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Northwest Passage

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Travel through Arctic history as you journey the Northwest Passage and the very best of western Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. Observe endless opportunities to view local wildlife such as walruses, seals, seabirds, and polar bears. Arctic experts will relay great insight into the marvelous explorers who have maneuvered this northern sea route. Enjoy this well rounded experience through the Northwest Passage.
Ducks seen from the shipA young seal rests on the shoreView the ice from the bowThree polar bears on an ice bankCruise through impressive ice tunnels as you sail the Arctic
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Activity Level: Relaxed
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
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Day 1: Edmonton, Canada

  • 1 Dinner
Arrive in Edmonton and enjoy dinner and an overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Edmonton / Kugluktuk, Nunavut / Embark Sea Adventurer

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Transfer to the airport to fly to Kugluktuk, also known as Coppermine. Enjoy a warm welcoming by the community and board the Sea Adventurer later in the afternoon.

Day 3: Bathurst Inlet

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Enjoy an abundance of colors while hiking on the tundra in the Bathurst Inlet area. Take in the beauty of the abundant flora in the atmosphere of the short Arctic summer and enjoy specialist insight offered by naturalist guides.

Day 4: Queen Maud Gulf

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Queen Maud Gulf consists of vast wetlands creating an impeccable breeding area for a plethora of waterfowl such as snow, Ross's and greater white-fronted geese. Also keep an eye out for tundra swans, king and common eiders, and a diversity of waders and shorebirds.

Day 5: Victory Point, King William Island

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
John Franklin drove an expedition in 1845 to the Canadian Arctic with a crew of 129 British naval officers and seamen, with a mission to locate the Northwest Passage. They were considered missing by 1848. For 32 years, rescue missions were organized. In 1859, the first skeletal remains connected with the crew were detected by Captain Francis McClintock on the western bank of King William Island. Below a cairn, he also found the only written remains on Victory Point. Since this discovery in 1859, several artifacts and skeletal remains have been found from Franklin's expedition at numerous locations on King William Island. Erebus Bay displayed the most recent remains of 11 men in 1992.

Day 6: Bellot Strait / Fort Ross

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Sail eastward through the Bellot Strait. Revel in a mid-point stop at the northernmost point of the continental land mass of Zenith Point. Conditions permitting, visit an uninhabited Hudson's Bay Company trading post ashore at Fort Ross. Continue through the narrow channel dividing mainland North America from Somerset Island.

Day 7: Beechey & Devon Islands

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Conditions permitting, land where Sir John Franklin and his men spent a long winter in the mid-1800s before disappearing forever - a tragedy that motivated one of the greatest search missions ever known. Visit a deserted Canadian Mounted Police station ashore on Devon Island. Keep an eye out for musk oxen that regularly meander the ragged slopes.

Day 8-9: At Sea / Grise Fjord, Ellesmere Island

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Following a day at sea, stop over on Grise Fjord, the only settlement on Ellesmere Island. This petite, northernmost community in Canada is populated by just 140 residents. They welcome you with a cultural performance and education on their ancient traditions.

Day 10: Coburg Island

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Board Zodiacs for a journey along the bed of the cliffs to view the significant nesting site for Arctic seabirds on Coburg Island. See northern fulmars, black-legged kittiwakes, black guillemots, and thick-billed murres. With luck, have a sighting of walrus, seals, and possibly polar bears.

Day 11: Kane Basin

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Arrive roughly 10 degrees from the North Pole, ice conditions permitting, and the furthest point north of the voyage. Here, at Kane Basin, a waterway that is nestled between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, is where Elisha Kane abandoned an icebound ship to guide his men across the frozen Arctic to Upernavik, Greenland - this being an 83 day march. Despite trekking with invalids, Kane lost just one man.

Day 12: Qaanaaq, Greenland

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Learn about life in the far north and the Inuit culture. An array of colors arise from the quaint, painted houses as they appear from the shores and hills that encompass this tiny community of 650. Enjoy a hike along a nearby ice sheet.

