59 nightsFrom Edinburgh, UK47 ports of call
59-Day Wild Scottish Isles, Iceland & Greenland in Depth
Seabourn · Seabourn Venture
Overview
A 59-night voyage aboard Seabourn Venture, departing Edinburgh, UK on 17 May 2028 and arriving in Reykjavik, Iceland, calling at 47 destinations along the way.
Edinburgh, UKKirkwall, ScotlandFair IsleMousa, Shetland IslandsIsle of NossLerwick, ScotlandThorshavenKlaksvikSeydhisfjordurSiglufjordurPatreksfjordur,IcelandDynjandi, IcelandGrundafjordurReykjavik, IcelandHeimaey - Vestman Islands, IcelandKangikitsokPrins Christian SundQaqortoq, GreenlandHvalseyQassiarsuq (Brattalihd)Nain, CanadaNachvak FjordHopedale,Indian HarbourSt John, CanadaRed Bay, LabradorBattle Harbour, CanadaIndian HarbourNain, CanadaLower Savage Islands, CanadaMonumental IslandNunavut CanadaSisimiut, GreenlandKangerlussuaqSisimiut, GreenlandEvighedsfjordenNuuk GodthaabQassiarsuq (Brattalihd)Qaqortoq, GreenlandHvalseyNanortalikKangikitsokPrins Christian SundUmivikTasiilaq, GreenlandGrundafjordurReykjavik, Iceland
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Itinerary
59 nights · 72 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·Leith (Edinburgh), UKEmbark
17 May 2028Depart 17:00Two miles distant from its ancient seaport of Leith lies Edinburgh, Scotland's national capital. The Scottish capital since the 15th century, Edinburgh is comprised of two distinct areas - the Old Town, dominated by a medieval fortress, and the neoclassical New Town, whose development from the 18th century onwards had a far-reaching influence on European urban planning. The harmonious juxtaposition of these two contrasting historic areas, each with many important buildings, is what gives the city its unique character.
Always favored by geography, Edinburgh is ideally situated on the Firth of Forth, an inlet from the North Sea, and built on extinct volcanoes surrounded by woods, rolling hills and lakes. On a clear day, there are glorious vistas from each of these hilltops. Looming above the city is the striking fairy tale castle built on the site of a 7th-century fortress. Towards the Middle Ages life within the fortress spilled onto the long ridge running to the foot of Arthur's Seat, which crowns Holyrood Park. The city's most legendary citizens are the arch Presbyterian John Knox and Mary Queen of Scots, who dominated the Edinburgh of the late 16th century. Edinburgh's delightful city center is a joy to explore on foot. Every alley reveals impressive steeples, jagged, chimney-potted skylines, or lovely rotund domes. - 2
Day 2 ·Invergordon (Inverness), Scotland, United Kingdom
18 May 2028Arrive 10:00Depart 18:00Invergordon, the port for Inverness, is located in the northern part of Scotland on the Moray Firth. The quaint town of Inverness has reminders of such historical figures as St. Columba, Mary Queen of Scots, and Oliver Cromwell. Its attractions include a 17th-century clock tower, part of a fort erected by Cromwell's army and the 19th-century cathedral. Regarded as the "Capital of the Highlands," the town holds many traditional Scottish events each summer. - 3
Day 3 ·Kirkwall
19 May 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 22:00Kirkwall 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
20 May 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 18:00Fair 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
21 May 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00Mousa 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. - 6
Day 6 ·Isle of Noss
21 May 2028Arrive 13:00Depart 17:00 - 6
Day 6 ·Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
21 May 2028Arrive 18:00Perhaps 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 ·Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
22 May 2028Depart 16:00Perhaps 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. - 7
Day 7 ·Tvoroyri, Faroe Islands
23 May 2028Arrive 09:00Depart 18:00 - 8
Day 8 ·Torshavn, Faroe Island
23 May 2028Arrive 23:00A 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. - 8
Day 8 ·Torshavn, Faroe Island
24 May 2028A 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 ·Torshavn, Faroe Island
25 May 2028Depart 04:00A 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
25 May 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00 - 10
Day 10 ·At Sea
26 May 2028 - 11
Day 11 ·Seydisfjordur, Iceland
27 May 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00The remote town of Seydisfjördur is perched at the end of a narrow twisting fjord in East Iceland. A very picturesque village of 700 people, it is known for its thriving arts scene and large number of resident artists. Tourism is on the rise as well, as its natural setting of mountains and waterfalls is simply breathtaking. Surrounded by impressive 1,085 meter (3,560’) tall snow-capped mountains, Seydisfjördur is home to the Technical Museum of Iceland and hosts populations of both eider ducks and Atlantic puffins. It was settled by Norwegian fishermen in 1848 and quickly became an important trading center between Iceland and Europe. It is known throughout Iceland for its colorful Norwegian-style wooden houses.
