The SH Minerva has welcomed guests back for its first expedition cruise after almost three years laid up.

Rejoining Swan Hellenic’s fleet , the ship is sailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a 17-night expedition cruise to Antarctica.

The vessel was welcomed back into service with a traditional ceremony held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Thursday.

According to Swan Hellenic, the gesture was aimed at marking the “ship’s new beginning” in a symbolic way.

The ship is now scheduled to offer a series of expedition cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Falklands departing from Ushuaia.

As the first vessel built for the company since it was relaunched in 2020 , the SH Minerva originally entered service in late 2021.

With the Russia-Ukraine conflict bringing sanctions,

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