Imagine being 5 degrees or 416 miles from the North Pole on an arctic cruise surrounded by ice, crystal clear skies, a few polar bears, walrus, seals and gulls. Our arctic cruise started in Longyearbyen and I decided the name of the town was very fitting –”Long Year Being.” That far north it is 24 [...]
Category: Spitsbergen
Marie
Apr 16
|15:08
The weather for William and Kate’s wedding was much nicer than what Prince Harry encountered during his recent participation in Walking With the Wounded, an expedition to the North Pole that included four wounded former British soldiers, two of them amputees. The purpose of the expedition was to raise awareness of the problems faced by [...]
Randy
Feb 25
|12:43
Polar bears are found all around the Arctic, from Alaska to Canada, Greenland and Norway to Russia. While IWA was instrumental in developing the now-famous polar bear watching opportunities in Churchill, Manitoba, many people would like to explore the Arctic by cruise ship to see polar bears. So, what is the best cruise to see [...]
Randy
May 13
|10:24
June 23, 2005 noon GPS: 78º13.9′N, 15 º37.1 ‘E Longyearbyen We had to leave our luggage on the wharf in Longyearbyen before 7 am, so that a cruise ship could berth there after us. This meant an early start, but we could relax over breakfast and later came ashore by zodiac. Most of us had [...]
Randy
May 13
|10:22
June 22, 2005 noon GPS: 79º7.6′N, 11 º47.6′E Krossfjorden Prices for all Spitsbergen sailings aboard the M/S Expedition are 25% OFF the posted prices if you book by February 28! See our M/S Expedition’s Spitsbergen cruise section for details! After steaming south all night, we arrived in the morning in Kross fjord, where we anchored [...]
Randy
May 13
|10:18
June 21, 2005 noon GPS: 79º54.7′N, 11 º48.6′E Hamiltonbukta, Fuglesangen, Danskøya We woke to rather grey and foggy morning as we cruised into Raudfjord -the Red Fjord, named for the sandstone rocks on its eastern shore. We anchored on the west side, at Hamilton Bay, and made a zodiac cruise along the ice edge in [...]
Randy
May 13
|09:47
June 20, 2005 noon GPS: 80 º41.8′N, 19 º48.5′E The Polar Ice, Lagoya, Sorgfjorden Ian’s wake-up call found us in the northernmost parts of Svalbard, on the edge of the polar ice. The captain took the Mikheev into the ice, and the floes became larger and more closely packed, forcing us to take a slow [...]
Randy
May 12
|15:23
June 19,2005 noon GPS: 79 º36.1 ‘N, 19 º14.5′E Hinlopen Strait, Alkefjellet, in the ice, Smitt Island. Prices for all Spitsbergen sailings aboard the M/S Expedition are 25% OFF the posted prices if you book by February 28! See our M/S Expedition’s Spitsbergen cruise section for details! In the morning the Mikheev moved south into [...]
Randy
May 12
|14:53
June 18, 2005 noon GPS: 79 º37.5′N, 13 º3.8′E Liefdefjord, Mushamna, Moffen During the night some of us experienced a slight pitching of the ship as we moved north along the west Check our Specials Page for discounts on current Spitsbergen cruises! coast. It was gentle though, and made many submerge deeper into well deserved [...]
Randy
May 12
|12:37
June 17, 2005 noon GPS: 78º51′N, 11 º15.5′E Richardlaguna, Ny Alesund, Magdalenfjord The sea stayed calm all night as we steamed north, past the long thin island of Prins Karls Forland. In the morning, we turned southwards into Forlandsundet, the strait between Prins Karls Forland and the main island of Spitsbergen.
