According to reports, a Russian shipping company says one of its cruise ships carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists is no longer stuck in the ice around Antarctica.

Captain Khlebnikov says the cruise ship has started to move again after five days.

A total of 105 tourists were aboard the ship with each paying up to $16,816 for the tour on which they will see rare Emperor penguins off the Antarctic coast.

Tour leader Paul Goldstein told BBC News: “We’re currently mobile, we’re breaking through some ice, and due to some frankly unprecedented winds and visibility problems and snow, we’re a little delayed.

“These situations do happen when you do this style of holiday. There are not stringent day-to-day itineraries. That’s not how we work, and that’s what people buy in to.”

The ship had been at its current location for four days

Cruise Ship No Longer Stuck In Antarctica