Telling our story.

Spectacular Svalbard
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Spectacular Svalbard

A diary extract from onboard in June 2019

London, Gatwick – Oslo – Longyearbyen, Spitzbergen
With plenty of time to kill at the airport on our overnight stop in one of Oslo’s airport hotels, I made good use of this time by enthusiastically absorbing all the information I could about the wild expanse of white I knew as Svalbard…

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Photographer’s Paradise
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Photographer’s Paradise

Arctic Norway isn’t just about the snow trekking and skiing down endless powder fields. With such an abundance of stunning landscapes and unique wildlife, it is also a photographer’s paradise.

We speak to Mike Jones, world renowned photographer, about why he loves this location and found out more about shooting in these conditions.

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Cuisine in the Arctic
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Cuisine in the Arctic

We ask our chef about what it's like working inside the Arctic circle.

What is it like provisioning in the Arctic?
Provisioning up here comes with its challenges! Including the crew as well as the guests, I am feeding up to 12 people, sometimes for as long as 12 days without anywhere to restock fresh produce!

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