Into the Northwest Passage Cruise

• Cruise the heart of the Northwest Passage in comfort aboard our ice-strengthened expedition ship
• Cross the Arctic Circle as you sail the length of Sondre Stromfjord—168 kilometres!
• Visit ancient sites of the Thule and Dorset people with our onboard archaeologist
• Cruise among icebergs at Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where 90% of the North Atlantic’s icebergs calve
• Experience Inuit communities and culture first hand
• See haunting artifacts of the northern explorers, HBC, and RCMP
• Spend three days in Canada’s second largest National Marine Conservation Area, Tallurutiup Imanga, searching for marine life
• Visit Queen Maud Gulf, home to the wrecks of the Franklin ships, HMS Erebus and Terror
• Seek polar bears, seabirds, and other Arctic wildlife in pristine natural environments
• Transit Ikirasak (Bellot Strait), the narrow and dramatic waterway at the very northern tip of continental North America

Tour Overview

The Northwest Passage represents the pinnacle of Arctic exploration. On this trip, like the explorers before us, we’ll experience the quaint villages, dramatic fjords, and calving glaciers of Greenland, working our way north to spectacular Kap York. Then, crossing Smith Sound, we’ll visit Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord), Canada’s northernmost community, and pay respects at the Franklin Expedition graves at Beechey Island. Melville, Banks, and Devon Islands offer opportunities to spot Peary caribou, polar bear, walrus and musk ox—and visits to ghostly RCMP and Hudson’s Bay Company posts. Prince of Wales Strait affords a passage to Amundsen Gulf and our destination: Kugluktuk (Coppermine), the end of our epic journey above the Arctic Circle.

To sail the Northwest Passage is to sail living history and the history of the Inuit who have called this remarkable place home for countless generations. This is your chance to cruise the Northwest Passage and join the ranks of the fearless adventurers who have been lured by its spirit and legend.