
Turner hopes to see agents who join one of the two ship visits booking AE Expeditions afterwards. “The costs involved are quite staggering,” he said, adding: “It will cost $80,000 (around £61,000) for both ship visits this year. It’s a big investment for a company of this size.” ’We’ll do more in 2026’ He believes other operators will copy AE Expeditions’ new ship visit programme. “Across the expedition cruise sector, there’s a huge education piece that is going to be needed as more ships come into the market.” In 2026,…