The ship

This elegant 50 meter three masted tall ship captures everyone’s attention as she glides on the polar seas. She is very strong, capable, and best suited scouring the ice in the Arctic. Built in 1993, she has been sailing for more than thirty years around the northerly seas, proving that she is trustworthy and made for arctic adventures.

She will host you in her bright and comfortable main saloon, where plenty of windows provide a panoramic view for you to watch the waves roll by. Accommodation is made up of 5 twin bunk-style cabins and 2 single cabins. Home-cooked meals by the on board chef will be enjoyed in her main saloon, amid a well stocked library of polar literature. Day to day life on board is exciting yet easy-going: you will discuss the upcoming route over a hearty breakfast, plan your days activities, share life experiences over warm tea, and keep your binoculars in hand whilst we look out for wildlife.

Having been built in Finland there is, of course, a well-sized sauna on board, which will be the perfect refuge after a polar-plunge!

All meals will be prepared and served by a chef on board, and dietary requirements can be supported.

A proper expedition is always comprised of an elaborate mosaic of characters, each with their own story and each with something to offer to the expedition group. The job of the expedition leader is to put together an incredible group of people: similar enough to embrace the spirit of adventure in the Arctic, different enough to introduce healthy diversity and counterpoint in the individual and shared experience of the Arctic.

They need to ensure that everyone who seeks to join in on our expeditions are a positive, forthcoming and interesting individual, hence why this operator aollows a curation protocol when selecting guests to join in. This is why their selection process is curated.

Having “what it takes” simply means you’re open to new places, new people and unforgettable sights. We’re all smart in different ways, and it’s up to team leading the expedition to put together a truly excellent group for a truly exceptional experience.

With 14 days and 13 nights at our disposal, we really have a strong time budget for this expedition; and we need it, because we have a lot of amazing stuff to see! This expedition will de-emphasise the Svalbard element somewhat, although we most certainly will stop in one or more spots in Svalbard so that people get to see at something from Svalbard before setting off.

Sailing at the edge of the sea ice will be the most fruitful use of our expedition time along with sailing in the fjords in Greenland.

DAY 1

We will aim to throw off the ropes shortly after lunch and briefly visit a glacier front in Isfjord, which is the large fjord in which the main town in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, is found. Who knows, we may strike lucky with an early bear or a whale in the fjord to start things off own a good footing. If weather and condition allow, once we have enjoyed some scenery in Svalbard, we will move on, sail west, pass out of the archipelago and begin our epic journey towards the arctic sea ice.

DAY 2-3

Day 2 is likely to be a sea day, and if we’re lucky we will be visited by whales and dolphins, and of course we can slow down and take our time to enjoy these encounters. We will be well looked after by the crew and properly fed along the way.

DAY 4-6

We anticipate to be able to get our first sighting of the Arctic sea ice by the fourth day, at which point the expedition will take a southwesterly direction, heading towards Greenland. When we hit the sea ice, our speed will decrease considerably and we will be on the lookout for wildlife along the edge of the sea ice.

DAY 7-12

After crusing along the edge of the Arctic Sea Ice for a few days, the expedition will be approaching the mainland of Greenland and we will seek to enter Kaiser Franz Joseph’s Fjord, an enormous fjord with towering granite columns and gigantic  icebergs floating down. We will marvel at the palaces of ice and cruise around the very special ones with unique shapes, as is the tradition.

DAY 11-13

As we go deeper into Kaiser Franz Joseph’s Fjord, we will turn south and enter King Oscar Fjord. Using sheltered anchorages and landing where possible to explore the area, we have the chance to see some of the most remote fjords in Greenland, and we are very likely to be the only vessel in sight in any direction.

By the end of day 13, we will be nearby to the landing strip at Mestersvig at the Danish Scientific Research Base where your private charter flight will arrive to pick you up, our of =which you will fly the following day.

DAY 14

The last day! Much of the morning will be spent packing and preparing for departure, but if there is time to explore to go for a short walk on shore, we certainly will. Your charter flight will arrive and take you away back to Iceland and your life after the most incredible Arctic expedition is about the begin. You’ll probably be dreaming about the next time, like we always do!