Where is Svalbard? There’s something very special about being able to journey to a remote location, a wild place where you can still view nature untouched. Pristine blue glaciers, towering
A Final Day of Excursions aboard SH Diana – Cruise Day 8 Day 8 was our final excursion day aboard the ship. Weather was a bit uncooperative on this day
A VERY Curious Walrus and….a Polar Bear! – Cruise Day 7 In the morning of Day 7, our ship cruised by Barentsburg, a Russian settlement that is still operational with
Puffins and Svalbard Reindeer – Cruise Day 6 Day 6 brought the driving snow. It was a difficult day for exploration in the Arctic. We cruised overnight to Kongsfjorden and
Past 80 Degrees North – Cruise Day 5 On Day 5 we cruised north to the west of Spitsbergen through some mildly rough seas and gusty winds. The pack ice
Back to Hornsund – Cruise Day 4 Day 4 brought our first rain of the trip. We circled back to the Hornsund Sound and had a morning hike along the
To Eastern Svalbard – Cruise Day 3 On cruise day 3, we continued south to Russebukta located on the southwest coast of Edgeoya. This area is a boggy tundra where
Hello Svalbard Reindeer of Hornsund – Cruise Day 2 Our first full day of excursions! Most cruise days consisted of a morning and afternoon excursion with, of course, limited predictability
Boarding the SH Diana – Cruise Day 1 Our 3 hour charter flight to Longyearbyen from Oslo departed at 7 am. Upon arrival to Longyearbyen, we were escorted to the
Oslo in a Flash Oslo is a clean, stylish city with amazing modernity. We arrived from Boston via London around 5 pm which didn’t leave a lot of time for
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