Legacies of the land
Preserving the places we explore, with partners who know them best.
We are passionate about the special places we visit with our guests, and Swan Hellenic strives to preserve the world we explore. Not only do we take action to achieve this ourselves, we also team up with other initiatives to help preserve our beautiful planet for future generations.
Antarctic seabird surveys
A good example of our work with other initiatives is our partnership with Stony Brook University and the eBird Antarctic Site Inventory, monitoring seabirds in the Antarctic Ocean. Guests on voyages through those waters get the chance to contribute. With support from an experienced ornithologist and an expedition guide, guests learn how to complete a survey — conducted once per sea day in randomly selected sessions of 15 to 60 minutes. The results are sent to Stony Brook University to record seabird distribution and habitat usage.
Restore our oceans and waters
As members of the EU Mission «Restore our Ocean and Waters», Swan Hellenic is due to begin sea water sampling in remote areas to support EU universities' research on microplastic and heavy metal pollution. The mission pools financial, scientific and operational resources to preserve and restore the health of the world's oceans, with an agenda that includes a 30% reduction of microplastics at sea and net zero maritime emissions.
