Providing holidays with a difference is what we do best (we also make a mean hot toddy), and when it comes to romancing the love of your life we can’t think of a much more starry-eyed vacation for thrill-seeking couples than any of our North Pole holidays.

Spending almost two weeks encased in thermals aboard the 75,000 horsepower “50 Years of Victory” battling her way through the hard Arctic pack ice may not be everyone’s initial go-to idea of romance, but stick with us for a moment.

The Arctic is quite simply one of the most spectacular and memorable environments on the planet. So much more than just ice, the landscape and fragile eco-systems surrounding the North Pole demonstrate nature’s capability to live outside our comfy preconceived notions of the ideal environmental climate for sustaining life.

So, in terms of romance, how does a helicopter ride over the pack ice sound? Or perhaps a walk on the ice fields learning about native wildlife, the history of Arctic exploration and how to ‘read’ the ice flows? Maybe the chance to quite literally walk around the world together at the celebratory North Pole holiday evening barbeque strikes a romantic chord?

For the braver couples on the planet, a little foray into the scintillating field of ice diving could cause romantic chills up your spine. Ice diving cruises are fully tailored to accommodate all diving proficiencies. Our North Pole holidays offer unparalleled exploration and photographic opportunities. When it comes to once in a lifetime romance, little surpasses true adventure!

Ice diving is classed as an advanced type of diving as it entails being in an enclosed environment with only one point of entry and exit. It is known as penetration diving and is similar to underwater cave and shipwreck diving, which also have no immediate vertical ascent or access available to the surface.

Danger

There are inherent dangers involved with ice diving. Because divers submerge deep beneath the surface and do not have the luxury of a direct vertical ascent, safety precautions must be taken. Having knowledge of the different types of ice and how it is formed is of paramount importance. It is also essential that all ice divers are able to identify and avoid unsafe ice conditions, know how to safely prepare a dive site, and can effectively use all necessary special equipment.

Training

Training is essential as ice divers can frequently be exposed to elements outside of their control. Every ice diver must know what to do when faced with an underwater emergency. All divers are trained to a very high standard to ensure they will know exactly how to react should their air tank freeze, or their weight belt becomes unattached while underwater.

Adventure

Most divers enjoy ice diving without incident, but sometimes, accidents do happen. Unfortunately, air tanks do freeze underwater, and weight belts do become unattached. However, with the correct training and certification, divers can safely deal with any eventuality and enjoy an underwater adventure which really is out of this world. Ice diving can be a fantastic part of a North Pole holiday.