Itinerary
- Day 1
Aberdeen
Optional Activities
- Explore Aberdeen's museums and galleries
- Browse shops and cafés
- Walk through Victorian streets to admire granite architecture
Landmarks Aberdeen - Day 2
Aberdeen to At Sea
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Wildlife spotting during departure (bottlenose dolphins, white-beaked dolphins, harbor porpoises, minke whales)
Optional Activities
- Additional exploration of Aberdeen before port transfer
- Day 3
Fair Isle
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Fair Isle museum
- Wildlife viewing - Atlantic puffins, seabirds (northern fulmars, kittiwakes, storm petrels, razorbills, guillemots)
- Explore island landscape with cliffs, sea stacks, natural arches and caves
Optional Activities
- Photography of Atlantic puffins and seabirds
- Purchase traditional Fair Isle sweater
- View historic red phone booth by post office
- Wildlife spotting - orcas and seals
Landmarks Fair Isle Fair Isle Museum - Days 4 - 5
Faroe Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Explore outer islands of the Faroe Islands by ship
- View dramatic cliffs, fjords, and rock formations
- Wildlife viewing - Atlantic puffins, seabirds, marine life
- Explore Tórshavn Old Town with traditional wooden houses and sod roofs
- Optional hike to Kirkjubøur with medieval history and panoramic views
Optional Activities
- Hike to Kirkjubøur historic site
- Visit cafés and pubs in Tórshavn harbor
- Photography of landscapes and wildlife
Landmarks Faroe Islands Tórshavn Kirkjubøur 
- Days 6 - 7
At Sea
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Seabird identification learning
- Expedition Team presentations
- Wildlife viewing from deck - whales (humpback, blue, fin, minke), orcas, harp seals
Optional Activities
- Relax in polar library
- Photography from deck
- Days 8 - 9
Jan Mayen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Olonkinbyen settlement and meteorological station (if conditions permit)
- Explore Kvalrossbukta black sand beach with Dutch whaling station ruins (if conditions permit)
- Zodiac cruise around island viewing seabirds and wildlife (if conditions permit)
- View Beerenberg volcano and north coast cliffs (if conditions permit)
- Wildlife viewing - seabirds (northern fulmars, little auks, glaucous gulls, kittiwakes, guillemots, Atlantic puffins), marine mammals (minke, fin, blue, humpback whales)
Optional Activities
- Photography of volcano and landscape
- Learn about polar research and weather monitoring
Landmarks Jan Mayen Beerenberg Volcano Olonkinbyen Kvalrossbukta - Day 10
At Sea
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Expedition Team presentations about regions and wildlife
Optional Activities
- Social time with fellow travelers in the lounge
- Swap photos and stories
- Days 11 - 13
Spitsbergen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Explore Hornsund fjord with little auk colonies
- Hike to viewpoints with calving glacier views
- Spot Svalbard reindeer
- Visit historic mining and trapper sites in Bellsund (Bourbonhamna and Calypsobyen)
- Hike along tundra landscape with flowers
- View old whale bones
- Wildlife viewing - glaciers, seabirds, reindeer
Optional Activities
- Photography of glaciers and wildlife
- Extended hiking in Bellsund area
Landmarks Spitsbergen Hornsund Fjord Isbjornhamna Bellsund Fjord Hornbreen Glacier Bourbonhamna Calypsobyen - Day 14
Longyearbyen to Helsinki
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Explore Longyearbyen settlement
Optional Activities
- Additional exploration of Longyearbyen
- Evening activities in Helsinki
Landmarks Longyearbyen Helsinki - Day 15
Helsinki
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Helsinki's cultural attractions
- Visit museums and galleries
Landmarks Helsinki
