Seabourn Venture — 45-Night Arctic Cruise from Reykjavík

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45-Night Arctic Cruise from Reykjavík

45 nights · Arctic · 33 ports of call

45-night Arctic cruise aboard Seabourn Venture, departing Reykjavík and calling at Heimaey Island, Kangikitsok, Prince Christian Sound, Qaqortoq (Julianehaab), Hvalsey and Qassiarsuk and 26 more.

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Ship: Seabourn Venture
Cruise line: Seabourn
Duration: 45 nights
Region: Arctic · Polar
Departs: Reykjavík
Returns: Reykjavík

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Where this voyage takes you

Voyage route — calls shown in order; map is schematic.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day
1
- Reykjavík
  Depart 17:00
  Iceland's northerly capital, the launch point for sailings around the island's volcanic coast. The Hallgrímskirkja church rises above its low-rise centre, with the Blue Lagoon, geysers and waterfalls of the Golden Circle reachable on day trips.
  - Hallgrímskirkja
  - Blue Lagoon
  - Golden Circle
Day
2
- Heimaey Island
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 11:00
  The largest of Iceland's Westman Islands off the south coast, a fishing town rebuilt after a 1973 eruption that buried part of it in lava and ash. Puffin colonies crowd the sea cliffs in summer, and the new volcano Eldfell rises above the harbour.
  - Eldfell volcano
  - Puffin cliffs
  - Eldheimar museum
- Heimaey Island
  Arrive 12:00 · Depart 19:00
  The largest of Iceland's Westman Islands off the south coast, a fishing town rebuilt after a 1973 eruption that buried part of it in lava and ash. Puffin colonies crowd the sea cliffs in summer, and the new volcano Eldfell rises above the harbour.
  - Eldfell volcano
  - Puffin cliffs
  - Eldheimar museum
Day
3
At sea
Day
4
At sea
Day
5
- Kangikitsok
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Prince Christian Sound
  Arrive 13:00 · Depart 18:00
  A narrow, glacier-fringed channel near the southern tip of Greenland, threaded by ships rather than visited ashore. Sheer rock walls, drifting icebergs and the tiny Inuit settlement of Aappilattoq make the passage one of the most dramatic scenic cruising routes in the region.
  - Drifting icebergs
  - Sheer rock walls
  - Aappilattoq village
Day
6
- Qaqortoq (Julianehaab)
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 14:00
  The largest town in southern Greenland, a cluster of colourful wooden houses around a sheltered harbour below rocky hills. Icebergs drift in the surrounding fjords, and the old colonial quarter, fountain square and nearby hot spring at Uunartoq draw visitors ashore.
  - Colourful harbour
  - Colonial square
  - Surrounding fjords
- Hvalsey
  Arrive 15:00 · Depart 20:00
  The best-preserved Norse ruins in Greenland, set on a fjord in the island's far south. The roofless stone church and farm buildings date from the medieval Eastern Settlement of the Vikings, standing amid green pastures grazed by sheep.
  - Norse church ruins
  - Viking farmstead
  - southern fjords
Day
7
- Qassiarsuk
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
Day
8
At sea
Day
9
- Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  The northernmost permanent settlement in Labrador, a small Inuit community on a fjord-cut stretch of the Atlantic coast. Reached only by boat or plane, it is a centre of Labrador Inuit culture and a gateway to the Torngat Mountains to the north.
  - Inuit culture
  - Torngat Mountains
  - Labrador coast
Day
10
- Nachvak Fiord, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 10:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
11
- Saglek Fjord, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  A remote fjord cutting into the Torngat Mountains of northern Labrador, flanked by some of the oldest exposed rock on earth. Within a national park, it is a treeless landscape of granite walls and tundra, home to caribou, polar bears and Inuit heritage sites.
  - Torngat Mountains
  - ancient bedrock
  - polar bears
Day
12
- Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 12:00 · Depart 19:00
Day
13
- Indian Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
  A remote stretch of the Labrador coast in Atlantic Canada, named for the historic fishing and trading station once set among its islands. It is a rugged, sparsely peopled shore of low rock and tundra, edged by cold North Atlantic waters and rich seabird colonies.
  - Labrador coast
  - seabird colonies
  - historic fishing station
