Circumnavigating Svalbard: The Ultimate Expedition, with Extended Stay in Longyearbyen
The same attempted full circumnavigation of Svalbard as the 14-day sailing, sold as a 16-day package with an extra two days of hosted activities in Longyearbyen before the ship departs, rather than a single overnight. Route and wildlife focus are identical: Ny-Ålesund, Northwest Spitsbergen National Park, an attempt at the pack-ice edge, and the fjords of Hornsund and Bellsund.
- Operated by: HX Expeditions
- Ship: MS Fram / MS Spitsbergen
- Length: 15 nights
- Regions: Svalbard, Arctic
- Wildlife: Same full-circumnavigation route as the base voyage, with two extra hosted days in Longyearbyen before boarding
- From: $16,023 per person
- Season: 2028
- Next departures: 2028-06-10, 2028-06-29, 2028-07-01, 2028-07-20, 2028-07-22, 2028-08-10
- Route: Oslo → Longyearbyen → Ny-Ålesund → Northwest Spitsbergen → Polar ice edge → East Svalbard (Nordaustlandet) → Hornsund → Bellsund → Longyearbyen
The ship
- MS Fram: 200 guests, built 2007
- MS Spitsbergen: 150 guests, built 2009
Departures
- 2028-06-10: $16,023
- 2028-06-29: $16,023
- 2028-07-01: $16,023
- 2028-07-20: $16,023
- 2028-07-22: $16,023
- 2028-08-10: $16,023
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