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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....
jeff0198
Feb 3, 202417 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...
jeff0198
Jan 22, 202411 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...
jeff0198
Jan 13, 202412 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...
jeff0198
Oct 30, 202313 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...
jeff0198
Oct 19, 202316 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...
jeff0198
Sep 25, 202318 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,...
jeff0198
Jun 22, 20239 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...
jeff0198
Jun 4, 202322 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...
jeff0198
Apr 16, 202317 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...
jeff0198
Apr 3, 202318 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...
orkneyemma
Mar 17, 20236 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...
jeff0198
Mar 17, 202313 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...
jeff0198
Jul 14, 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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Jan 21, 202211 min read
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