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Atlas Adventurer vs Viking Polaris

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Atlas Adventurer is a small Atlas Ocean Voyages ship carrying 400 passengers. Viking Polaris is a small Viking Ocean Cruises ship carrying 378 passengers, in service since 2022. Atlas Adventurer has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Viking Polaris if you want more space per passenger or more cruises to choose from: it has 79.8 gross tons per passenger (vs 65.0) and it has 31 cruises on sale (vs none).

Atlas Adventurer does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Atlas AdventurerViking Polaris
Cruise line Atlas Ocean Voyages Viking Ocean Cruises
Ship size Small Small
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2022
Gross tonnage 26,000 30,150
Passengers 400 378
Crew — 260
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better — 1.5
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 65.0 79.8 (better)
Cabins — 189
Decks — 7
Length — 665 ft
Beam — 79 ft
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 10 / 10
Cruises on sale — 31
Upcoming sailings — 112
Cruise lengths — 7 to 80 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted — $7,999

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Atlas Adventurer has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Viking Polaris: 10.0
  • Adventure & nature Viking Polaris: 10.0
  • Cultural Viking Polaris: 5.0
  • Dining Viking Polaris: 7.0
  • Entertainment Viking Polaris: 7.0
  • Family friendly Viking Polaris: 2.0
  • Party Viking Polaris: 6.0
  • Romantic Viking Polaris: 8.0
  • Spa & fitness Viking Polaris: 10.0
  • Staterooms Viking Polaris: 7.0

Viking Ocean Cruises

Viking Polaris

Viking Polaris debuted in August 2022 with sailings from Norway to the Arctic. Polaris is the second expedition cruise ship introduced by Viking Cruises under its new Viking Expeditions brand, following Viking Octantis.

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31 cruises on sale, from $7,999.

Questions

Atlas Adventurer or Viking Polaris?

Which is bigger, Atlas Adventurer or Viking Polaris?

Viking Polaris is bigger at 30,150 gross tons, against 26,000 gross tons for Atlas Adventurer. Atlas Adventurer carries 400 passengers and Viking Polaris carries 378.

Which has more space per passenger?

Viking Polaris, with 79.8 gross tons per passenger against 65.0 on Atlas Adventurer. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

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