accommodation profile
Ioffe
accommodation specifics
110 Passengers
60 Staff and Crew
Length 384 Feet
Beam 60 Feet
Draft 20 Feet
Propulsion 5,000KW diesel twin engine
Ice Class KM*L1(1)A2, Canadian Type B
Cruising Speed 12.5 knots
Registered in Russia
All cabins have exterior views
Cabins have either shared, semi private or private facilities
A spacious dining room with unreserved seating
Two presentation rooms for lectures
Lounge and bar, open late afternoon and evening with a wide selection of wines and spirits
Library with a collection of polar themed books
Ship to shore communications via satellite
Clinic with licensed doctor
Exercise room, sauna and plunge pool
An elevator between decks 1 and 5
Please scroll down for deck plan.
The Akademik Sergey Vavilov and her sister ship the Akademik Ioffe are widely recognized as the best expedition-style cruise vessel operating in Polar waters. As the ships were built to perform delicate and sensitive hydro-acoustic work, they are also designed to run very quietly.
The Vavilov and the Ioffe are well-equipped, ice strengthened vessels capable of carrying up to 118 passengers, although we normally carry no more than 110 for extra comfort. The relatively new Scandinavian-built exploration vessels were extensively re-fitted during 2003 and they now feature all the modern facilities and comforts to be expected in a polar exploration vessel. There is a panoramic bar/lounge, library, video room, and dining space for the full passenger complement in one seating. There is also a gymnasium, sauna and swimming pool.
We encourage you to join our staff on the bridge; there’s always something to learn from the Captain or the officers on watch and it’s the favorite place on the ship for sight seeing and bird watching. There are also extensive outside viewing areas on several decks as well as the bow and stern of the ships.
Cabins
Triple (Shared Facilities) - 1 upper and 1 lower berth, sofa bed, washbasin in cabin, writing desk, porthole. Facilities shared with other cabins.
Twin (Shared Facilities) - 1 upper and 1 lower berth washbasin in cabin, writing desk, porthole. Facilities shared with other cabins.
Twin (Semi Private Facilities) - 1 lower berth, 1 sofa bed and
semi-private (one bathroom between two cabins) facilities.
Writing desk, window.
Superior - 1 sofa bed, 1 lower berth and private
facilities. Writing desk, window.
Superior Plus - 2 lower berths, sofa and private
facilities. Writing desk, window.
Suite - 1 double berth, 1 sofa bed, separate
sleeping quarters and private facilities, up-graded bedding.
Fridge, TV, VCR, writing desk, windows.
Cook Suite - Double berth, 1 sofa bed, separate
sleeping quarters and private facilities, bathtub, up-graded
.
