65-Day Northwest Passage, Greenland Cruise

Day 1 - Kangerlussuaq

Arrive: Sat 29 July 2028

In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews. Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.

Day 2 - Kangerlussuaq

Depart: Sun 30 July 2028 at 20:00

In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews. Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.

Day 3 - At Sea

Day 4 - Ilulissat, Greenland

Arrive: Tue 01 August 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Tue 01 August 2028 at 17:00

Located in Disco Bay, Ilulissat is home to Sermeq Kujalleq, the fastest-moving glacier in the world. This tremendous river of ice flows from the Greenland Ice Shield toward the sea, funneling through a narrow opening at nearly 40 meters a day. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is the “Mother of Icebergs” that fills its fjord and the bay with great quantities of floating icebergs that parade down the bay and into the Atlantic Ocean. No formal excursions are planned for the town, which is home to about 4,600 people and some 3,500 sled dogs.

Day 5 - The Seabourn Northwest Greenland Experience

Day 6 - At Sea

Day 7 - Pond Inlet

Arrive: Fri 04 August 2028 at 06:00 / Depart: Fri 04 August 2028 at 10:00

Day 7 - Nunavut Canada

Arrive: Fri 04 August 2028 at 14:00 / Depart: Fri 04 August 2028 at 18:00

Day 8 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 9 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 10 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 11 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 12 - Cambridge Bay Village

Day 13 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 14 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 15 - Philpots Island

Day 16 - Dymond Islands, Nunavut, Canada

Day 17 - The Seabourn Baffin Island Experience

Day 18 - At Sea

Day 19 - Nuuk Godthaab

Arrive: Wed 16 August 2028 at 05:00 / Depart: Wed 16 August 2028 at 14:00

Greenland’s capital boasts some 16,000 inhabitants. Although the town does not offer us any shore excursions, there are several attractions which guests may wish to visit. One is the roofed town market, where the products of the nearby sea and wilderness are for sale, including the meat of whales, seals, birds and fish. The Katuaq Cultural Center offers changing exhibitions. Especially worth a visit is the National Museum, which besides many historic objects, contains the quite famous 500-year old mummies recovered from Qilakitsoq. The nearby Museum of Art has works by both Inuit and Nordic artists. There is also an artisan’s center where guests may purchase locally produced works, and a collection of traditional houses.

Day 20 - Kangerlussuaq

Arrive: Thu 17 August 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Thu 17 August 2028 at 20:00

In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews. Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.

Day 21 - At Sea

Day 22 - At Sea

Day 23 - Pond Inlet

Arrive: Sun 20 August 2028 at 06:00 / Depart: Sun 20 August 2028 at 13:00

Day 24 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 25 - The Seabourn Ellesmere Island Experience

Day 26 - The Seabourn Ellesmere Island Experience

Day 27 - The Seabourn Ellesmere Island Experience

Day 28 - The Seabourn Ellesmere Island Experience

Day 29 - The Seabourn Ellesmere Island Experience

Day 30 - At Sea

Day 31 - The Seabourn Northwest Greenland Experience

Day 32 - The Seabourn Northwest Greenland Experience

Day 33 - At Sea

Day 34 - Kangerlussuaq

Arrive: Thu 31 August 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Thu 31 August 2028 at 20:00

In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews. Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.

Day 35 - Nuuk Godthaab

Arrive: Fri 01 September 2028 at 14:00 / Depart: Fri 01 September 2028 at 22:00

Greenland’s capital boasts some 16,000 inhabitants. Although the town does not offer us any shore excursions, there are several attractions which guests may wish to visit. One is the roofed town market, where the products of the nearby sea and wilderness are for sale, including the meat of whales, seals, birds and fish. The Katuaq Cultural Center offers changing exhibitions. Especially worth a visit is the National Museum, which besides many historic objects, contains the quite famous 500-year old mummies recovered from Qilakitsoq. The nearby Museum of Art has works by both Inuit and Nordic artists. There is also an artisan’s center where guests may purchase locally produced works, and a collection of traditional houses.

Day 36 - At Sea

Day 37 - Iqaluit

Arrive: Sun 03 September 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Sun 03 September 2028 at 12:00

In 1576, English explorer Martin Frobisher sailed into Frobisher Bay in search of a route to China. What he “discovered” was a large inlet with numerous Inuit fishing and hunting camps along its shores. The name Iqaluit means ‘a place of many fish’ in Inuktitut. Although the Inuit people had been here for thousands of years prior, they hadn’t establish a permanent settlement. It wasn’t until 1942 that the first Inuit made Iqaluit home. They settled here to help service the U.S. Air Force base, which was used to ferry aircraft to Europe during World War II. Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, has 7,700 inhabitants. Some 60% of its residents are Inuit. A highlight of a visit here is the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, with its beautiful displays of Inuit art, artifacts and dioramas of Arctic life. St. Jude's Cathedral, often referred to as the ‘Igloo Cathedral’ because of its unique architectural design, is likewise of interest to visitors.

