

Help comparing destinations, ships, and expedition pacing.

Personalized advisor support before and after booking.

Begin Your
Expedition

HX is for travelers who want remote places to mean more, with context, purpose, and a deeper way of seeing the world.

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(727) 592-5234 | paul@elevida.luxury

As a Signature Travel Network partner, Elevida Luxury Journeys provides exclusive amenities and VIP benefits when booking HX Expeditions.

HX: Mindful Expeditions to the World's Wildest Places

Expedition Travel with Depth

What Makes HX Different