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pmh0606617
Jan 3113 min read
L2429 Exploring the Islands of the Mediterranean 14th September – 3rd October 2024, MS Balmoral
Day 1. 14/09/24 – North Shields After early afternoon embarkation on MS Balmoral , the team, and Clare’s dad Brian, were out on deck for...
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pmh0606617
Jan 2910 min read
A Voyage of Exploration Around the World - Leg One: Liverpool to Rio
4th to 6th January, Liverpool to Southampton This was to be Ocean Wildlife Encounters big cruise for 2025, commencing with a short leg...
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jeff0198
Sep 29, 202419 min read
Migration Spectacular
All the photographs in this blog were taken during the cruise. 1st-4th September, Liverpool to Gibraltar MS Bolette left Liverpool late...
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jeff0198
Sep 23, 202413 min read
Rugged and Remote Spitsbergen
12th-13th June 2024 Newcastle and North Sea crossing Rugged and Remote Spitsbergen © Brian Tollitt/OWE OWE spitsbergen 2024 team. from...
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jeff0198
May 23, 20247 min read
Wildlife & Culture of the Scenic Scottish Isles - 7th-14th May 2024, MS Borealis
Day 1. 07/05/24 – Southampton. After early afternoon embarkation on MS Borealis, the OWE Team (Martin Kitching, Sarah Barratt, David...
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jeff0198
Mar 3, 202416 min read
The Intrepid Beauty of Africa and the Indian Ocean: Part Four – Port Louis, Mauritius to Cape Town
10th January 2024 – Change over Day. Port Louis, Mauritius As Anno, Jeff and Laura bid the MV Bolette goodbye, Paul Hill and Peter...
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jeff0198
Feb 3, 202417 min read
Intrepid Beauty of Africa and the Indian Ocean - Part 3: Mombasa to Mauritius
Click view full image Mombasa was the jumping off point for many passengers and three of the OWE team to head out overnight on safari....
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jeff0198
Jan 22, 202411 min read
The Intrepid Beauty of Africa and the Indian Ocean: Part Two – Kochi to Mombasa
As we departed Kochi the OWE team was down to two, as Dolphin Dave's Indian visa travails prevented him from joining Bolette until she...
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jeff0198
Jan 13, 202412 min read
The Intrepid Beauty of Africa and the Indian Ocean: Part One – Safaga to Kochi
Although this Fred Olsen cruise set off from Southampton in November, the first Ocean Wildlife Encounters team joined MS Bolette in Egypt...
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jeff0198
Oct 30, 202313 min read
GREENLAND The Land of (mostly) Ice! Part 2.
Greenland sits only slightly further north than the northern tip of the Shetland Isles and although we always thought there was an...
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jeff0198
Oct 19, 202316 min read
The Land of Ice and Fire
REMOTE AND RUGGED ICELAND PART ONE Thursday, 14 September 2023 Lunchtime in Liverpool with my partner Michelle, to join the cruise ship...
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jeff0198
Sep 25, 202318 min read
Balearics and Baskers
Ocean Wildlife Encounters (OWE) has recently expanded to include some new guest speakers and enthusiasts to their ranks. On the Scenic...
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jeff0198
Jun 22, 20239 min read
Sector 3 OWE 'Off-Piste' - Ushuaia, Falklands and Montevideo
Ushuaia There were so many cruise ships in port that we ended up using tenders. Right next to the tender dock is a small vessel marina,...
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jeff0198
Jun 4, 202322 min read
Sector 3: Punta Arenas to Buenos Aires
Punta Arenas to Cape Horn On the 13th February, Jeff and Laura welcomed Emma Neave-Webb and Russell Neave aboard MS Balmoral. They had...
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jeff0198
Apr 16, 202317 min read
Equator to Antarctica - 'off-piste' adventures Sector 2.
Ocean Wildlife Encounters - Off-piste: The Sea Caves of Arica In the afternoon of the 1st February 2023 we headed out to the Cuevas de...
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jeff0198
Apr 3, 202318 min read
Equator to Antarctica - Sector 2:
Callao to Punta Arenas As Anno and Dave departed, we awaited the arrival of Brian Tollitt and Mikey Bailey. Brian made it to the ship by...
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orkneyemma
Mar 17, 20236 min read
Equator to Antarctica - OWE 'off-piste' Adventures
This blog highlights some of the thrilling nature we experienced shore-side during our grand voyage to South America and Antarctica on...
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jeff0198
Mar 17, 202313 min read
Equator to Antarctica - Sector 1: Nassau to Callao
The team at Ocean Wildlife Encounters are geared to supporting epic cruise adventures, having collectively clocked up hundreds of...
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jeff0198
Jul 14, 202211 min read
Beyond Bear Island
We launched Ocean Wildlife Encounters (OWE) in the midst of the pandemic, so establishing a track record on cruise liners has been a...
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Jan 21, 202211 min read
Force 10 to Funchal
A blog describing the work carried out by the Ocean Wildlife Encounters team whilst aboard MS Borealis in January 2022.
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