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North Atlantic Odyssey – From Scotland into the Ar Cruise

  • Departure DateMon 20th May 2024
  • HX Hurtigruten Expeditions MS Spitsbergen
  • 24 Night Cruise From Greenock
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Itinerary

  • Greenock
  • Belfast
  • Isle of Man
  • Islay
  • Tobermory, Isle of Mull
  • Staffa
  • St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides, UK
  • Isle of Lewis
  • Kirkwall
  • Fair Isle
  • Lerwick, Scotland
  • Bergen
  • Lerwick, Scotland
  • Thorshaven
  • Elduví­k, Faroe Islands
  • Bakkargerdi
  • Husavik
  • Akureyri
  • Jan Mayen
  • Spitsbergen
  • Longyearbyen

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Day 1 - Greenock

Arrive: Mon 20 May 2024 / Depart: Mon 20 May 2024

Glasgow is a port city on the River Clyde in Scotland's western Lowlands. It's famed for its Victorian and art nouveau architecture, a rich legacy of the city's 18th–20th-century prosperity due to trade and shipbuilding. Today it's a national cultural hub, home to institutions including the Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet and National Theatre of Scotland, as well as acclaimed museums and a thriving music scene.

Day 2 - Belfast

Arrive: Tue 21 May 2024 / Depart: Tue 21 May 2024

Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.

Day 3 - Isle of Man

Arrive: Wed 22 May 2024 / Depart: Wed 22 May 2024

Day 4 - Islay

Arrive: Thu 23 May 2024 / Depart: Thu 23 May 2024

Islay is the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides islands, off the west coast of Scotland. Along with the neighbouring island of Jura, it’s known for its whisky. Numerous distilleries produce the island’s characteristically peaty single malts. In the northeast, 2 islands on Loch Finlaggan are dotted with the remains of an ancient settlement, including a prehistoric fort and medieval tombstones

Day 5 - Tobermory, Isle of Mull

Arrive: Fri 24 May 2024 / Depart: Fri 24 May 2024

Tobermory is a harbour village on the Bruce Peninsula in the province of Ontario. Just southeast, Bruce Peninsula National Park is known for the Bruce Trail footpath on the craggy Niagara Escarpment, and the Grotto, a wave-carved cave in Georgian Bay. The village lies next to Fathom Five National Marine Park, which is home to the Flowerpot Island sea stacks, 19th-century lighthouses and multiple shipwreck dive sites.

Day 6 - Staffa

Arrive: Sat 25 May 2024 / Depart: Sat 25 May 2024

Staffa is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs

Day 7 - Isle of Skye

Day 8 - St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides, UK

Arrive: Mon 27 May 2024 / Depart: Mon 27 May 2024

St Kilda is an isolated archipelago situated 40 miles west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The largest island is Hirta, whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom.

Day 9 - Isle of Lewis

Arrive: Tue 28 May 2024 / Depart: Tue 28 May 2024

The Isle of Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands. The total area of Lewis is 683 square miles (1,770 km²).

Day 10 - Kirkwall

Arrive: Wed 29 May 2024 / Depart: Wed 29 May 2024

Kirkwall is the largest town of Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvágr, which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwal

Day 11 - Fair Isle

Arrive: Thu 30 May 2024 / Depart: Thu 30 May 2024

Fair Isle is an island in Shetland, in northern Scotland. It lies about halfway between mainland Shetland and Orkney. It is known for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting. The island has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1954.

Day 12 - Lerwick, Scotland

Arrive: Fri 31 May 2024 / Depart: Fri 31 May 2024

Lerwick is the main town and port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010.

Day 13 - Bergen

Arrive: Sat 01 June 2024 / Depart: Sat 01 June 2024

Bergen is surrounded by seven mountains, and one of the most popular attractions of the world: the fjords. The city offers the ideal combination of nature, culture, history and exhilarating city life. What has made Bergen famous is its unique charm, which is something you have to experience for yourself. Enjoy strolling around the old streets and alleyways where people have lived for centuries. Walking through UNESCO-listed Bryggen’s narrow alleyways, made even darker and more mysterious by overhanging balconies, feels like stepping back in time. Bryggen is not a museum but part of the cultural heritage that is still in use - a living historical area of the city. The Fløibanen Funicular is a very popular attraction, running from the city centre to the top of Mount Fløyen in about 7 minutes. From the viewing platform you can admire spectacular views of the city, mountains and fjords. In addition to the wide range of hikes, you'll find a restaurant, café, souvenir shop and playground.

Day 14 - Lerwick, Scotland

Arrive: Sun 02 June 2024 / Depart: Sun 02 June 2024

Lerwick is the main town and port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010.

Day 15 - Thorshaven

Arrive: Mon 03 June 2024 / Depart: Mon 03 June 2024

Tórshavn, on Streymoy Island, is the capital city of the Faroe Islands. It's known for its old town, Tinganes, crammed with wooden turf-roofed houses on a small peninsula. Nearby is Tórshavn Cathedral, rebuilt in the 19th century. Local boutiques dot the main shopping strip, Niels Finsens gøta. To the north, the Nordic House cultural center offers theater, dance and music performances in a contemporary space.

Day 16 - Elduví­k, Faroe Islands

Arrive: Tue 04 June 2024 / Depart: Tue 04 June 2024

Elduvík is a small village in the Faroe Islands. Elduvík is located in the Funningsfjørður-inlet on Eysturoy's northeast side. The village which has a population of 23 is split into two parts by a small river. The church in Elduvík dates from 1952. Visible from Elduvík is the nearby island of Kalsoy

Day 17 - At sea

Day 18 - Bakkargerdi

Arrive: Thu 06 June 2024 / Depart: Thu 06 June 2024

Day 19 - Husavik

Arrive: Fri 07 June 2024 / Depart: Fri 07 June 2024

Húsavík is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,307 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsavík is served by Húsavík Airport.

Day 20 - Akureyri

Arrive: Sat 08 June 2024 / Depart: Sat 08 June 2024

Akureyri is a city at the base of Eyjafjörður Fjord in northern Iceland. In the center, the 1940 Akureyri Church has stained-glass windows portraying scenes from Icelandic Christian history. There are views of the fjord from the forecourt. Nearby, the Akureyri Art Museum displays contemporary art from Iceland and farther afield. To the south are the Botanical Gardens, with specimens from across Iceland

Day 21 - At sea

Day 22 - Jan Mayen

Arrive: Mon 10 June 2024 / Depart: Mon 10 June 2024

Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, with no permanent population. It is 55 km long and 373 km² in area, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km wide isthmus.

Day 23 - At sea

Day 24 - Spitsbergen

Arrive: Wed 12 June 2024

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway. Constituting the westernmost bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea, and the Greenland Sea.

Day 25 - Spitsbergen

Depart: Thu 13 June 2024

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway. Constituting the westernmost bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea, and the Greenland Sea.

Day 26 - Longyearbyen

Arrive: Fri 14 June 2024 / Depart: Fri 14 June 2024

Longyearbyen is a small coal-mining town on Spitsbergen Island, in Norway's Svalbard archipelago. This Arctic town is known for its views of the Northern Lights. The modern Svalbard Museum chronicles the region’s natural and cultural history. It includes a stuffed polar bear. Live bears can occasionally be seen in the area. The North Pole Expeditions Museum recounts early efforts to reach the pole by air.

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