Day
14
- L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A windswept site at the northern tip of Newfoundland, Canada, where the Vikings landed around a thousand years ago. The reconstructed sod huts of this UNESCO World Heritage site mark the first known European settlement in North America.
  - Norse settlement
  - Sod longhouses
  - World Heritage site
Day
15
At sea
Day
16
- Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 21:00
  The capital of Newfoundland, one of North America's oldest cities, set on a sheltered harbour on Canada's Atlantic edge. Steep streets of brightly painted rowhouses climb from the waterfront toward Signal Hill, overlooking the open sea.
  - Signal Hill
  - Jellybean Row houses
  - Cape Spear
Day
17
At sea
Day
18
- Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
19
- Battle Harbor, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
20
- Indian Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
  A remote stretch of the Labrador coast in Atlantic Canada, named for the historic fishing and trading station once set among its islands. It is a rugged, sparsely peopled shore of low rock and tundra, edged by cold North Atlantic waters and rich seabird colonies.
  - Labrador coast
  - seabird colonies
  - historic fishing station
Day
21
- Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
  The northernmost permanent settlement in Labrador, a small Inuit community on a fjord-cut stretch of the Atlantic coast. Reached only by boat or plane, it is a centre of Labrador Inuit culture and a gateway to the Torngat Mountains to the north.
  - Inuit culture
  - Torngat Mountains
  - Labrador coast
Day
22
- Saglek Fjord, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  A remote fjord cutting into the Torngat Mountains of northern Labrador, flanked by some of the oldest exposed rock on earth. Within a national park, it is a treeless landscape of granite walls and tundra, home to caribou, polar bears and Inuit heritage sites.
  - Torngat Mountains
  - ancient bedrock
  - polar bears
Day
23
- Eclipse Channel
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
24
- Resolution Island, Qikiqtaaluk
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Lower Savage Islands, Nunavut
  Arrive 13:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
25
- Monument Island, Nunavut
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Lady Franklin Island, Nunavut
  Arrive 13:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
26
At sea
Day
27
- Isabella Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
28
- Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
29
At sea
Day
30
- Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  A town on Greenland's west coast just above the Arctic Circle, the country's second largest settlement. Coloured houses rise over a working harbour amid rugged hills, with dog-sledding, fishing and the Sisimiut Museum part of its Arctic life.
  - Coloured harbour
  - Sisimiut Museum
  - Arctic dog-sledding
Day
31
- Kangerlussuaq Havn
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 20:00
  A small settlement at the head of a long fjord in western Greenland, beside a former U.S. air base. It serves as the inland gateway to the Greenland ice sheet, with tundra valleys, musk oxen and clear sub-Arctic skies known for the northern lights.
  - Greenland ice sheet
  - Musk oxen
  - Northern lights
Day
32
- Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  A town on Greenland's west coast just above the Arctic Circle, the country's second largest settlement. Coloured houses rise over a working harbour amid rugged hills, with dog-sledding, fishing and the Sisimiut Museum part of its Arctic life.
  - Coloured harbour
  - Sisimiut Museum
  - Arctic dog-sledding
Day
33
- Evighedsfjorden
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
  A long fjord on the west coast of Greenland, whose Danish name means 'fjord of eternity'. Walled by steep mountains and fed by glaciers, it cuts deep inland from the town of Maniitsoq, a scene of calving ice and tumbling waterfalls.
  - glacier walls
  - calving ice
  - Maniitsoq gateway
Day
34
- Nuuk (Godthaab)
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
  The capital of Greenland, a small colourful town on the southwest coast at the mouth of a long fjord system. Nuuk is known for its harbour-side old quarter, the National Museum's Inuit collections, and the dramatic Sermitsiaq mountain across the water.
  - Sermitsiaq mountain
  - Greenland National Museum
  - Colonial harbour
Day
35
