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Itineraries of the SH Diana

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    Technical specifications

    • Speed:  14.5 knots
    • Length:  125 m

    SH Diana: 192 guests, PC 6 hull, and no departure on our calendar

    SH Diana is the third and largest of the ships ordered to relaunch Swan Hellenic. Our calendar carries none of her departures at the moment. That is measured on our side, it says nothing about what the line sells, and your advisor can look.

    The ship

    Delivered by the Helsinki shipyard on 31 March 2023. Twelve thousand one hundred gross tons, one hundred and fifteen metres, nine decks of which seven are open to guests and three carry cabins. One hundred and ninety-two guests in ninety-six suites, about one hundred and forty crew including twelve expedition guides. She is the first of the three fitted with large landing craft alongside the Zodiacs.

    Larger does not mean stronger

    The hull is rated PC 6 under the Polar Code, against PC 5 for her two elders. In that code, PC 1 is the strongest class and PC 7 the weakest: SH Diana is therefore less strengthened than SH Vega, although she is fifteen hundred tons heavier. Several sources state the opposite. It does not stop her working the same waters, but a traveller who compares deserves to read this the right way round.

    What this page will not say

    What the fare includes. Swan Hellenic does not publish that list on its ship pages: the site points to the final price shown during booking. The text that lived here asserted it anyway. Ask your advisor for the written list before booking.

    The other two ships

    SH Vega and SH Minerva are the first two hulls, smaller and more strengthened. If you want a French-speaking line on the same waters, Ponant has worked the polar regions for a long time.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    On 31 March 2023, by the Helsinki shipyard. She is the third and largest of the three.
    Twelve thousand one hundred gross tons, one hundred and fifteen metres, nine decks of which seven are open to guests and three carry cabins.
    One hundred and ninety-two, in ninety-six suites, with about one hundred and forty crew including twelve expedition guides.
    PC 6 under the Polar Code, against PC 5 for her two elders.
    Less, despite being fifteen hundred tons heavier. In the Polar Code, PC 1 is the strongest class and PC 7 the weakest. A ship rated PC 5 is therefore more strengthened than one rated PC 6. Several sources present the scale the wrong way round, and that changes the reading when comparing two ships in the same fleet.
    Her size, her ice class, and the fact that she is the first of the three fitted with large landing craft alongside the Zodiacs.
    No. SH Minerva and SH Vega are sisters to each other; this one is a larger unit, alone of her size in the fleet.
    None on our calendar at the moment. That is measured on our side, and it says nothing about what the line sells: your advisor can look.
    A British expedition house whose voyages go back to the 1950s. The brand was relaunched with an order for three ships at the Helsinki shipyard: SH Minerva in 2021, SH Vega in 2022 and SH Diana in 2023.
    Three: SH Minerva, SH Vega and SH Diana.
    We will not assert it. Swan Hellenic does not publish that list on its ship pages: the site points to the final price shown during booking. The text that lived on this page said the fare "generally" includes meals, wines and the main excursions; nothing measures that, and the word reads as a promise. Ask your advisor for the written list.
    SH Minerva sat idle at Fray Bentos, in Uruguay, from the spring of 2022 to July 2025. It was not a breakdown: her hull was held by an Irish subsidiary of GTLK, a Russian financial group, and sanctions left the line in a dead end. She returned to service in November 2025.
    In Antarctica, in the Arctic, and on announced Asia-Pacific programmes.
    An expedition, with what that implies: landings by inflatable, hours set by ice and weather rather than by a programme, and outings cancelled for reasons of nature. If you need a fixed schedule, this is not the right trip.
    Your agency, and it alone. Voyages AquaTerra operates under a licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and the compensation fund for travel agency clients covers your departure.
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