Circumnavigating Spitsbergen: In the Realm of the Polar Bear
An 11-day Svalbard summer voyage that pushes toward 80°N and the pack-ice edge without attempting the full circumnavigation of the longer sailings: Ny-Ålesund, the glaciers and mountains of Northwest Spitsbergen National Park, the changeable ice edge, Eastern Spitsbergen, and the southern fjords of Hornsund and Bellsund. Sold with an included overnight in either Oslo or Longyearbyen.
- Operated by: HX Expeditions
- Ship: MS Spitsbergen / MS Fram
- Length: 10 nights
- Regions: Svalbard, Arctic
- Wildlife: Polar bears, reindeer, Arctic fox and walrus on a shorter attempt at the 80th parallel and the eastern pack ice
- From: $9,796 per person
- Season: 2027 to 2028
- Next departures: 2027-06-12, 2027-06-26, 2027-07-03, 2027-07-17, 2027-07-24, 2027-08-14
- Route: Longyearbyen → Ny-Ålesund → Northwest Spitsbergen → Polar ice edge → Eastern Spitsbergen → Hornsund → Bellsund → Longyearbyen
The ship
- MS Fram: 200 guests, built 2007
- MS Spitsbergen: 150 guests, built 2009
Departures
- 2027-06-12: $9,796
- 2027-06-26: $9,796
- 2027-07-03: $9,796
- 2027-07-17: $9,796
- 2027-07-24: $9,796
- 2027-08-14: $9,796
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