Arrive in Longyearbyen, the administrative center of Spitsbergen, Svalbard’s largest island. Stroll through this historic former mining town, where the parish church and Svalbard Museum offer captivating insights into Arctic life. In the evening, as the ship departs Isfjorden, watch for your first minke whale sighting of the trip.

Sail the open seas toward Greenland, encountering migrating whales and seabirds. These dynamic waters set an exhilarating tone, with adventure lingering in the air!

As you sail westward, the rugged edge of the sea ice glistens in the distance. Keep an eye for whales, migrating seabirds, and seals, and if fortune smiles upon you, you might even glimpse a polar bear.

If ice and weather conditions are favorable, you land at Isle de France, first reached by the Duke of Orleans on the Belgica in 1905. You aim to go ashore at Kap St. Jacques, where, under the guidance of an archeologist from the National Greenland Museum, you can see the remains of the Independence II culture. If you don't make it to Isle de France, spend a day on the ice or the west coast of Germania Land, an area with musk oxen and sometimes lonely, ranging wolves.

When sailing into Dove Bugt, you have landing possibilities at the south coast of Germania Land, a mostly unglaciated area west of the Danmarkshavn station. Alternatively, you land at Store Koldewey, named by the second German Polar Expedition of Koldewey 1869-'70, at Kap Ahrend or Kap Alf Trolle.

Sir Edward Sabine performed pendulum experiments on Sabine Ø (formerly Inner Pendulum Island) in 1823. Koldewey built a station at Germaniahavn. On its south side is Hvalros Island, where the population of walruses is increasing again and from this date onward, sailing south, experiencing darkness at night, and having increasing opportunities to see the Aurora Borealis.

On the south side of Clavering Ø, the English Explorer Douglas Clavering met the local Inuit in 1823. It was the first and last Europeans met these people in Northeast Greenland, but the material remains of their culture are frequently seen. You hope to make a landing near Eskimonaes.

You may sail into Foster Bugt and land at Margrethedal, where Thule culture remains from some centuries ago on the east side of the river. Musk oxen populate the lower tundra areas near the shores. From there, sail through Sophia Sund, surrounded by mountain slopes where musk oxen graze.

You enter Segelsallskapets Fjord, with the banded slopes of the Berzelius Mountains bordering the north side. Land on the south shore, where ancient sedimentary formations lie right at your feet. A hike takes you close to a small lake with good chances to see musk oxen, Arctic hares, and ptarmigans.

Alternatively, you land in Blomsterdal (Flower Valley) near Antarctic Havn, where you often spot groups of musk oxen. In the evening, sail along the strait between the island of Isikaja and the mainland. Until 30 years ago, Isikaja was connected to the mainland by a glacier, but it has now disappeared.

The morning stop is Ittoqqortoormiit, the only settlement in Scoresby Sund at about four hundred inhabitants. At the post office, you can buy stamps for your postcards or stroll around to see the sled dogs and drying skins of seals and musk oxen.

If time allows, you may land at a beautiful lagoon a few km west of Kap Stewart, where migratory birds gather, and you can have an opportunity to stroll on the autumnal tundra of Jameson Land.

In the morning, encounter icebergs, some over 100 meters high and a km long. Most are grounded as the fjord is only about 400 meters deep. You then land near Sydkap, with fine views of Hall Bredning and Arctic hares. Today's walk may go from Sydkap to Nordostbugt (12 km to the northeast), where the river coming from Holger Danskes Briller flows into the sea. You can walk south along the shore to Satakajik and see whale vertebrae in the construction of the remains of Thule summer houses. Passengers who opt out of the long walking group will join again at this location. In the evening, sail south by Kap Brewster near the southern entrance of the fjord.

In the early morning, sail by the east coast of Milne Land among many giant icebergs. After a visit to the basalt columns and ice formations of Vikingebugt, where you now and then have met polar bears, you may also enjoy a Zodiac cruise past one of the glacier fronts on the Volquart Boons Coast. In the early evening, you leave Greenland, sailing south by Kap Brewster.

Sail southward in the cold East Greenland Current and later in the warm Gulfstream Current with many sea life (whales, seals, seabirds) at the mixing zones of these waters. A sea day allows you to spot whales and seabirds – and, at night, the magical Northern Lights.

You disembark in Akureyri, where, on request, you can transfer by chartered bus (a six-hour drive that you must book in advance) to the bus stop Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre at Austurbakki, Reykjavik.