23-Night The Iconic Northwest Passage – Across The Top Of The World (2028) Cruise

Seattle Airport

Flight from Seattle to Nome

Nome Airport (OME)

Transfer from airport to pier in Nome

Nome (USOME)

Setting off on your adventureToday you’ll take an early flight from Seattle to Nome, Alaska, where your state-of-the art expedition ship awaits to take you on a journey through the famed Northwest Passage and beyond. Nome is a small coastal town on the edge of the Bering Sea. Once a boomtown of the

At Sea (SEAD)

Crossing the Arctic thresholdThese early sea days are your introduction to the rhythms of the Arctic. Passing through the Bering Strait, the coastline drops away, and the Beaufort Sea reveals wide open vistas. Keep watch for seabirds tracking the route, and bowhead whales surfacing, particularly nea

At Sea (SEAD)

Crossing the Arctic thresholdThese early sea days are your introduction to the rhythms of the Arctic. Passing through the Bering Strait, the coastline drops away, and the Beaufort Sea reveals wide open vistas. Keep watch for seabirds tracking the route, and bowhead whales surfacing, particularly nea

At Sea (SEAD)

Crossing the Arctic thresholdThese early sea days are your introduction to the rhythms of the Arctic. Passing through the Bering Strait, the coastline drops away, and the Beaufort Sea reveals wide open vistas. Keep watch for seabirds tracking the route, and bowhead whales surfacing, particularly nea

At Sea (SEAD)

Crossing the Arctic thresholdThese early sea days are your introduction to the rhythms of the Arctic. Passing through the Bering Strait, the coastline drops away, and the Beaufort Sea reveals wide open vistas. Keep watch for seabirds tracking the route, and bowhead whales surfacing, particularly nea

Herschel Island (CAHLI)

Living coastlines across the Western Canadian ArcticThis stretch of the Western Canadian Arctic feels elemental: rugged coastlines, tundra plateaus, and communities along the fjords that live in close harmony with the land. Over these few days we’ll sail along the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and w

Smoking Hills (CASH1)

Living coastlines across the Western Canadian ArcticThis stretch of the Western Canadian Arctic feels elemental: rugged coastlines, tundra plateaus, and communities along the fjords that live in close harmony with the land. Over these few days we’ll sail along the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and w

Ulukhaktok (CAULK)

Living coastlines across the Western Canadian ArcticThis stretch of the Western Canadian Arctic feels elemental: rugged coastlines, tundra plateaus, and communities along the fjords that live in close harmony with the land. Over these few days we’ll sail along the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and w

At Sea (SEAD)

Life on board in the polar rhythmSea days in the Northwest Passage are yours to enjoy at your own pace. In the Science Centre, there may be opportunities to join lectures on Arctic wildlife, hear from regional experts, or sharpen your skills in a photography workshop. Between sessions, the ship can

Cambridge Bay (CAYCB)

Historic waters of the central Canadian ArcticThis stretch moves through some of the most historically significant waters of the Northwest Passage. Small communities such as Cambridge Bay and Gjoa Haven lie in vast landscapes marked by ancient travel routes and thousands of years of Inuit life. Gjoa

Jennylind Island (CAJI1)

Historic waters of the central Canadian ArcticThis stretch moves through some of the most historically significant waters of the Northwest Passage. Small communities such as Cambridge Bay and Gjoa Haven lie in vast landscapes marked by ancient travel routes and thousands of years of Inuit life. Gjoa

Gjoa Haven (CAYHK)

Through the Central Arctic StraitsToday we navigate the narrow waterways at the heart of the Northwest Passage. As we move between islands and shifting floes, the landscape reveals a stark beauty: low tundra shores, scattered icebergs, and vast horizons under an ever-changing Arctic sky. Wildlife ma

At Sea (SEAD)

Into the ice edgeThis part of the voyage offers a real sense of Arctic exploration, surrounded by thick sea ice. We approach Prince of Wales Island, one of the larger islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago passage, set between Somerset and Victoria Islands. Navigating these high-latitude waters

South Of Prince Wales Island (Ice Operation) (CAPWA)

Into the ice edgeThis part of the voyage offers a real sense of Arctic exploration, surrounded by thick sea ice. We approach Prince of Wales Island, one of the larger islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago passage, set between Somerset and Victoria Islands. Navigating these high-latitude waters

Flexure Bay (CAFLX)

The High Arctic HighwayEntering Lancaster Sound, we reach one of the Arctic’s key marine corridors, between Baffin and Devon Islands. It’s a stunning region of towering cliffs and glacially carved coastlines, where you might even spot narwhals, seals, and seabirds. This area also played a major role

Beechey Island (CABE1)

The High Arctic HighwayEntering Lancaster Sound, we reach one of the Arctic’s key marine corridors, between Baffin and Devon Islands. It’s a stunning region of towering cliffs and glacially carved coastlines, where you might even spot narwhals, seals, and seabirds. This area also played a major role

Radstock Bay (CARA1)

The High Arctic HighwayEntering Lancaster Sound, we reach one of the Arctic’s key marine corridors, between Baffin and Devon Islands. It’s a stunning region of towering cliffs and glacially carved coastlines, where you might even spot narwhals, seals, and seabirds. This area also played a major role

Maxwell Bay - Devon Island (CAMB1)

The High Arctic HighwayEntering Lancaster Sound, we reach one of the Arctic’s key marine corridors, between Baffin and Devon Islands. It’s a stunning region of towering cliffs and glacially carved coastlines, where you might even spot narwhals, seals, and seabirds. This area also played a major role

Dundas Harbour (CADU1)

Fjords and Inuit frontiersEastern Baffin Island reveals some of the most dramatic scenery of the voyage. Towering fjords cut deep into the coastline, while glaciers descend towards the sea in vast, sculptural forms. The sense of scale is truly immense. We explore this landscape by Zodiac, navigating

Pond Inlet (CAPDI)

Fjords and Inuit frontiersEastern Baffin Island reveals some of the most dramatic scenery of the voyage. Towering fjords cut deep into the coastline, while glaciers descend towards the sea in vast, sculptural forms. The sense of scale is truly immense. We explore this landscape by Zodiac, navigating

North Arm Fjord (CANAR)

Fjords and Inuit frontiersEastern Baffin Island reveals some of the most dramatic scenery of the voyage. Towering fjords cut deep into the coastline, while glaciers descend towards the sea in vast, sculptural forms. The sense of scale is truly immense. We explore this landscape by Zodiac, navigating

Fecham Bay (CAFEB)

Watch for wildlife and get involved in Citizen ScienceLeaving Canada’s Nunavut region behind, we cross Baffin Bay towards Greenland. The adventure continues through science and storytelling, with onboard lectures and Citizen Science activities such as NASA cloud observation supporting global climate

At Sea (SEAD)

Watch for wildlife and get involved in Citizen ScienceLeaving Canada’s Nunavut region behind, we cross Baffin Bay towards Greenland. The adventure continues through science and storytelling, with onboard lectures and Citizen Science activities such as NASA cloud observation supporting global climate

At Sea (SEAD)

The trip concludes in colourful NuukYour trip ends in Nuuk, Greenland’s compact capital. From here, you fly to New York, carrying memories of a journey shaped by ice, culture, and the vast scale of the Arctic world.

Nuuk (Godthaab) (GLGOH)

Nuuk (Godthaab) (GLGOH)

Transfer from pier to airport in Nuuk

Nuuk Airport (GOH)

Flight from Nuuk to Newark