The first telegraph cable connecting Iceland to Europe made landfall here in 1906. A large dam was constructed here in 1913, which produced power for the country’s first high voltage AC power plant, a revolutionary achievement for its time. - 12
Day 12 ·Siglufjordur, Iceland
28 May 2028Arrive 09:00Depart 19:00Siglufjörður 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. - 13
Day 13 ·Patreksfjordur, Iceland
29 May 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 15:00 - 14
Day 14 ·Dynjandi, Iceland
29 May 2028Arrive 18:00Depart 21:00 - 14
Day 14 ·Grundarfjordur, Iceland
30 May 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00The 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. - 15
Day 15 ·Reykjavik, Iceland
31 May 2028Arrive 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
1 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 11:00 - 17
Day 17 ·Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland
1 Jun 2028Arrive 12:00Depart 19:00 - 17
Day 17 ·At Sea
2 Jun 2028 - 18
Day 18 ·At Sea
3 Jun 2028 - 19
Day 19 ·Kangikitsok, Greenland
4 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 20
Day 20 ·Prins Christian Sund, Greenland
4 Jun 2028Arrive 13:00Depart 18:00 - 20
Day 20 ·Qaqortoq, Greenland
5 Jun 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 14:00The 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. - 21
Day 21 ·Hvalsey, Greenland
5 Jun 2028Arrive 15:00Depart 20:00Twelve 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. - 21
Day 21 ·Brattahlid (Qassiarsuk), Greenland
6 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 22
Day 22 ·At Sea
7 Jun 2028 - 23
Day 23 ·Nain, Labrador, Canada
8 Jun 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00 - 24
Day 24 ·Nachvak Fiord, Torngat Mts, Canada
9 Jun 2028Arrive 10:00Depart 18:00 - 25
Day 25 ·Saglek Fjord, Labrador, Canada
10 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 27
Day 27 ·Hopedale, Labrador, Canada
11 Jun 2028Arrive 12:00Depart 19:00 - 27
Day 27 ·Indian Harbour, NL, Canada
12 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 16:00 - 28
Day 28 ·L Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada
13 Jun 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00Located at the most northerly tip of Newfoundland, L'Anse aux Meadows is nestled near the fishing village of St. Anthony. It is the site of the first European settlement in the New World, approximately 500 years before Columbus' arrival. Other Norse groups had relocated from their homelands to the New World. In 1961, explorer and writer Helge Instad discovered a group of large mounds in the countryside. These mounds were excavated revealing the remains of a Norse settlement. This site became L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park in 1977 and is noted on the UNESCO World Heritage List of important cultural properties. The site at L'Anse aux Meadows has been completely excavated allowing visitors to see the remains of the homes, a smithy, and various worksheds. The park's interpretive center displays Norse artifacts from the excavation which include iron rivets, a flywheel and the floorboard of a boat. Researchers still debate as to whether the site at L'Anse aux Meadows is Leif Eriksson's 'Vinland,' a lush, beautiful area where he settled in for the winter around the year 1000.
Parks Canada will greet you on disembarking the ship and you may explore at leisure this first settlement of the New World. - 29
Day 29 ·At Sea
14 Jun 2028 - 30
Day 30 ·St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
15 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 21:00 - 31
Day 31 ·At Sea
16 Jun 2028 - 32
Day 32 ·Red Bay, Labrador, Canada
17 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00Red Bay is a National Historic Site of Canada, and has been nominated by Canada for inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the reasons is the importance of the Basque whaling activity that thrived here in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Sunken Basque galleons and smaller boats from the period have been discovered just offshore. Although the whale population is much diminished today, it is still a popular activity to watch them, as well as the icebergs that float down from the seas further north. - 33
Day 33 ·Battle Harbour, Labrador, Canada
18 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 34
Day 34 ·Indian Harbour, NL, Canada
19 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 16:00 - 35
Day 35 ·Nain, Labrador, Canada
20 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 16:00 - 36
Day 36 ·Saglek Fjord, Labrador, Canada
21 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 37
Day 37 ·Eclipse Channel, Labrador, Canada
22 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 38
Day 38 ·Resolution Island, Nunavut, Canada
23 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 39
Day 39 ·Lower Savage Islands, Canada
23 Jun 2028Arrive 13:00Depart 18:00 - 39
Day 39 ·Monumental Island, Nunavut, Canada
24 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin, on the period’s most technologically advanced expedition, vanished in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. Monumental Island was named by fellow Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall in memory of Franklin. Located in Davis Strait south of Baffin Island, it is known as Oomienwa in the local Inuktitut language.
