At the pier in Ny-Ålesund In Ny-Ålesund we have the luxury of being at the pier.   You can just walk on or off the ship as you wish. ...

Blue iceberg at Monacobreen Trapper's cabin at Mushamna (photo ©Karsten Bidstrup) Our stop at Monaco Glacier means cruising with ...

Sea ice in Adventfjorden At last! Our Arctic adventure has well and truly started.  Most of us stayed in a hotel in Longyearbyen last nig...

The hike at Virgohamna This morning, overcast skies enveloped the rocky terrain in soft shadowless light.  The grey clouds added to the e...

Ny-Ålesund in the distance We arrived in Ny Ålesund at 08:00. The small settlement was originally established as a coal mining o...

Sometimes the best thing about Expedition Cruising is simply to jump into a small boat and go exploring.  On a largish vessel like Fram one...

Arctic Tern,  Gravneset Spitsbergen As we stepped on the beach of Gravneset, deep in Magdalene Fjord it was easy to see why this was on...

One more last sea day! It turned out to be a smooth ride again… and now we are in the Beagle Channel, not far away from Ushuaia, where ...

Excitement never stops on this trip. Today it was the wind that really thrilled us. When Anja made the morning announcement, it was sti...

What an incredible day!!! The Port Lockroy girls It was not a promising start as we had wind, fog and rain in the early morning – b...

When we woke up this morning a blue sky and bright sunshine were waiting for us. What a day!!! Our first landing took place at the Ukr...

The morning was filled with yet another set of interesting lectures. Then, after lunch, we reached the afternoon destination: the Fish Isla...

We are now in Marguerite Bay where we spent all day. Early in the morning we reached the southernmost point of our voyage: 68°15’S. Close by...

We made it! We crossed the polar circle at 10.15 this morning. And for those who do not believe us: have a look at the picture – the photogr...