Northwest Passage & Beyond Baffin Bay

Overview

A 32-night voyage aboard Seabourn Venture, departing Kangerlussuaq on 30 Jul 2027 and arriving in Reykjavik, Iceland, calling at 9 destinations along the way.

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1. 1

   Day 1 ·KangerlussuaqEmbark

   30 Jul 2027

   In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews.
   
   Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.
2. 2

   Day 2 ·Kangerlussuaq

   31 Jul 2027

   Arrive 07:00Depart 20:00

   In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews.
   
   Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.
3. 3

   Day 3 ·At Sea

   1 Aug 2027
4. 4

   Day 4 ·Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Greenland

   2 Aug 2027

   Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00

   Located in Disco Bay, Ilulissat is home to Sermeq Kujalleq, the fastest-moving glacier in the world. This tremendous river of ice flows from the Greenland Ice Shield toward the sea, funneling through a narrow opening at nearly 40 meters a day. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is the “Mother of Icebergs” that fills its fjord and the bay with great quantities of floating icebergs that parade down the bay and into the Atlantic Ocean. No formal excursions are planned for the town, which is home to about 4,600 people and some 3,500 sled dogs.
5. 5

   Day 5 ·The Seabourn Northwest Greenland Experience

   3 Aug 2027

   Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00
6. 6

   Day 6 ·At Sea

   4 Aug 2027
7. 7

   Day 7 ·Pond Inlet

   5 Aug 2027

   Arrive 06:00Depart 10:00
8. 8

   Day 8 ·Erik Harbour, Nunavut, Canada

   5 Aug 2027

   Arrive 14:00Depart 18:00
9. 8

   Day 8 ·The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

   6 Aug 2027
10. 9

    Day 9 ·The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

    7 Aug 2027
11. 10

    Day 10 ·The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

    8 Aug 2027
12. 11

    Day 11 ·The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

    9 Aug 2027
13. 12

    Day 12 ·Cambridge Bay Village

    10 Aug 2027

    Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00
14. 13

    Day 13 ·The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

    11 Aug 2027
15. 14

    Day 14 ·The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

    12 Aug 2027
16. 16

    Day 16 ·Philpots Island

    13 Aug 2027

    Arrive 12:00Depart 16:00
17. 16

    Day 16 ·Dymond Islands, Nunavut, Canada

    14 Aug 2027

    Arrive 09:00Depart 13:00
18. 17

    Day 17 ·The Seabourn Baffin Island Experience

    15 Aug 2027
19. 18

    Day 18 ·At Sea

    16 Aug 2027
20. 19

    Day 19 ·Nuuk (Godthab), Greenland

    17 Aug 2027

    Arrive 05:00Depart 14:00

    Greenland’s capital boasts some 16,000 inhabitants. Although the town does not offer us any shore excursions, there are several attractions which guests may wish to visit. One is the roofed town market, where the products of the nearby sea and wilderness are for sale, including the meat of whales, seals, birds and fish. The Katuaq Cultural Center offers changing exhibitions. Especially worth a visit is the National Museum, which besides many historic objects, contains the quite famous 500-year old mummies recovered from Qilakitsoq. The nearby Museum of Art has works by both Inuit and Nordic artists. There is also an artisan’s center where guests may purchase locally produced works, and a collection of traditional houses.
21. 20

    Day 20 ·Kangerlussuaq

    18 Aug 2027

    Arrive 07:00Depart 20:00

    In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews.
    
    Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.
22. 21

    Day 21 ·At Sea

    19 Aug 2027
23. 22

    Day 22 ·At Sea

    20 Aug 2027
24. 23

    Day 23 ·Pond Inlet

    21 Aug 2027

    Arrive 06:00Depart 13:00
25. 24

    Day 24 ·The Seabourn Northwest Passage Experience

    22 Aug 2027

    Arrive 07:00Depart 16:00
26. 25

    Day 25 ·The Seabourn Ellesmere Island Experience

    23 Aug 2027
27. 26

    Day 26 ·The Seabourn Ellesmere Island Experience

    24 Aug 2027
28. 27

    Day 27 ·The Seabourn Ellesmere Island Experience

    25 Aug 2027
29. 28

    Day 28 ·At Sea

    26 Aug 2027
30. 29

    Day 29 ·The Seabourn Northwest Greenland Experience

    27 Aug 2027

    Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00
31. 30

    Day 30 ·The Seabourn Northwest Greenland Experience

    28 Aug 2027

    Arrive 08:00Depart 14:00
32. 31

    Day 31 ·At Sea

    29 Aug 2027
33. 32

    Day 32 ·Kangerlussuaq

    30 Aug 2027

    Arrive 07:00Depart 20:00

    In October, 1941 the United States Army Air Force constructed an airbase at the site of Kangerlussuaq. It served as a refuelling stop for single-engine military aircraft being flown to Britain during World War II. Form their last port of call, Goose Bay, Labrador, it was 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to Kangerlussuaq until they could refuel. Kangerlussuaq fjord (‘Big Fjord’), is 170 kilometers (105 miles) long and was often shrouded in fog, providing a serious navigation problem for those aircrews.
    
    Today, with the use of modern technology, navigation is no longer an issue. The landscape was ideal for the site of an airport. A large alluvial plain, deposited by the nearby glacial-outflow river, provided a perfectly flat environment for an airport. Kangerlussuaq is the largest commercial airport in Greenland and supports a population of 500. A little known fact, from 1971 to 1987, 33 missiles from various countries, were fired from Kangerlussuaq for upper atmospheric scientific research.
34. 33

    Day 33 ·Reykjavik, IcelandDisembark

    31 Aug 2027

    Warmed 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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