Incredible Arctic Norway

Colourful and creative Helsinki is an energetic place to begin your Arctic adventure. The Finnish capital is a cultural hub, with renowned museums and striking Soviet architecture. Spend your first days here exploring the works in the Finnish National Gallery or Helsinki Art Museum, or simply embrace Finnish sauna culture with a bracing dip by the harbour.

Once in Longyearbyen, the Arctic frontier town at the heart of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, meet your expedition ship and set sail into the wilderness on your Arctic cruise. As you depart beneath the golden summer sun, gaze out at the mountains in the island’s interior, where glaciers cling to the peaks even throughout the warmer months.

Cruising around the island of Spitsbergen – the largest in the Svalbard archipelago – you’ll discover a land of towering cliffs and majestic icebergs that play home to seabirds and mesmerising mammals, like polar bears and lumbering walruses. Out here in the Arctic you’re at the behest of the weather and ice, so there is no set itinerary. Your expert specialists will navigate the conditions to seek out the best wildlife spotting opportunities, landscapes and outdoor experiences. Onboard, polar presentations offer invaluable insights into the striking landscapes, flora and fauna around you.

Spend your final nights in Helsinki indulging in the city’s buzzy restaurant scene and soaking up those final rays of Nordic summer sun. Its harbourside bars and cafes are a fine spot to reflect on your surreal and spectacular Arctic adventure, or to plan the next.