- Ivittuut
  Arrive 12:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
36
- Qassiarsuk
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 14:00
Day
37
- Qaqortoq (Julianehaab)
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 14:00
  The largest town in southern Greenland, a cluster of colourful wooden houses around a sheltered harbour below rocky hills. Icebergs drift in the surrounding fjords, and the old colonial quarter, fountain square and nearby hot spring at Uunartoq draw visitors ashore.
  - Colourful harbour
  - Colonial square
  - Surrounding fjords
- Hvalsey
  Arrive 15:00 · Depart 20:00
  The best-preserved Norse ruins in Greenland, set on a fjord in the island's far south. The roofless stone church and farm buildings date from the medieval Eastern Settlement of the Vikings, standing amid green pastures grazed by sheep.
  - Norse church ruins
  - Viking farmstead
  - southern fjords
Day
38
- Nanortalik
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  A southern Greenland town on a small island, its name meaning 'place of bears'. Wooden houses in red and blue ring a sheltered harbour, set against jagged granite peaks, with icebergs drifting in from the nearby fjords and a fine local museum.
  - colourful harbour
  - granite peaks
  - drifting icebergs
Day
39
- Prince Christian Sound
  Arrive 13:00
  A narrow, glacier-fringed channel near the southern tip of Greenland, threaded by ships rather than visited ashore. Sheer rock walls, drifting icebergs and the tiny Inuit settlement of Aappilattoq make the passage one of the most dramatic scenic cruising routes in the region.
  - Drifting icebergs
  - Sheer rock walls
  - Aappilattoq village
- Kangikitsok
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
Day
40
- Prince Christian Sound
  Depart 13:00
  A narrow, glacier-fringed channel near the southern tip of Greenland, threaded by ships rather than visited ashore. Sheer rock walls, drifting icebergs and the tiny Inuit settlement of Aappilattoq make the passage one of the most dramatic scenic cruising routes in the region.
  - Drifting icebergs
  - Sheer rock walls
  - Aappilattoq village
Day
41
- Umivik Bay
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
42
- Tasiilaq
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
43
- Greenland's East Coast Fjords
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
44
At sea
Day
45
- Grundarfjørdur
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  A small fishing town on Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, framed by the pyramid-shaped Kirkjufell mountain. The harbour looks out across a wide bay toward open Atlantic waters, with lava fields, waterfalls and the Snæfellsjökull glacier nearby.
  - Kirkjufell mountain
  - Snæfellsnes peninsula
  - Coastal waterfalls
Day
46
- Reykjavík
  Arrive 07:00
  Iceland's northerly capital, the launch point for sailings around the island's volcanic coast. The Hallgrímskirkja church rises above its low-rise centre, with the Blue Lagoon, geysers and waterfalls of the Golden Circle reachable on day trips.
  - Hallgrímskirkja
  - Blue Lagoon
  - Golden Circle

Upcoming departures

31 May 2028

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45-Night Arctic Cruise from Reykjavík FAQ

Which ports does this cruise visit?

This 45-night Arctic cruise calls at Reykjavík, Heimaey Island, Kangikitsok, Prince Christian Sound, Qaqortoq (Julianehaab), Hvalsey, Qassiarsuk, Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nachvak Fiord, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saglek Fjord, Newfoundland and Labrador, Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador, Indian Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Battle Harbor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Eclipse Channel, Resolution Island, Qikiqtaaluk, Lower Savage Islands, Nunavut, Monument Island, Nunavut, Lady Franklin Island, Nunavut, Isabella Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Kangerlussuaq Havn, Evighedsfjorden, Nuuk (Godthaab), Ivittuut, Nanortalik, Umivik Bay, Tasiilaq, Greenland's East Coast Fjords and Grundarfjørdur.

How many days are spent at sea?

8 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.

Where does this cruise depart from?

It is a round-trip sailing from Reykjavík.

How long is this cruise?

45 nights aboard Seabourn Venture.

When does this itinerary sail?

Upcoming departures include 31 May 2028. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.

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