Guideline Type: Guidelines for Guests

• Visitor Guidelines

  AECO’s main objective is to ensure that expedition cruises are carried out with the utmost consideration for the fragile, natural environment, local cultures and cultural remains. From our comprehensive set of guidelines we have picked out a few basic rules that we ask you to read carefully and act in accordance with. You can also watch the video on general visitor guidelines in the Arctic.

• Clean Seas Guidelines

  When travelling to the polar regions, there are steps you can take to reduce the amount of plastic and other waste produced.

• Biosecurity Guidelines

  The Arctic remains one of the most pristine natural environments in the world. AECO’s biosecurity guidelines aim to minimize the risk of future introductions of non-native species to the Arctic.

• Cleanup Guidelines

  Waste is carried by ocean currents and washes ashore in the Svalbard archipelago. For almost 20 years, inhabitants and visitors have been encouraged to pick up marine debris when they visit the coast.