Around Spitsbergen, in the Icy Realm of the Polar Bear
Nine nights on Plancius circling Spitsbergen clockwise from Longyearbyen. The day by day names Krossfjorden and Ny-Ålesund, the Monaco Glacier, the Seven Islands, the Hinlopen Strait, Storfjorden, Hornsund and Bellsund, with the ice conditions deciding how far round the ship gets.
- Operated by: Oceanwide Expeditions
- Ship: Plancius
- Length: 9 nights
- Regions: Arctic, Europe, Svalbard
- Wildlife: Polar bears, walrus, Brünnich's guillemots and kittiwakes at Alkefjellet, Arctic terns and Svalbard reindeer
- From: $9,150 per person
- Season: July to August 2027 in Oceanwide's published schedule.
- Next departures: 2027-07-06, 2027-07-15, 2027-07-24, 2027-08-02, 2027-08-11
- Route: Longyearbyen → Krossfjorden → Ny-Ålesund → Monaco Glacier → Sjuøyane → Hinlopen Strait → Storfjorden → Hornsund → Bellsund → Longyearbyen
The ship
- Plancius: 108 guests, built 1976
Departures
- 2027-07-06 to 2027-07-15: $9,150
- 2027-07-15 to 2027-07-24: $9,150
- 2027-07-24 to 2027-08-02: $9,150
- 2027-08-02 to 2027-08-11: $9,150
- 2027-08-11 to 2027-08-20: $9,150
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