A Polartours Exclusive
Every Polartours booking includes one complimentary hotel night before your polar expedition cruise begins. This is not a promotion, not a limited offer, and not available elsewhere. No other polar cruise marketplace includes this as a standard benefit.
We include it because arriving calm, rested, and on time materially improves the start of your expedition.
Why We Include a Pre-Cruise Hotel Night
Including a hotel night increases cost and operational complexity. We include it anyway because we know it will improve your experience greatly. Here are a few reasons why we'd encourage you to make use of this free offer:
Reduced Travel Risk: Polar expedition cruises do not wait. If a flight is delayed and you arrive late, the ship departs without you. Arriving the day before eliminates the single biggest risk to your trip.
A Better Start: Starting a multi-day expedition should not begin with airport stress and last-minute transfers. One night ashore creates buffer, predictability, and peace of mind.
Time to Explore: Polar cruises often depart from culturally significant cities. Arriving early gives you time to see at least a small part of the destination instead of flying in and sailing out immediately.
Supporting Local Communities: Using local hotels supports destination-based businesses and aligns with our preference for slower, more deliberate travel rather than short, high-stress stays.
How the Pre-Cruise Hotel Night Works
Included: One complimentary hotel night per guest per booking
Timing: The hotel night is always scheduled for the night immediately before your cruise departure.
Room allocation: We aim to match your cruise booking configuration (e.g., shared cabin, double/twin, triple, family), subject to hotel availability.
Already included itineraries: If your cruise itinerary already includes a pre-cruise hotel night, no additional hotel night is added.
Availability & substitutions: If the planned partner hotel is fully booked, we will arrange a comparable hotel of similar category and location.
Hotel selection: The hotels below are pre-selected by Polartours to ensure reliability. We do not offer hotel choice, substitutions on request, or voucher alternatives.
Confirmation details: We will share the hotel details and check-in information by email once your cruise booking is confirmed (and no later than 30 days before departure). Please note that hotel confirmations may display the room rate—your pre-cruise night is still covered by Polartours.
Booking date: Applies to new reservations made on or after January 14, 2026.
Time limit: This is not a promotion and not time-limited. It is a standing Polartours commitment.
Our Partner Hotels
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This benefit is designed for reliability, not flexibility. It exists to protect your trip, simplify logistics, and improve your overall experience. Therefore, we have decided to apply these terms and conditions:
