28 nightsFrom Belfast27 ports of call
28-Day Wild Isles of the North Atlantic, Greenland & Iceland
Seabourn · Seabourn Venture
Overview
A 28-night voyage aboard Seabourn Venture, departing Belfast on 19 Jun 2027 and arriving in Reykjavik, Iceland, calling at 27 destinations along the way.
BelfastKirkwall, ScotlandFair IsleMousa, Shetland IslandsLerwick, ScotlandIsle of NossThorshavenKlaksvikDjupivogur, IcelandGrimsey IslandSiglufjordurDynjandi, IcelandPatreksfjordur,IcelandReykjavik, IcelandHeimaey - Vestman Islands, IcelandQaqortoq, GreenlandHvalseyQassiarsuq (Brattalihd)NanortalikTasermiut,GreenlandPrins Christian SundSkjoldungen IslandTasiilaq, GreenlandPatreksfjordur,IcelandFlatey Island, IcelandGrundafjordurReykjavik, Iceland
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Itinerary
28 nights · 41 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·Belfast, Northern IrelandEmbark
19 Jun 2027Depart 17:00Belfast, Northern Ireland's largest urban area is situated on Ireland's eastern coast. To the northwest, the city is flanked by hills, including Cavehill, thought to be Jonathan Swift's inspiration for his novel, "Gulliver's Travels." Belfast's location is ideal for the shipbuilding industry that once made it famous. The Titanic was built here in 1912, at the largest shipyard in the world. Until the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 was reached, the worst of Ireland's "troubles" was experienced in Belfast, which suffered almost half the conflict's resulting deaths. Since that time, however, Belfast's city center has emerged into an attractive pedestrian-oriented environment with street musicians and the like, and a revitalized river front. - 2
Day 2 ·At Sea
20 Jun 2027 - 3
Day 3 ·Kirkwall
21 Jun 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 23:00Kirkwall is the largest town of Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvágr, which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwall. - 4
Day 4 ·Fair Isle
22 Jun 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00Fair Isle is an island in Shetland, in northern Scotland. It lies about halfway between mainland Shetland and Orkney. It is known for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting. The island has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1954. - 5
Day 5 ·Mousa, Shetland Islands
22 Jun 2027Arrive 15:00Depart 18:00Mousa is a small island in Shetland, Scotland, uninhabited since the nineteenth century. The island is known for the Broch of Mousa, an Iron Age round tower, and is designated as a Special Protection Area for storm-petrel breeding colonies. - 5
Day 5 ·Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
22 Jun 2027Arrive 20:00Perhaps best known to most of the world for their shaggy ponies, the Shetland Islands offer magnificent seascapes, good trout fishing and prime bird watching. Local handicraft specialties such as polished stones, traditional silver craft, seal skin furs and distinctive hand knitted sweaters are displayed temptingly in local shops. Of the 100-or-so islands in the group, twelve are developed with permanent residents, and the largest is named Mainland. In this remote area of the North Sea, the lilting speech of the islanders may prove a bit difficult to understand at first, but their warm-hearted hospitality is easily grasped. - 5
Day 5 ·Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
23 Jun 2027Depart 15:00Perhaps best known to most of the world for their shaggy ponies, the Shetland Islands offer magnificent seascapes, good trout fishing and prime bird watching. Local handicraft specialties such as polished stones, traditional silver craft, seal skin furs and distinctive hand knitted sweaters are displayed temptingly in local shops. Of the 100-or-so islands in the group, twelve are developed with permanent residents, and the largest is named Mainland. In this remote area of the North Sea, the lilting speech of the islanders may prove a bit difficult to understand at first, but their warm-hearted hospitality is easily grasped. - 6
Day 6 ·Isle of Noss
23 Jun 2027Arrive 16:00Depart 22:00 - 6
Day 6 ·At Sea
24 Jun 2027 - 7
Day 7 ·Vagur
25 Jun 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 8
Day 8 ·Torshavn, Faroe Island
26 Jun 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00A distant outpost of Denmark, the Faroe Islands suddenly appear out of the misty North Atlantic, nearly 200 miles from the nearest landfall. Of the twenty-two islands in the group, seventeen are inhabited, with a population of 17,000 residing in the capital city of Torshavn. Irish monks discovered the islands in the 8th century and became the first settlers, only to be driven out by Viking explorers a century later. The traditions and legends of their Viking forefathers are kept alive in a language so close to old Norse that Faroe Islanders can still read the ancient texts inscribed centuries ago. The name Faroe comes from faereyjar, the Old Norse word meaning "Sheep Islands." With thousands of sheep dotting the hillsides, the name remains apt today. While sheep are important to the economy, the real wealth of the islands comes from the fishing industry. A fleet of over 300 trawlers and line-fishing boats bring in an average annual haul of 245,000 tons of cod and herring. Ultra-modern processing and freezing plants do the job of getting the product to market in the most efficient manner. - 9
Day 9 ·Klaksvik
27 Jun 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 10
Day 10 ·Oyndarfjordur, Faroe Islands
28 Jun 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 14:00 - 11
Day 11 ·Djupivogur, Iceland
29 Jun 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 09:00Djúpivogur is a very small, quaint town of some 456 people, located in East Iceland in Berufjörður fjord. Towering, pyramid-shaped Mount Búlandstindur dominates the landscape, rising to 3,510’ (1,069 m). It is a place of unspoiled nature, with quiet lagoons and a tranquil harbor populated by colorful fishing boats. The area is well-known for the diversity of birdlife, especially in nearby Búlandsnes Bird Sanctuary where most of Iceland’s bird species can be observed.
