The company is a travel company that organizes long trips. Quark Expeditions travels to the polar regions on these long journeys. It offers cruise service to certain regions with specially produced ships during its travels. As the ships owned by the company are specially produced, these ships have a special resistance to ice. Otherwise, it is not possible to reach the polar regions by an ordinary ship. The company was established in 1991. The company's headquarters are located in Seattle, USA. The company's CEO is Andrew White. Another company that the company has commercial relations with is Travelopia. The services provided by the company are as follows:

• Long journeys to the poles,
• Cruise travel to the poles,
• Adventure trips,
• North pole travels,
• Passenger transport services.

History of Quark Expeditions Company

The company was founded in 1991 by Lars Wikander and Mike McDowell. The company's specialties, which are carried out to Artik and Antarctica regions. In 1998, Lars Wikander became the major partner of the company. After 3 years, Lars became the company's chairman. In the same period, Patrick Shaw joined the company. Patrick Shaw joined the company and served as president and CEO. In May 2007, the company became part of the UK-based TUI Travel company. Later in 2016, the company became part of the Travelopia company. The company organized the Artik expedition led by the names of the founders of Youtube. Quark Expeditions added the Greenland expedition to the 2019 summer program.