Cruise Plus & Silversea Cruises 2024

Svalbard, Arctic Region, 2017, by Steve McCurry

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

PRE/POST CRUISE LAND ADVENTURES & SHORE EXPERIENCES

ILULISSAT ICEBERG CRUISE | Included Expedition Activity

•Enjoy awe-inspiring vistas on Europe’s north shores and visit spectacular North Cape •Spend a morning in Nanortalik (meaning “the place of polar bears”), Greenland’s most southerly town •Go beyond the Arctic Circle to spot polar bears, walrus, reindeer and Arctic foxes •Sail the bucket-list Northwest Passage •Hike with your Expedition team through Unga, the largest of the Shumagin Islands •Cruise through skyscraper-sized icebergs in Ilulissat •Visit one of Canada’s northernmost communities, Resolute, a Cornwallis Island hamlet in Nunavut home to few than 200 people •Get close to the seabird cliffs of Norway’s Bear Island by Zodiac •Enjoy long explorations of the famed “white nights”

Cruise through skyscraper-sized icebergs in the Ilulissat Icefjord, a massive collection of icebergs each calved from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, and one of the northernmost UNESCO World Heritage Sites. More than 40 million tons of ice flow out into the fjord, 24 hours a day. The result is gigantic icebergs that can be more than 100 metres wide and rise 100 metres above the water’s surface. These giants are found at the end of the fjord, creating a perfect opportunity to sail right amongst them. Beautiful in all kinds of weather, their contrasts become very clear in sunshine and feature incredible shades of blue, while the midnight sun creates a unique glow around them at night when it’s cloudy. A truly exceptional experience not to be missed when visiting Ilulissat.

GOLDEN CIRCLE AND BLUE LAGOON | 3 nights Pre/ 2 Nights Post-cruise Land Programme

Combine the classic Big Three attractions of Iceland: Gullfoss Falls, the Great Geysir, and UNESCO World Heritage Site Thingvellir National Park, then add a relaxing day in the Blue Lagoon, a natural geothermal spa found right in the middle of a beautiful field of solidified lava.

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