Aboard the world’s most traveled superyacht

"Humpbacks from the bow - all guests to the bridge," a voice sang over the intercom at 7am on the first morning of our expedition. I blinked away sleep and ran onto the deck in my robe and a bright white glow filled my eyes through panoramic windows. Meters in front of our yacht, a group of four humpback whales were feasting on krill, surrounded by giant icebergs, as the Antarctic Peninsula loomed on the horizon. These types of encounters would soon become the norm during my week aboard the Hanse Explorer, a purpose-built expedition yacht that took us off ...