![Hubbard_Glacier_into_Russell_Fjord_in_Alaska_in_summertime](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/portrait_quarter/102132-alaska-expedition-cruises.jpg)
Duration
23 Nights
Journey Type
Cruise only (Please call for flight options)
Ports
15 Ports
9 August
Setting sail from Nome
Only accessible by air or sea, the remote Alaskan town of Nome sits overlooking the Bering Strait, surrounded by miles of largely featureless tundra. This was once a boomtown; the discovery of easily extractable gold in 1898 led to a gold rush, and you can still see the remnants of the mining industry which thrived here. The gold hasn't completely dried up, so many still come here to try and find their fortune, while other visitors are drawn to Nome by the varied bird life and intriguing Iñupiat culture.
![Abandoned miners' camp near Nome, Alaska](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_half/18522-abandoned-miners-camp-near-nome-alaska.jpg)
10-13 August
At sea
14 August
Canada: Hershel Island
15 August
At sea
16 August
Canada: Holman
17 August
At sea
18 August
Canada: Cambridge Bay
![Sunrise over Cambridge Bay, Canada](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/70248-sunrise-cambridge-bay.jpg)
The remote community of Cambridge Bay is located on the southeast coast of Victoria Island, part of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It’s the largest stop for ships transiting the Northwest Passage, despite a population of less than 2,000, and it's a great place to learn about the wildlife of the Arctic and the culture of the Inuit people who live here.
19 August
At sea
20 August
Canada: Gjoa Haven
![Inukshuk at Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/70988-inukshuk-gjoa-haven-nunavut.jpg)
Gjoa Haven was known by the Inuit as Uqsuqtuuq, the ‘place of plenty blubber’, but was renamed when Roald Amundsen became the first explorer to traverse the Northwest Passage on his ship the Gjøa. It was also here that the wreck of the HMS Erebus, from Franklin’s famous lost expedition of 1845, was finally discovered in 2014, followed by the HMS Terror in 2016.
21 August
At sea
22 August
Canada: Conningham Bay, Fort Ross
23 August
At sea
24-25 August
Canada: Beechey Island, Croker Bay (Nunavut)
26 August
Canada: Dundas Harbour (Devon Island)
![Croker Bay, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/70252-croker-bay-devon-island-nunavut.jpg)
Devon Island is the world’s largest uninhabited island, a barren and frozen place that is used by NASA scientists to carry out research on the practicalities of missions to Mars. The chilly waters off the coast support species including bearded seals, harbour seals and humpback whales, and if you’re lucky you may even spot polar bears.
27 August
Canada: Pond Inlet
![Qaamutiiks in spring ice, Pond Inlet, Canada](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/70235-qaamutiiks-spring-ice-pond-inlet.jpg)
The small Inuit settlement of Pond Inlet sits at the entrance to the fabled Northwest Passage, on the north coast of Baffin Island. A dramatic landscape of fjords, glaciers and icebergs provides a habitat for wildlife including whales, seabirds, seals and narwhals, the otherworldly ‘unicorns of the sea’.
28 August
At sea
29 August
Greenland: Ilulissat
![Houses in Ilulissat, Greenland](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/27365-houses-in-ilulissat-greenland.jpg)
The spectacular Ilulissat ice fjord is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it's the source of the many icebergs that float out across Disko Bay. The town of Ilulissat itself is Greenland’s third largest settlement, and activities on offer here include dog sledding and whale watching.
30 August
Greenland: Sisimiut
![Sisimiut, Greenland](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/6906-sisimiut-greenland.jpg)
The name Sisimiut means ‘the people living in a place where there are fox dens’, though these days the town is better known for being Greenland’s northernmost year-round ice-free port. Around 25 miles north of the Arctic Circle, it’s a common stop for ships making the journey north to Disko Bay.
31 August
Greenland: Evighedsfjorden Fjord
1 September
Arriving in Nuuk
Greenland's capital and largest town, Nuuk is positively cosmopolitan compared to the rest of this remote and isolated country. The setting amongst mountains and fjords is striking, and attractions include the Greenland National Museum and the picturesque Old Harbour.
![Nuuk, Greenland](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_half/27350-houses-nuuk-greenland.jpg)
Your home from home
![Hurtigruten - MS Roald Amundsen in Antarctica](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/lanscape_half/99377-15884-hurtigruten-ms-roald-amundsen-antarctica-low.jpg)
![Hurtigruten - MS Roald Amundsen hot tubs and pool](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/65706-hurtigruten-ms-roald-amundsen-hot-tubs.jpg)
![Hurtigruten - MS Roald Amundsen - Cabin](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mundy.assets.d3r.com/images/landscape_mosaicsmall/65707-hurtigruten-roald-amundsen-cabin.jpg)
Hurtigruten's pioneering hybrid vessels, MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen, offer a more sustainable way to explore the polar regions.
What we love
Hurtigruten's groundbreaking hybrid technology reduces fuel consumption and carbon emissions by 20%, a bold step towards a more sustainable future for the expedition cruising industry. These ships are designed specifically for exploring the polar regions, and the inviting suites and public areas represent a significant evolution of the Hurtigruten onboard experience.
Capacity | 528 Guests (500 in Antarctica) |
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Style | These pioneering hybrid ships offer a contemporary and relaxed ambience, acting as a comfortable 'base camp' at sea. |
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