Reported by J.S. Fletcher and Kathy M. Newbern
If you’ve been looking for a way to experience the Arctic North in luxury, look no more. Two top companies (Abercrombie & Kent and Compagnie du Ponant) have combined to show you polar bears, caribou, puffins and glaciers all the while dining in style, applauding nightly entertainment, and sleeping in comfort. We have traveled with both and cannot recommend them any higher.
For this journey, you’ll travel aboard the small luxury ship Le Boreal for a cruise to the islands of the High Arctic Svalbard archipelago in Norway on An Arctic Cruise Adventure: Polar Bear Country, July 6-21, 2013; from $11,395 (was $11,995). There you will observe the wildlife that inhabits the barren landscapes – polar bear, walrus and musk oxen – and watch as the flora comes alive with unexpected color during the Midnight Sun. Continue your journey to Greenland's Bronze Age villages and Eskimo settlements, and conclude in pastoral, tranquil Iceland.
Enter the Land of the Polar Bear:
- Voyage aboard the luxury expedition cruiser MV 'Le Boreal'
- Travel in the company of A&K's world-class seasoned expedition team
- Visit remote Arctic islands that few have had the opportunity to see
- Explore the seldom-visited Scoresby Sound on Greenland's east coast
- View Iceland's dramatic Drangajokull Glacier
- See colonies of puffin and eider on the island of Vigur
- Get up close to extinct Snaefellsjokull volcano, setting for Journey to the Center of the Earth
Our experience aboard Le Boreal on our fall cruise up the coast of the United States, starting in Boston and ending in Montreal, took us to spots the larger cruise lines could not reach and proved to be a comfortable way to see a part of the world not often considered for cruising. We think this trip to the Arctic will bear similar results.
To reserve your Arctic adventure, call an A&K Destination Specialist at 800 433 8410, contact your travel professional or visit abercrombiekent.com. You can get info about Le Boreal here: Compagnie du Ponant or by calling 888-400-1082.
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International Travel Examiners J.S. Fletcher and spouse, Kathy M. Newbern, report on luxury destinations, spas and cruising around the globe. They are award-winning members of the Society of American Travel Writers and created YourSpaReport.com and YourNovel.com, their personalized romance novel business.
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