Arctic Recommendations

ICELAND, GREENLAND & THE CANADIAN ARCTIC
Icebergs & the Aurora Borealis.
This exciting voyage centres around the rare opportunity to view Aurora Borealis - the Northern Lights. Beginning in Iceland, this journey traverses through waters rich with wildlife as it explores the southern tip west coast of Greenland before crossing to Baffin Island in Canada. Enroute, you will have your best chance to view a polar aurora. As these natural phenomena most frequently occur in the north from September through October, we cannot guarantee that you will see the Northern Lights. For more information, download the following PDF brochure excerpt: Iceland, Greeland & the Canadian Arctic (135 kb).

CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF SPITSBERGEN
Explore the spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife of Spitsbergen.
Lush tundra between young, jagged peaks on the west coast, formidable pack ice in the north and polar desert in the east, Spitsbergen is a true unspoilt wilderness. This full circumnavigation around Spitsbergen and its off-lying islands (dependent on ice conditions) will take us within 600 nautical miles of the North Pole, and will feature a stunning variety of landscapes and abundant wildlife including the mighty polar bear, walrus and prolific birdlife. For more information, please download the following PDF brochure excerpt: Circumnavigation of Spitsbergen (133 kb).

JOURNEY TO THE SPIRIT MOUNTAINS
Cruise the coast of Northern Labrador.
Discover the spectacular, rugged beauty of one of Canada’s least-visited regions, the coast of northern Labrador. Visit important historical and archaeological sites, look out for marine wildlife and explore the uncharted fiords and narrow channels formed where the Torngat Mountain Range falls into the North Atlantic waters. The views are breathtaking as you cruise deeper into the southward-drifting masses of sea ice and icebergs. For more information, please download the following PDF brochure excerpt: Journey to the Spirit Mountains (146 kb).

ARCTIC SAFARI
This best way to experience the Arctic for the first time.
Whether it is Inuit culture, majestic icebergs, or the incredible variety of wildlife – polar bears, beluga whales, muskox and walrus – the popular “Arctic Safari” itinerary has it all.This is one of Cruise North's most popular voyages. For more information, please download the following PDF brochure excerpt: Arctic Safari (161 kb).

HIGH ARCTIC
Voyage northward past the Arctic Circle and into the polar desert.
Explore the length of Baffin Island to the fabled Northwest Passage. The scenery is breathtaking, with towering mountains, fjords, glaciers and massive ice caps. Discover the colourful history of whalers and explorers who for more than 200 years searched unsuccessfully for a shorter route to the riches of the Orient. Weather and wildlife encounters are less predictable than elsewhere in the north, but sightings of polar bears, walrus and bowhead whales are not unusual. This is also the best time of year to see the eerie green glow of the Aurora Borealis . For more information, please download the following PDF brochure excerpt: High Arctic (118 kb).