Day 1: Depart the U.S.
Depart the U.S. Monday or Friday transatlantic flights to Oslo from the U.S. (If you are based outside North America, contact
us and we will subtract airfare from rates).
Day 2: Oslo
Transfer from the airport to downtown. Explore the city's many sites, like the Akershus Fortress.
Day 3: Oslo-Longyearbyen
Monday departure: After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Longyearbyen. Mid-afternoon arrival, then dinner and overnight at the Spitsbergen Hotel. Friday departure: After a day at leisure, take an evening flight to Longyearbyen, arriving shortly after midnight.[B]
Day 4: Longyearbyen/Embarkation-Barentsburg-Prins Karls Forland
Monday departure: Tour Longyearbyen, then embark on the MS Nordstjernen in early evening. Friday departure: Embark around noon. Your adventure in the land of jagged peaks begins. Your days will be filled with sightings of stunning Arctic flora, eagles, puffins, seals, whales, even polar bears. On your way out of the Isfjord, you'll call at Barentsburg, a Russian mining community, then continue northward along the breathtaking northern shores of Prins Karls Forland. [B/L/D]
Day 5: Magdalenefjord
Monday departure: Morning arrival in the breathtaking Magdalenefjord. Thousands of rare auks can be found here, and whales can be spotted. Cruise further north in the afternoon, making landings using the fleet of PolarCirkel boats. Friday departure: Weather permitting you sail to the Woodfjord area. In the Lefdefjord you'll experience the awe-inspiring Monaco glacier via PolarCirkel boat. Depending on ice conditions you'll cross the 80° parallel and reach Moffen Island. Continue south into the stunning Smeerenburgfjord and Magdalenefjord. [B/L/D]
Day 6: Fjords & Glaciers
Monday departure: Weather permitting you sail to the Woodfjord area. In the Lefdefjord you'll experience the awe-inspiring Monaco glacier via PolarCirkel boat. Depending on ice conditions you'll cross the 80° parallel and reach Moffen Island. Continue south into the stunning Smeerenburgfjord and Magdalenefjord. Friday departure: During the day, you'll travel south making various landings by PolarCirkel boat. In the evening you'll reach the research center of Ny-Alesund, the northernmost settlement in the world. During the night, proceed along Prins Karls Forland to Longyearbyen. [B/L/D]
Day 7: Longyearbyen/Disembarkation
Monday departure: Visit Ny-Alesund and Blomstrandhamna, then continue south along Prins Karls Forland Island, returning to Longyearbyen after midnight, and spending the night on board. Friday departure: Arrive in the morning at Longyearbyen, and take a guided city tour, including a visit to the Svalbard Museum, with its exhibits of arctic natural history. Transfer to the Spitsbergen Hotel, and enjoy a light lunch. Afternoon free. Farewell dinner at the hotel. [B/L/D]
Day 8: Depart Longyearbyen-Oslo
Transfer to airport for your return flight to Oslo [B]
Day 9: Oslo-Return to the U.S. (or your home country)
Transfer to airport for your flight back to the U.S. [B]
DEPARTURE DATES 2008: JUN 9-JUN 17; JUN 13-JUN 21; JUN 16-JUN 24; JUN 20-JUN 28; JUN 23-JUL 21; JUN 27-JUL 5; JUN 30-JUL 8; JUL 4-JUL 12; JUL 7-JUL 15; JUL 11-JUL 19; JUL 14-JUL 22; JUL 18-JUL 26; JUL 21-JUL 29; JUL 25-AUG 2; JUL 28-AUG 5; AUG 1-AUG 9; AUG 4-AUG 12; AUG 8-AUG 16; AUG 11- AUG 19; AUG 15-AUG 23
MS
Nordstjernen, 2568 tons, 164 berths, 79 cabins, modernized 2000 (photo
courtesy: Hurtigruten). She has a dining room, library, bar,
cafe and a panoramic lounge.
Rates:
Cruise-only rates from US$2800 per person based on double occupancy (air/sea packages also available).
Rates include:
- Accommodations in select cabin category
- 1 night accommodation in Longyearbyen - Transfers in Spitsbergen as indicated in itinerary
- Services of expedition guides
- Three meals daily shipboard
- Port charges
