The topic of this paper is passenger ships for cruise trips that sail in the ice area. The work itself is divided into 6 chapters in which the main features of today's polar vessels will be presented in more detail. In the first chapter "introduction" reader is presented with the very issue of the paper which is later elaborated more in detail. In the second and third chapters, the course of creation and development of industry and ships throughout history will be described in more detail. Companies that were created due to rising demand, as well as the growth of the ship fleet itself, will be described in chapter three. The greatest attention will be focused on the fourth chapter "specific construction features", where the materials used, the design of the ships under construction, as well as their propulsion and other features will be described in detail. The last big topic, which also concerns the polar code, states the certain requirements and standards which the ships and it's staff is required to satisfy in order for the ship to be seaworthy in polar areas. In the sixth chapter, we will take a closer look at the most modern polar ship in the world and its specific features that distinguish it from other ships of today.