Time seems to flow more slowly here, because the residents have chosen a much different lifestyle, enriched with opportunities to observe their natural surroundings. Djúpivogur is a creative community, displaying its local arts and crafts in workshops and galleries. The Eggs of Merry Bay, ‘Eggin í Gleðivík,’ is a large outdoor art installation by renowned Icelandic artist Sigurður Guðmundsson. It consists of 34 large sculpted stone eggs representing the 34 bird species found in the vicinity. Located only a kilometre from the town center, it makes an easy and pleasant stroll along the shore. - 11
Day 11 ·Papey Island, Iceland
29 Jun 2027Arrive 10:00Depart 16:00 - 12
Day 12 ·Grimsey Island
30 Jun 2027Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00 - 13
Day 13 ·Siglufjordur, Iceland
1 Jul 2027Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00Siglufjörður is the northernmost town on the Icelandic mainland, a small fishing village of some 1,200 people. Founded in 1918, it was in the past the capital of the North Atlantic herring fishing industry. The Síldarminjasafnið Herring Era Museum, one of Iceland's largest seafaring and industrial museums, houses three different areas where one can learn about both the traditional and the modern herring industry. A collection of many historic fishing vessels and artifacts is proudly displayed by the people of Siglufjörður, detailing how herring was salted, processed and collected. The small harbor with its colorful fishing boats and the red-roofed steeple of the Lutheran church dominate the village-scape.
The natural beauty of the area includes high mountains that rim the fjord, freshwater lakes, the Hólsá river, black sand beaches, and a wealth of birdlife all around. This northernmost region of Iceland is renowned for some of the largest and most dramatic waterfalls in the country. - 14
Day 14 ·Dynjandi, Iceland
2 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 11:00 - 15
Day 15 ·Patreksfjordur, Iceland
2 Jul 2027Arrive 14:00Depart 20:00 - 15
Day 15 ·Reykjavik, Iceland
3 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00Warmed by the Gulf Stream as well as by highly active thermal hot springs and volcanoes, Iceland is somewhat misnamed. While it is a stark and barren country with three huge areas of glaciers, one theory is that early Norsemen sought to mislead other potential settlers by giving a pleasant name to fierce, inhospitable Greenland, and a forbidding name to the imminently habitable Iceland. Irish monks and hermits established themselves here in the 8th century, but left a century later when the pagan Norsemen arrived. Europe's first Parliament of General Assembly, the Althing, was established in the year 930 and still functions as the legislative body, although it was suspended by the Danes at the end of the 18th century and not reconvened until 1843. Reykjavik was the site picked by the island's first permanent resident, Ingolfur Arnarson in 874, and is home to more than half of the island's total population. The world's northernmost capital, Reykjavik is proud of its virtual lack of air pollution. Both electrical power and home heating are derived from the geothermal activity on the island. The city's large swimming pools are always warm, and in the countryside exotic fruits such as grapes and bananas are cultivated in greenhouses made cozy with the help of underground hot springs. - 16
Day 16 ·Exploring The Outer Islands of Heimaey
4 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 11:00 - 17
Day 17 ·Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland
4 Jul 2027Arrive 12:00Depart 19:00 - 17
Day 17 ·At Sea
5 Jul 2027 - 18
Day 18 ·At Sea
6 Jul 2027 - 19
Day 19 ·Qaqortoq, Greenland
7 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00The largest town in South Greenland with over 3,500 citizens, Qaqortoq was founded in 1775 and still reveals some examples of colonial-period architecture. There is not infrastructure to support shore excursions here, but guests can explore the town and its museum, or possibly arrange a visit to a nearby hot springs. Like other towns in Greenland, there are also possibilities to buy examples of traditional Inuit arts and crafts, including items crafted of bone, soapstone and wild-harvested furs. - 20
Day 20 ·Hvalsey, Greenland
7 Jul 2027Arrive 13:00Depart 18:00Twelve miles by Zodiac up the Hvalseyjarfjord from Qaqortoq, the largest community in South Greenland, lies the most prominent Norse archaeological site in Greenland. The so-called Eastern Settlement lasted from the 10th until the mid-15th century. Your expedition team archaeologist can interpret for you the ruins of the great halls and church at Hvalsey that hint of a prospering medieval farmstead. The site evokes an era when the Norse were trading with the indigenous Thule people of the area for furs and ivory, which were a prized commodities in Europe. A wedding held in the church in 1408 comprises the last written record of the Norse adventure in Greenland. Within a few years, Hvalsey and the rest of other Norse communities of Greenland withered as immigrants returned to the more established communities in Iceland and Norway. The site’s meadows of wildflowers sloping up from the fjord give a sense of the peaceful community that existed here in that long-ago summer. - 20
