Seabourn 2021 - 2022

ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS 50 DAY 0 | REYKJAVÍK The name Reykjavík translates to ‘smoky bay,’ referencing the geothermal activity of the area. An amphitheater of mountains encircles greater Reykjavík, shaped by glaciers, earthquakes and volcanic activity over eons. In Iceland’s capital you will embark Seabourn Venture to begin an in-depth exploration of Greenland’s majesty. DAY 1 | HEIMAEY The largest of theWestman Islands, Heimaey , is off Iceland’s southwest coast. Towering sea cliffs host millions of Atlantic puffins, more than anywhere else. Young pufflings flying at night often land in town, where children rescue them. The town was nearly inundated by a lava flow in 1973. The Eldheimar Museum focuses on the eruption. The Sagnheimar Folk Museum covers local history from the 17th century, when Barbary pirates took hundreds of people into slavery in Algeria. DAY 2 | DENMARK STRAIT As we cruise the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland, get more familiar with the beautiful, hospitable Seabourn Venture and your fellow adventurers and meet the fascinating, experienced and accomplished members of your Expedition Team, both in formal briefings and presentations in the Discovery Center and in more casual conversations around the ship. DAY 3 | SERMILIK FJORD Sermilik Fjord culminates in seven large tidewater glaciers feeding stately, photogenic icebergs of all shapes and sizes into the fjord. Surrounded by mountains supporting five more hanging glaciers, it is a breathtaking place to cruise. The towering Schweizerland Alps of King Christian IX Land, crowned by awe-inspiring Mont Forel above Midgard Glacier, are Greenlandic landscape on a truly monumental scale. DAY 4 | UMIVIK BAY Nearly 30 miles (50 km) of tidewater glaciers ring Umivik Bay , sloping down from the Greenland Ice Sheet to the sea. From here, Fritjof Nansen started his 1888 expedition to cross Greenland over the ice sheet. A six-man team skied and hauled sledges from here to Godthåb (Nuuk). Two Paleo- Eskimo Saqqaq archaeological sites here date to 2500 B.C. Several large islands in the bay, including Uppernattivik, make inviting landing sites. DAY 5 | SKJOLDUNGEN FJORD The operatic grandeur of Skjoldungen Fjord inspired its name, from mythic Norse royalty. Shining, serpentine rivers of ice flow from nearly vertical peaks, riven by gaping crevasses. Tall serac ice towers are silhouetted against the sky. Treeless slopes are carpeted in colorful dwarf birch, willow and ground-hugging Arctic wildflowers. Thunderous booms signal icebergs calving into the sea. Scattered remains of Paleo-Eskimo and Inuit dwellings make it an inviting place to explore by Zodiacs ® and kayaks. DAY 6 | PRINCE CHRISTIAN SUND & AAPPILATTOQ Cruising PrinceChristianSund , wewill thread narrow channels enfolded by mountains rising sheer to sharp, shattered peaks. The tiny community of Aappilattoq is picturesque, with brightly painted houses scattered across a small peninsula of humped granite under a looming, reddish-colored pyramid of stone. The little red town church nestles next to a white-picketed graveyard. From here we continue south, eventually to emerge from the sound only six miles (10 km) from Greenland’s southernmost point. DAY 7 | QAQORTOQ & HVALSEY The largest city in Southern Greenland, Qaqortoq rises steeply above a natural small-boat harbor. Stone & Man is an outdoor art project celebrating Greenlandic culture with sculptures carved from natural rock features. Shops in the town sell traditional arts and crafts and wild-caught furs. At Hvalsey, your Expedition Team archaeologist can explain Greenland’s most prominent Norse archaeological site, where a wedding in 1408 is the last written record of the Norse in Greenland. MAJESTIC FJORDS OF GREENLAND 14 DAYS | ROUND-TRIP REYKJAVÍK | SEP 4, 2021 V152 | SEABOURN VENTURE HIGHLIGHT: GREENLAND’S towering fjords are the result of glaciers flowing over eons from the vast Ice Sheet. The immense weight of these ice rivers grind deep channels through the rock. Most of Greenland’s flora and fauna subsist in these breathtaking channels between the ice and the sea. The majestic scale of Greenland’s fjords, winding between snowcapped alpine peaks, inspires awe in even the most seasoned travelers. Included air to REYKJAVÍK Umivik Bay Skjoldungen Fjord Heimaey Aappilattoq Qaqortoq Hvalsey Narsaq Paamiut Nuuk Maniitsoq Sisimiut Kangerlussuaq Tugtutok Brattahlið/ Itilleq Prince Christian Sund Sermilik Fjord Atlantic Ocean REYKJAVÍK Denmark Strait