This barren, rocky and windswept island is home to a variety of wildlife. Nesting black guillemots are the most prolific seabird. The Island is a favorite resting spot for walrus and they may be viewed at numerous haul-outs around the island. The elusive polar bears patrol the ice-floes in search of seals while whales feed offshore.
This is also an excellent location for viewing elaborately sculpted icebergs of all sizes and shapes. Numerous glaciers descend from the island’s high peaks, their crevasses appearing almost to glow an iridescent blue against a landscape of stark white - 40
Day 40 ·Lady Franklin Island, Nunavut, Canada
24 Jun 2028Arrive 13:00Depart 18:00Lady Franklin Island, is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, 25 mi from Hall Peninsula. There are at least seven smaller, unnamed islands off its northwest shore. - 40
Day 40 ·At Sea
25 Jun 2028 - 41
Day 41 ·Isabella Bay (Ninginganiq), Nunavut, Canada
26 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 42
Day 42 ·Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
27 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 43
Day 43 ·At Sea
28 Jun 2028 - 44
Day 44 ·Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Greenland
29 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00Sisimiut is Greenland’s second-largest town, and large by Greenland standards, housing some 6,000 people. It is located just north of the Arctic Circle, and is a popular base for visitors seeking adventurous pastimes in the surrounding country. Although there are no shore excursions planned for Sisimiut, guests may wish to investigate the local market, where the products of the country are sold, including meat from whales, reindeer, musk oxen and many kinds of fish. Watch for the stocky little Icelandic horses trotting along the highways, and keep an eye out for sea eagles often seen perched on the surrounding mountains. Whales are also often seen in the sea nearby. On the hill above the harbor, there is an artisan’s workshop where they create and sell Inuit crafts, and nearby is the town museum, which has examples of colonial period houses, peat houses and other early buildings. - 45
Day 45 ·Kangerlussuaq
30 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 20:00In 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. - 46
Day 46 ·Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Greenland
1 Jul 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 17:00Sisimiut is Greenland’s second-largest town, and large by Greenland standards, housing some 6,000 people. It is located just north of the Arctic Circle, and is a popular base for visitors seeking adventurous pastimes in the surrounding country. Although there are no shore excursions planned for Sisimiut, guests may wish to investigate the local market, where the products of the country are sold, including meat from whales, reindeer, musk oxen and many kinds of fish. Watch for the stocky little Icelandic horses trotting along the highways, and keep an eye out for sea eagles often seen perched on the surrounding mountains. Whales are also often seen in the sea nearby. On the hill above the harbor, there is an artisan’s workshop where they create and sell Inuit crafts, and nearby is the town museum, which has examples of colonial period houses, peat houses and other early buildings. - 47
Day 47 ·Evighedsfjorden
2 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 48
Day 48 ·Nuuk (Godthab), Greenland
3 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 19:00Greenland’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. - 50
Day 50 ·Ivittuut, Greenland
4 Jul 2028Arrive 12:00Depart 18:00 - 50
Day 50 ·Brattahlid (Qassiarsuk), Greenland
5 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 14:00 - 51
Day 51 ·Qaqortoq, Greenland
6 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 14:00The 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. - 52
Day 52 ·Hvalsey, Greenland
6 Jul 2028Arrive 15:00Depart 20:00Twelve 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. - 52
Day 52 ·Nanortalik, Greenland
7 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00The 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. - 53
Day 53 ·Kangikitsok, Greenland
8 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 54
Day 54 ·Prins Christian Sund, Greenland
8 Jul 2028Arrive 13:00 - 54
Day 54 ·Prins Christian Sund, Greenland
9 Jul 2028Depart 13:00 - 55
Day 55 ·Umivik
10 Jul 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00Umivik Bay, also known as Umiivik and Umerik, is a bay in King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality. Unlike the jagged and forbidding appearance of most fjord systems in East Greenland, the Umivik area has a relatively gentle shape - 56
Day 56 ·Tasiilaq, Greenland
11 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00Tasiilaq, 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. - 57
Day 57 ·East Greenland Experience
12 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 58
Day 58 ·At Sea
13 Jul 2028 - 59
Day 59 ·Grundarfjordur, Iceland
14 Jul 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00The 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. - 60
Day 60 ·Reykjavik, IcelandDisembark
15 Jul 2028Arrive 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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