Our Expedition. Polar Bears and Puffins Oh My!!!!

Here is our proposed itinerary , being proposed is a feature of expedition cruising I very much enjoy. Nothing is really set in stone, we go where the critters are active. 

I hope to get some great photos. "Photography is a blend of the creative and technical" Ralph Lee Hopkins.   

This is a direct copy from our provided information.

Expedition Itinerary 

Day 1: Depart New York/Fly Overnight to Oslo, Norway 

Day 2: Oslo,Norway – Overnight Thon Hotel Bristol.
  Your introduction to Oslo will begin this afternoon with a stroll among the famed

Vigeland sculptures – hundreds of life-sized human figures set in rolling parklands. Next you’ll visit the Polar Ship Fram Museum, dedicated to Norwegian explorers Nansen and Amundsen. This evening will be at your leisure to sample one of the harbor restaurants or to turn in early. 

Day 3: Oslo/Longyearbyen – Embark National Geographic Explorer
You’ll depart from Oslo this morning on a private charter flight over beautiful vistas towards 

Longyearbyen, where you’ll embark the National Geographic Explorer. 

Day 4-16: Exploring Svalbard, Greenland & Iceland

Your travels in the Arctic will be truly exploratory by design, and your exact day-to-day movements will remain flexible, depending on local conditions. The voyage will take full advantage of its resources – our experienced Captain, expedition leader, and naturalists – as well as the ship’s technological resources. Armed with the latest satellite imagery, we’ll chart where the ice is impenetrable, and where there are leads guiding us towards exciting discoveries. The ship has an ice-strengthened hull and forward-searching sonar, plus agile Zodiacs and kayaks, allowing us to make forays among the icebergs. The undersea specialist will deploy the ROV, bringing back imagery from below sea level that few, if any, have ever seen. And with unforgettable days in the ice and two photographers aboard, you’ll have assistance to get your best photos ever. 

The ship will begin it’s journey in Svalbard, Norway – a place of deep fjords, snowcapped mountains, and massive ice sheets. Nowhere can the polar bear be seen more reliably in its natural environment than here. You’ll venture to the foot of vast tidewater glaciers, kayak among sparkling icebergs, hike the tundra, and explore fjords that split the coastline. 

Svalbard’s wonders are a prelude to days ahead of discoveries on unknown shores, following the ice’s edge. Our quest is to discover the Arctic’s grand wilderness. You’ll want to be on deck as the captain navigates between icebergs that drift from the calving glaciers. And if the ice yields, the ship will aim for Scoresbysund, on the east coast of Greenland, still awakening from winter’s long icy grip. If the ice is unrelenting, the ship will explore a bit further south where there are spectacular fjords reliably ice-free this time of year, as well as intriguing native villages such as Tasiilaq, where Lars-Eric Lindblad took intrepid travelers dog-sledding 40 years ago. 

The finale of the journey will be the west coast of Iceland: the immense Latrabjarg cliffs, home to a huge population of razorbills, Flatey Island, a former trading post, and Isafjordur, a picture postcard of Icelandic life. 

Day 17: Reykjavik, Iceland - Disembark National Geographic Explorer/Home (B, L) 

Your grand adventure leads you to Iceland’s lively capital city, Reykjavik. You’ll have a guided overview of the old town, and visit the famous Blue Lagoon thermal baths, prior to your flight home. 


Adventure is out there!!!!!