Day 20 ·Brattahlid (Qassiarsuk), Greenland
8 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 21
Day 21 ·The Seabourn Southern Greenland Experience
8 Jul 2027Arrive 14:00Depart 19:00 - 21
Day 21 ·Nanortalik, Greenland
9 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00The immense scale of the peaks around this village dwarfs anything built there. Still, the tall white steeple of the church juts up with a spirit of endurance and perseverance that matches the character of those who make this arctic outpost their home. It also echoes the shape of icebergs floating in the surrounding seas, shed from the immense icefields that cover much of the island. - 22
Day 22 ·Tasermiut Fjord, Greenland
9 Jul 2027Arrive 13:30Depart 18:30 - 22
Day 22 ·The Seabourn Southern Greenland Experience
10 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 23
Day 23 ·Aappilattoq, Greenland
10 Jul 2027Arrive 13:00Depart 18:00 - 23
Day 23 ·Prins Christian Sund, Greenland
11 Jul 2027Arrive 09:00Depart 15:00 - 24
Day 24 ·Skjoldungen Fjord, Greenland
12 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00Imagine a narrow fjord bordered by rugged peaks, vertical rock walls and serpentine rivers of ice plunging into the sea. This is Skjoldungen Fjord, named by Wilhelm August Graah after the honorific title Skjoldungen which, according to Norse mythology, was given to successors of legendary King Skjold to the Danish throne.
Numerous tidewater glaciers calve during the summer, releasing large chunks of ice that plunge into the fjord. Above, huge crevasses and free-standing pillars of ice, known as seracs, are silhouetted against a blue Greenlandic sky. Barren of large trees, Skjoldungen Fjord is carpeted in colorful dwarf birch and willow forests that may grow several feet high, as well as a variety of low-growing Arctic wildflowers.
This fjord was likely inhabited by Paleo-Eskimo (Inuit) nomadic people as early as 4,000 years ago. Archaeological remains of later historical periods, such as Thule culture graves, have also been found, indicating that Inuit people have lived in the area continuously. Scattered within this stunning scenery are remains of more recent abandoned Inuit dwellings along the fjord’s western shores. - 25
Day 25 ·Tasiilaq, Greenland
13 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. - 26
Day 26 ·The Seabourn Southern Greenland Experience
13 Jul 2027Arrive 13:30Depart 18:30 - 26
Day 26 ·At Sea
14 Jul 2027 - 27
Day 27 ·Patreksfjordur, Iceland
15 Jul 2027Arrive 06:00Depart 17:00 - 28
Day 28 ·Flatey Island, Iceland
16 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Depart 11:00 - 29
Day 29 ·Grundarfjordur, Iceland
16 Jul 2027Arrive 13:30Depart 19:00The charming small fishing village of Grundarfjörður is located in the middle of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and thus provides easy access to Stykkishólmur, Snæfellsbær and the Snæfellsnes National Park. Its best-known landmark is undoubtedly the peak of Mt. Kirkjufell. Translated as ‘church mountain,’ Kirkjufell is the most easily recognizable peak, and one of the most photographed mountains in Iceland. During summer months a Viking Village is built in the center of town where Viking re-enactments occur quite regularly. During the Á góðri stund town festival in July, the town’s 900 residents decorate their houses in red, blue, yellow, and green, transforming the town into a spinning kaleidoscope of color.
The town first began trade in 1786, and around 1800, French merchants came to Iceland and settled in Grundarfjörður, where they constructed a church and a hospital. The town has prospered through the fishing industry for a long time. The surrounding sea is rich with birdlife & marine life throughout the year. - 29
Day 29 ·Reykjavik, IcelandDisembark
17 Jul 2027Arrive 07:00Warmed by the Gulf Stream as well as by highly active thermal hot springs and volcanoes, Iceland is somewhat misnamed. While it is a stark and barren country with three huge areas of glaciers, one theory is that early Norsemen sought to mislead other potential settlers by giving a pleasant name to fierce, inhospitable Greenland, and a forbidding name to the imminently habitable Iceland. Irish monks and hermits established themselves here in the 8th century, but left a century later when the pagan Norsemen arrived. Europe's first Parliament of General Assembly, the Althing, was established in the year 930 and still functions as the legislative body, although it was suspended by the Danes at the end of the 18th century and not reconvened until 1843. Reykjavik was the site picked by the island's first permanent resident, Ingolfur Arnarson in 874, and is home to more than half of the island's total population. The world's northernmost capital, Reykjavik is proud of its virtual lack of air pollution. Both electrical power and home heating are derived from the geothermal activity on the island. The city's large swimming pools are always warm, and in the countryside exotic fruits such as grapes and bananas are cultivated in greenhouses made cozy with the help of underground hot springs.
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