Small Ship Cruises To Svalbard
Join us on an expedition vessel cruise to explore the beautiful natural wilderness of Svalbard during the summer months with 24 hours of daylight.
Small ship cruises to svalbard. Get the latest deals for Spitsbergen Svalbard cruises on Cruise Critic. Oceanwide Expeditions offers trips on their schooners which carry a few dozen. Svalbard is a remote archipelago of islands situated in the high Arctic between mainland Norway and the North Pole.
What better way to experience it than to join one of our Small Ship Cruises to Svalbard on an. It is home to some of the most outstanding natural beauty in the Arctic. The experience between travelling with 250 passengers and 12 passengers is huge.
Most of the expedition cruises are on 100-200 passenger ships but there are some that are under 100. Youll sail to the rhythm of the sea and storms the melting of the pack ice and the bobbing of the bergs. A lounge library and open bridge inside complement the spacious observation deck outside where you can enjoy the relaxed and informal social atmosphere onboard.
Spitsbergen is the main island for people the rest being bearly inhabited. Make daily landings with Zodiac craft to find remnants of the bustling 17th-century whaling period witness Arctic wildlife such as polar bears and walrus and explore magnificent landscapes and vast tundras of. We will encounter calving glaciers witness an abundance of wildlife visit historical places and spend time exploring ashore.
From magnificent fjords cascading waterfalls and snow-capped mountains to remote towns and picturesque fishing villages Norway is a delight to behold and a breathtaking way to start the journey across the Arctic Circle to Svalbard. The From the Highlands to the High Arctic voyage is an epic adventure from Edinburgh Scotland through the Shetland and Faroe Islands and Jan Mayen and along Spitsbergens southwestern coast. From the Highlands to the High Arctic.
Built in 1992 but refurbished several times since the latest being in 2019 she is just 90 metres long so can navigate the small channels and bays of. How small is small. On arrival visit the Svalbard Museum to learn the story of Svalbard and its context in Norway and the Arctic from 17th-century whaling to modern mining research and tourism.
