Day 1 – Reykjavik, Iceland

Departs 10:00 pm.

Iceland is a land of volcanoes and glaciers, lava fields and green pastures, boiling thermal springs and ice-cold rivers teeming with salmon. This unspoiled demi-paradise is also home to a very old and sophisticated culture. The northernmost capital in the world, Reykjavik was founded in 874 when Ingolfur Arnarson threw wood pillars into the sea, vowing to settle where the pillars washed ashore. Today, Iceland is an international center of commerce and home to one of the most technologically sophisticated societies in the world.Reykjavik is the gateway to Iceland’s natural wonders, which range from ice fields to thermal pools. The island is in a continual process of transformation much like its society, which blends Nordic tradition with sophisticated technology.

Day 2 – Grundarfjordur, Iceland

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 3 – At Sea

Day 4 – Cruising Prins Christian Sund

Day 5 – Nanortalik, Greenland

Arrives 07:00 am, departs 04:00 pm.

Nanortalik means “place of bears” in Greenlandic. Summer visitors to this extraordinary – and extraordinarily isolated – port may spot polar bears on the offshore flow ice. Those offshore waters also teem with seals and Minke, humpback and fin whales. Ashore, brightly painted wooden houses cluster to a rocky peninsula in the harbor. Dramatic boulders dot the landscape, and mountains surround the port. (Nanortalik is well known to the world’s elite rock climbers.) Ruined Viking farmsteads and ancient Inuit sites dot the surrounding countryside.The port was founded 1797 as a Danish whaling station. Today, Nanortalik is a fishing port, and many people are traditional seal hunters.

Day 6 – Paamiut (Frederikshab), Greenland

Arrives 10:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 7 – Nuuk (Godthab), Greenland

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 8 – At Sea

Day 9 – At Sea

Day 10 – L Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 11 – At Sea

Day 12 – Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

Arrives 07:00 am, departs 04:00 pm.

Day 13 – Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada

Arrives 10:30 am, departs 04:00 pm.

Day 14 – Quebec

Arrives 09:00 am, departs 07:00 pm.

To visit Québec is to experience France without crossing the Atlantic. The architecture, the ambience, and the animated conversation on the street confirm the impression that a bit of France has been permanently imbedded in North America. Stroll along the streets of the atmospheric Latin Quarter and explore the historic stone and brick houses of Old Québec, the only remaining walled city north of Mexico. Visit the Place Royale and Notre Dame des Victoires, the oldest stone church in North America, and marvel at the turreted Château de Frontenac.

Day 15 – Montreal, Canada

Arrives 07:00 am, departs 05:00 pm.

Day 16 – Saint Lawrence River Cruising

Day 17 – Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 18 – At Sea

Day 19 – Red Bay, Labrador, Canada

Arrives 07:00 am, departs 05:00 pm.

Day 20 – St Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada

Arrives 07:00 am, departs 04:00 pm.

Day 21 – St. John’s (Newfoundland), Canada

Arrives 12:00 pm.

As Canada’s most easterly province, the island of Newfoundland is situated on the North Atlantic, with St. John’s as its provincial capital. The city of St. John’s is on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula, and is the oldest city in North America. It has always been a busy fishing port with a good natural harbor bounded by hills. Its history and cultural spirit show strong Irish and Scottish influences evident in its pubs and music. The surrounding land is rugged, with a dramatic coastline heavily indented with bays and inlets, which give way to an interior terrain of wild mountains, hills, lakes and rivers.

Day 22 – St. John’s (Newfoundland), Canada

Departs 04:00 pm.

As Canada’s most easterly province, the island of Newfoundland is situated on the North Atlantic, with St. John’s as its provincial capital. The city of St. John’s is on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula, and is the oldest city in North America. It has always been a busy fishing port with a good natural harbor bounded by hills. Its history and cultural spirit show strong Irish and Scottish influences evident in its pubs and music. The surrounding land is rugged, with a dramatic coastline heavily indented with bays and inlets, which give way to an interior terrain of wild mountains, hills, lakes and rivers.

Day 23 – Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 03:00 pm.

Day 24 – Cap-aux-Meules, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada

Arrives 10:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 25 – Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

Arrives 10:00 am, departs 06:00 pm.

Day 26 – At Sea

Day 27 – Quebec

Arrives 08:00 am, departs 07:00 pm.

To visit Québec is to experience France without crossing the Atlantic. The architecture, the ambience, and the animated conversation on the street confirm the impression that a bit of France has been permanently imbedded in North America. Stroll along the streets of the atmospheric Latin Quarter and explore the historic stone and brick houses of Old Québec, the only remaining walled city north of Mexico. Visit the Place Royale and Notre Dame des Victoires, the oldest stone church in North America, and marvel at the turreted Château de Frontenac.

Day 28 – Montreal, Canada

Arrives 07:00 am.