

Cruise itinerary
63-Night Arctic Cruise from Reykjavík
63 nights · Arctic · 27 ports of call
63-night Arctic cruise aboard Seabourn Venture, departing Reykjavík and calling at Grundarfjørdur, Ittoqqortoormiit (ex Scoresbysund), Umivik Bay, Prince Christian Sound, Kangikitsok and Qaqortoq (Julianehaab) and 20 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Seabourn Venture
- Cruise line
- Seabourn
- Duration
- 63 nights
- Region
- Arctic · Polar
- Departs
- Reykjavík
- Returns
- Reykjavík
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1

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
- Day2

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
- Day3At sea
- Day4

Ittoqqortoormiit (ex Scoresbysund)
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
One of the world's most remote settlements, on the eastern coast of Greenland at the mouth of a vast fjord system. A tiny Inuit hunting community of brightly painted houses, it is an expedition-ship gateway to the icebergs, glaciers and wildlife of Scoresby Sund.
- Scoresby Sund
- Inuit village
- Arctic icebergs
- Day5

Ittoqqortoormiit (ex Scoresbysund)
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
One of the world's most remote settlements, on the eastern coast of Greenland at the mouth of a vast fjord system. A tiny Inuit hunting community of brightly painted houses, it is an expedition-ship gateway to the icebergs, glaciers and wildlife of Scoresby Sund.
- Scoresby Sund
- Inuit village
- Arctic icebergs
- Day6

Ittoqqortoormiit (ex Scoresbysund)
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
One of the world's most remote settlements, on the eastern coast of Greenland at the mouth of a vast fjord system. A tiny Inuit hunting community of brightly painted houses, it is an expedition-ship gateway to the icebergs, glaciers and wildlife of Scoresby Sund.
- Scoresby Sund
- Inuit village
- Arctic icebergs
- Day7At sea
- Day8
Umivik Bay
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Day9

Prince Christian Sound
Arrive 08:00 · 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
Kangikitsok
Arrive 16:00 · Depart 20:00
- Day10

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
- Day11
Qassiarsuk
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Day12

Nuuk (Godthaab)
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 23:00
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
- Day13

Evighedsfjorden
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 18:00
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
- Day14

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
- Day15

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
- Day16At sea
- Day17

Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
- Day18

Northeast Greenland
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
A vast, ice-bound stretch of Greenland's Arctic coast, much of it within the world's largest national park. It is a scenic-cruising wilderness of fjords, glaciers and tundra, home to musk oxen, polar bears and walrus far from any settlement.
- National park
- Glaciated fjords
- Musk oxen
- Day19At sea
- Day20

Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Arrive 06:00 · Depart 10:00
An Inuit hamlet on the north coast of Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic, set on the strait that leads to Bylot Island. Surrounded by mountains and sea ice, it is a centre of Inuit hunting culture and a gateway to Sirmilik National Park and its narwhal-rich waters.
- Sirmilik National Park
- Bylot Island
- Inuit culture
Erik Harbour
Arrive 14:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day21
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 18:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day22
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 12:30 · Depart 16:30
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day23
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 18:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day24
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day25
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Day26
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 17:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day27
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day28
Queen Harbour, Philpots Island, Nunavut
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 16:00
- Day29
Dymond Islands
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 13:00
- Day30

Baffin Island, Nunavut
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 12:00
- Day31At sea
- Day32

Nuuk (Godthaab)
Arrive 05:00 · Depart 14:00
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
- Day33

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
- Day34At sea
- Day35At sea
- Day36

Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Arrive 06:00 · Depart 13:00
An Inuit hamlet on the north coast of Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic, set on the strait that leads to Bylot Island. Surrounded by mountains and sea ice, it is a centre of Inuit hunting culture and a gateway to Sirmilik National Park and its narwhal-rich waters.
- Sirmilik National Park
- Bylot Island
- Inuit culture
- Day37
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day38
Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 17:00
A vast, largely ice-covered island in the Canadian High Arctic, the northernmost reach of Nunavut. Steep fjords, glaciers and tundra dominate its uninhabited coast, where expedition ships look for muskoxen, seabird cliffs and the deep light of the polar summer.
- Arctic fjords
- Glaciers
- Muskoxen
- Day39
Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
A vast, largely ice-covered island in the Canadian High Arctic, the northernmost reach of Nunavut. Steep fjords, glaciers and tundra dominate its uninhabited coast, where expedition ships look for muskoxen, seabird cliffs and the deep light of the polar summer.
- Arctic fjords
- Glaciers
- Muskoxen
- Day40
Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
A vast, largely ice-covered island in the Canadian High Arctic, the northernmost reach of Nunavut. Steep fjords, glaciers and tundra dominate its uninhabited coast, where expedition ships look for muskoxen, seabird cliffs and the deep light of the polar summer.
- Arctic fjords
- Glaciers
- Muskoxen
- Day41At sea
- Day42

Northeast Greenland
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
A vast, ice-bound stretch of Greenland's Arctic coast, much of it within the world's largest national park. It is a scenic-cruising wilderness of fjords, glaciers and tundra, home to musk oxen, polar bears and walrus far from any settlement.
- National park
- Glaciated fjords
- Musk oxen
- Day43

Northeast Greenland
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 14:00
A vast, ice-bound stretch of Greenland's Arctic coast, much of it within the world's largest national park. It is a scenic-cruising wilderness of fjords, glaciers and tundra, home to musk oxen, polar bears and walrus far from any settlement.
- National park
- Glaciated fjords
- Musk oxen
- Day44At sea
- Day45

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
- Day46

Nuuk (Godthaab)
Arrive 14:00 · Depart 22:00
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
- Day47At sea
- Day48
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Day49
Diana Island, Nunavut
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Day50
Erik Cove
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Day51
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 11:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day52
Fury and Hecla Strait, Nunavut
Arrive 14:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day53
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 13:00 · Depart 18:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day54
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 13:00 · Depart 18:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day55
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day56
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 12:00
- Day57
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 15:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day58
Exploring the Northwest Passage
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 18:00
The fabled sea route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, linking the Atlantic and Pacific across the top of North America. Sailings here move among ice-choked channels and remote Inuit communities, with chances to see polar bears, walrus and the tundra coast.
- Arctic wildlife
- Inuit communities
- Sea ice
- Day59At sea
- Day60At sea
- Day61

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
- Day62

Evighedsfjorden
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
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
- Day63

Kangerlussuaq Havn
Arrive 07:00
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

Reykjavík
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
- Day64

Reykjavík
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
- 17 Jul 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
63-Night Arctic Cruise from Reykjavík FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 63-night Arctic cruise calls at Reykjavík, Grundarfjørdur, Ittoqqortoormiit (ex Scoresbysund), Umivik Bay, Prince Christian Sound, Kangikitsok, Qaqortoq (Julianehaab), Hvalsey, Qassiarsuk, Nuuk (Godthaab), Evighedsfjorden, Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Kangerlussuaq Havn, Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Northeast Greenland, Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Erik Harbour, Exploring the Northwest Passage, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Queen Harbour, Philpots Island, Nunavut, Dymond Islands, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Diana Island, Nunavut, Erik Cove and Fury and Hecla Strait, Nunavut.
How many days are spent at sea?
12 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?
63 nights aboard Seabourn Venture.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 17 Jul 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.