Svalbard Circumnavigation Micro Cruise

Sail past Fuglefjella (Bird Mountain), a plateau mountain, while departing Longyearbyen.

Visit Poolepynten, a headland on Prins Karls Forland with a walrus colony and a burial site.

Visit Ny-Ålesund Research Station, the world’s northernmost year-round research facility, and Kongsfjorden, with landings and cruises to its two glaciers, Kronebreen and Kongsbreen.

Sail to Smeerenburg, a former whaling settlement and source of an enduring myth, now home to a walrus colony.

Possible landing in Virgohamna, a historical site, to learn about the attempts to reach the North Pole by air that departed from here and see remains of blubber ovens from the 1600s.

Sail along the continental shelf, scouting for fin and blue whales that gather in the upwelling zones.

Search the ice edge, a dynamic setting of texture and light, home to seals, seabirds, and polar bears.

Marvel at Alkefjellet, a stunning bird cliff, nesting location of Brünnich guillemot.

Take a Zodiac cruise to see Storisstraumen and a ship cruise by Bråsvellbreen of the Austfonna ice cap, Europe's third-largest glacier by volume and area.

Sail through the narrow sound of Heleysundet. 

Zodiac landing at Teistpynten in the bay of Mohnbukta, taking in views of Hayesbreen glacier.

Enjoy the green Kapp Lee headland on Edgeøya, spotting walruses, reindeer, and Arctic foxes, along with remnants of the walrus hunting industry.

Zodiac landing and hike at Kvalvågen, a geologically interesting bay known for its Cretaceous period dinosaur footprints.

Take a Zodiac cruise of Hambergbukta, an attractive bay in south Spitsbergen.

See Hornsund, with a landing in Gnålodden to marvel at the scenic bird cliff (home to black-legged kittiwakes) and trapper’s hut.

Sail back to Isfjorden and Longyearbyen.

Disembark in Longyearbyen at 9am.