Day 13: Cape York

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Narwhal and seals are in their optimal habitat created by the united ice and weather conditions at Cape York. The presence of such wildlife and ice pack may even draw near hungry polar bears. Search for wildlife by Zodiac as you journey amidst the brilliant sea-and-wind chiseled icebergs.

Day 14: Upernavik

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
72 degrees North features the world's northernmost open-air museum at Upernavik. On display are two women's boats presented in preserved period buildings - men use kayaks. Kayakers will enjoy this protected fjord for paddling and over 100 islands surrounding the area.

Day 15: Uummannaq

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Look out for fin, humpback, minke and killer whales as the ship nears Uummannaq. View colorful houses back-dropped by pure, draped slopes of Mt. Uummannaq, while strolling through the exceptionally photogenic town. Go ashore the small town of Ukkusissat in the afternoon via Zodiac.

Day 16: Eqip Sermia

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Enjoy an invigorating visit to the Eqip Sermia Glacier. While approaching the face of the glacier, notice the breathtaking icebergs that fiercely crash into the bay.

Day 17: Ilulissat

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Be swept away by the remarkable labyrinth of young icebergs as you sail through the fjord of Ilulissat, meaning "iceberg" in Greenlandic. Partake in a hike along the beautiful boardwalk to a dazzling viewpoint of the bay. Time permitting, shop for local handicrafts.

Day 18: Sisimiut

  • Ship
  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Saunter through a truly talented community famed for its skilled kayak builders and stone carvers. Be entertained by musicians and folkloric dancers prior to a cruise along a picturesque fjord, passing abandoned villages along the way.

Day 19: Kangerlussuaq / Disembark / Copenhagen, Denmark

  • 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch
As the ship voyages down the winding, 100 mile long Kangerlussuaq Fjord, be on deck to indulge in the marvelous scenery. Search with naturalists for gyrfalcon, peregrine falcons, and rare white tailed eagles. When just above the Arctic Circle, disembark in Kangerlussuaq. Fly to Copenhagen for dinner and an overnight at a hotel.

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Sea Adventurer's Category 1 and 2 Cabin.
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Cat 1
Two lower berths, two twin beds, shower, porthole window, 119-143 sq. ft
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Cat 2
Two lower berths, two twin beds, shower, porthole window, 117-153 sq. ft.
Ocean Adventurer Cabin 3 and 4
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Cat 3
Two twin beds, shower, two lower berths, double window, 115-142 sq. ft.
Sea Adventurer's Category 3 and 4 cabin.
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Cat 4
Two lower berths, two twin beds, shower, porthole window, 121-161 sq. ft.
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Cat 5
Two lower berths, two twin beds, shower, double window, 121-161 sq.ft.
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Cat 6
Two lower berths, two twin beds, bath or shower, two windows, 121-161 sq.ft.
Sea Adventurer's Category 7 Cabin.
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Cat 7
Two lower berths, two twin beds, en suite bathroom, two windows, 160-165 sq. ft.
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Suite, two lower twin beds, bath with shower, four windows, sitting area, 221 sq. ft.
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Owner's Suite
Owner’s Suite, two lower berth twin beds, shower/ bathtub, four windows, sitting area, 273 sq ft.
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Single Cat 2
Two lower berths, two twin beds, shower, porthole window, 117-153 sq. ft.
Sea Adventurer's Single Category 3 Cabin
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Single Cat 3
Two twin beds, shower, two lower berths, double window, 115-142 sq. ft.
Sea Adventurer's Single Category 4.
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Single Cat 4
Two lower berths, two twin beds, shower, porthole window, 121-161 sq. ft.
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Single Cat 5
Two lower berths, two twin beds, shower, double window, 121-161 sq.ft.

Notes

- Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars and represent costs per person, double occupancy. If you are traveling alone and wish to share accommodations, a roommate will be assigned to you whenever possible.
- Additional singles may be available at 1.6 times the share rate.
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  • 17 Breakfasts, 17 Lunches, 17 Dinners

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