2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition

14 Night Svalbard in Depth Expedition cruise in June/July 2023 onboard the Aurora Expeditions ship Sylvia Earle roundtrip from Longyearbyen, Norway.  We also had pre cruise nights in Oslo and Longyearbyen.  On the cruise, we visited:

2023 Svalbard in Depth Cruise – Day 8 Nordaustlandet

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition Another day of scenic sailing along the coast of ice covered Nordaustlandet to look for polar bears on this ice. This day did not disappoint as we found a bear happily eating his catch on the sea ice. Because he was so occupied with his meal, he paid little…

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2023 Svalbard in Depth Cruise – Day 8 Storoya

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition This was one of our best polar bears on the ice days. We spotted a Mom and Two Cubs on the ice and everyone huddled on the front of the ship to catch pictures and videos of these amazing animals. We could see that she was looking in the…

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2023 Svalbard in Depth Cruise – Day 7 Brasvellbreen

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition The afternoon and evening could not have ended in a more spectacular way, with sun shine and the polar ice cap. With it being so beautiful, Howard, our expedition director, added an impromptu zodiac ride around the ice cap and it waterfalls. Following that little cruise, we were back…

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