Artist's rendering for Viking Expeditions' new ships.

Itinerary
Sunday 19th July	-	Fly to Nuuk, Greenland & embark Viking Polaris
Monday	-	Nuuk, Greenland
Tuesday	-	Itelleq Fjord, Greenland
Wednesday	-	Ilulissat, Greenland
Thursday	-	Uummannaq, Greenland
Friday	-	at sea
Saturday	-	Pond Inlet, Canada
Sunday	-	Croker Bay, Canada
Monday	-	Beechey Island, Canada
Tuesday	-	Dundas Harbour, Canada
Wednesday	-	at sea
Thursday	-	Sisimiut, Greenland
Friday 31st July	-	Nuuk, Greenland Disembark & Fly to UK

Both being the 'outdoor adventure' type, Angie and Wendy chose this trip aboard one of Viking's expedition ships to explore deep into the Arctic.

For many years, explorers searched for a northern route from the Atlantic to the Pacific and while such a route was known about as early as 1850, weather and ice were always an issue. The first complete nautical navigation of the Northwest Passage wasn't achieved until 1906 by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen but in more recent years, with the advent of 'Global Warming', the Northwest Passage has become more accessible.

At 30,150grt and just 378 passenger, their two new ships, Viking Polaris and Viking Octantis are smaller than their main ocean-going ships but just as luxurious and built to Polar-class 6 standards, with ice-strengthened hulls, expedition gear and a built-in dock for launching their own long-range rigid inflatable landing craft.

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