Northwest Passage: Greenland to Alaska

For centuries the search for the Northwest Passage lured the most intrepid explorers, but it wasn’t until 1906 that Roald Amundsen finally completed the first sea voyage across the Arctic Archipelago. Aboard the newest member of our fleet, National Geographic Resolution, discover the otherworldly icescapes of the Northwest Passage that so confounded generations of adventurers. Given its high ice rating (Polar Class 5) and its patented X-bow, the ship is able to easily and safely penetrate the ice, allowing you to explore the dramatic coasts of this untouched region–encountering rare wildlife, hardy cultures, and glorious creations of ice and rock at the top of the world.

Expedition Highlights

• Sail aboard our new, state-of-the-art polar ship to the northernmost coastlines of the planet, where few have explored before. 
• Venture into the fabled Northwest Passage, and learn dramatic stories of explorers and adventurers who sought this magnificent, icy frontier.
• Glide between soaring icebergs at the mouth of Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Visit one of Canada’s “jewels of the north:” Pond Inlet, a small Inuit community known for soapstone carvings.
• Observe polar bears, walruses, ringed seals, belugas, and bowhead whales. 
• Meander through the remains of historic dwellings on Herschel Island; a scattered mixture from the Inuvialuit people and the once-booming whaling industry.