A piece of cake, so to speak

Funny guys, those Vikings. Around 850, they stumbled upon an unknown island near the Arctic Circle, more or less by accident. Although the island had ice-free coasts all year round and a relatively mild climate, they gave it the rather unappealing name Snowland. Later, that name even became Iceland. Was it a marketing trick? Did they want…

Show destinationsLongyearbyen – Isfjord – Fram Strait

Never to be seen again

Air temperature 4 °C (39 °F), water temperature 6° C (43 ), assistant expedition leader Marcel informs us over the intercom as we wake up. That's already a bit colder than yesterday; the influence of the East Greenland Current is apparently making itself felt. A look at the map shows us that we are still more than a hundred kilometres away from…

Show destinationsIce Edge – Hochstetterbugten – Karl Pynt – Dødemandsbugten – Myggbukta – Kap Franklin

Otherworldly beauty

We waste no time. Last night, we ventured deep into the majestic Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord and anchored near Kap Ovibos around eleven o'clock. With the landing site in sight, there's no time to lose this morning. No sooner have we finished breakfast than...

Show destinationsKejser Franz Joseph Fjord – Kap Ovibos – Blomsterbugten – Antarctic Sund – Kong Oscar Fjord – Ella Ø – Segelsällskapet Fjordr

Freshwater castles in the salty sea

Seven o'clock. The air temperature is 2 °C (36 °F), and the water temperature is 4 °C (39 °F), as we learn via the intercom. A glance outside confirms our suspicion that the weather this morning is rather gloomy. The seawater looks ink-black, the sky a pale grey, and the clouds are hanging far too low. Only…

Show destinationsScoresby Sund – Ittoqqortoormiit – Vikingebugt – Fønfjord – Røde Ø – Rødefjord – Harefjord – Øfjord – Sydkap – Bjørne Øer