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:
Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition The previous day we had sailed around the glaciers and icebergs on a beautiful sunny day, but our day sailing around Negrilbreen was on a foggy day and was equally as breath taking. No worries about getting lost in the fog, all our guides and zodiac drivers were equipped…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition This landing sight offered us a full array of wildlife, from playful and lazy walrus to surprise reindeer appearances. We even had a couple people who got stuck up to the top of their boots in tundra mud but took the sticky situation with good cheer. That’s why they…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition Hard to say which we enjoyed more, the sunny days at the glaciers or the foggy ones, but this day was truly spectacular with lots of icebugs in the fog and mist. Not to worry our zodiac drivers had GPS so that we could easily find our way back…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition What a treat this day was. We started off with a tour of a trapper’s cabin and bird cliffs, but the landing was especially exciting when an arctic fox vixen and her two kits were spotted by the rocks. I didn’t have my good camera, so the pictures of…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Svalbard In-Depth Expedition While we didn’t go ashore that evening for the Whaler’s site ruins, we did spot a blue whale and got to watch it for quite some time that evening.
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