Day 38 - Diana Island, Nunavut, Canada

Day 39 - Erik Cove, Nunavut, Canada

Day 40 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 41 - Fury and Hecla Strait, Canada

Day 42 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 43 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 44 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 45 - Cambridge Bay Village

Day 46 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 47 - The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

Day 48 - At Sea

Day 49 - At Sea

Day 50 - Sisimiut, Greenland

Arrive: Sat 16 September 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Sat 16 September 2028 at 17:00

Sisimiut is Greenland’s second-largest town, and large by Greenland standards, housing some 6,000 people. It is located just north of the Arctic Circle, and is a popular base for visitors seeking adventurous pastimes in the surrounding country. Although there are no shore excursions planned for Sisimiut, guests may wish to investigate the local market, where the products of the country are sold, including meat from whales, reindeer, musk oxen and many kinds of fish. Watch for the stocky little Icelandic horses trotting along the highways, and keep an eye out for sea eagles often seen perched on the surrounding mountains. Whales are also often seen in the sea nearby. On the hill above the harbor, there is an artisan’s workshop where they create and sell Inuit crafts, and nearby is the town museum, which has examples of colonial period houses, peat houses and other early buildings.

Day 51 - Evighedsfjorden

Arrive: Sun 17 September 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Sun 17 September 2028 at 17:00

Day 52 - Kangerlussuaq

Arrive: Mon 18 September 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Mon 18 September 2028 at 17:00

In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews. Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.

Day 53 - Nuuk Godthaab

Arrive: Tue 19 September 2028 at 11:00 / Depart: Tue 19 September 2028 at 18:00

Greenland’s capital boasts some 16,000 inhabitants. Although the town does not offer us any shore excursions, there are several attractions which guests may wish to visit. One is the roofed town market, where the products of the nearby sea and wilderness are for sale, including the meat of whales, seals, birds and fish. The Katuaq Cultural Center offers changing exhibitions. Especially worth a visit is the National Museum, which besides many historic objects, contains the quite famous 500-year old mummies recovered from Qilakitsoq. The nearby Museum of Art has works by both Inuit and Nordic artists. There is also an artisan’s center where guests may purchase locally produced works, and a collection of traditional houses.

Day 54 - At Sea

Day 55 - Pangnirtung

Arrive: Thu 21 September 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Thu 21 September 2028 at 16:00

Day 56 - Nunavut Canada

Arrive: Fri 22 September 2028 at 08:00 / Depart: Fri 22 September 2028 at 12:00

Lady Franklin Island, is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, 25 mi from Hall Peninsula. There are at least seven smaller, unnamed islands off its northwest shore.

Day 56 - Monumental Island

Arrive: Fri 22 September 2028 at 13:00 / Depart: Fri 22 September 2028 at 18:00

In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin, on the period’s most technologically advanced expedition, vanished in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. Monumental Island was named by fellow Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall in memory of Franklin. Located in Davis Strait south of Baffin Island, it is known as Oomienwa in the local Inuktitut language. This barren, rocky and windswept island is home to a variety of wildlife. Nesting black guillemots are the most prolific seabird. The Island is a favorite resting spot for walrus and they may be viewed at numerous haul-outs around the island. The elusive polar bears patrol the ice-floes in search of seals while whales feed offshore. This is also an excellent location for viewing elaborately sculpted icebergs of all sizes and shapes. Numerous glaciers descend from the island’s high peaks, their crevasses appearing almost to glow an iridescent blue against a landscape of stark white

Day 57 - Lower Savage Islands, Canada

Arrive: Sat 23 September 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Sat 23 September 2028 at 12:00

Day 57 - Resolution Island, Nunavut, Canada

Day 58 - Eclipse Channel, Labrador, Canada

Day 59 - Nachvak Fjord

Arrive: Mon 25 September 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Mon 25 September 2028 at 17:00

Day 60 - Saglek Fjord, Labrador, Canada

Day 61 - Nain, Canada

Arrive: Wed 27 September 2028 at 08:00 / Depart: Wed 27 September 2028 at 16:00

Day 62 - Indian Harbour, NL, Canada

Day 63 - L Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada

Day 64 - At Sea

Day 65 - At Sea

Day 66 - Halifax

Arrive: Mon 02 October 2028 at 07:00 / Depart: Mon 02 October 2028

With its exceptionally delightful harbor side setting, early Europeans were first attracted to Halifax in 1749 with the establishment here of a military outpost by Colonel Cornwallis. The ports natural advantages of a well-protected harbor and close proximity to major fishing grounds resulted in its growth into a major military base and sea port. The peninsula has had several major immigrations during its history; English, French, German, Irish and Scottish have come in substantial numbers at various times. Travelers familiar with the South Pacific will find it interesting to know that Captain James Cook, whose explorations defined most of the Pacific Basin for Europeans, also spent four years in Halifax charting Nova Scotia and the waters of the St. Lawrence. A college town, Halifax has an exhilarating and youthful air about it, as evidenced by many bicyclists and skateboarders. The heart of Halifax offers wonderful restaurants and shopping, galleries, museums, and sites of historic interest including the Naval Dockyard, which dates from 1757, and St. Paul's Church. Heading out of town, the wonders of nature are to be found in the form of the sea, with the smell of salty air, cool ocean breezes, and the powerful force of waves crashing against the rugged shoreline.