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August 21st, 2026 Northwest Passage We were awakened by the sound of the bow thrusters early this morning. I love being low down on deck 5 as you feel so close to the water, but being over the bow thrusters can be an issue. Anyway I looked out of the window to see…

August 20th,2026 Northwest Passage The day started off well with caviar on the rocks. This isn’t quite the same as we have had on ocean cruises, where you can have caviar in the surf, but it still involved caviar. Instead of having caviar being presented to us on a…

August 19th, 2026 Northwest Passage We woke up to sea ice outside our window. Small chunks at first, but soon we were surrounded. But they were small pieces and did not present a navigational challenge. Looking at the map on the TV in Seabourn Square we could see how…

August 18th, 2026 Edinburgh Island, Nunavut, Canada Edinburgh Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Coronation Gulf of the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada, located south of Victoria Island. Unlike the other islands and towns we have visited in Nunavut, it has…

August 17th, 2026 Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada Cambridge Bay is our final port in Canada. We were due to arrive at 1:00 PM so I was surprised when I woke up this morning to see we were already there. The town looked a lot more developed than Gjoa Haven. The captain…

August 16th, 2026 Jenny Lind Island, Nunavut, Canada I wonder if anyone has done research on how the islands around here were named. Many were obviously named for British royals and dignitaries, but I am intrigued as to how a Swedish opera singer made the cut. Anyway…

August 15th, 2026 Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada We had a lazy morning watching the Arctic go by from the warmth and comfort of the Constellation Lounge. I decided it was time to try out the pain au chocolat from Seabourn Square for my mid-morning snack. I was pleased to…

August 14th, 2026 Northwest Passage In the morning they announced that there were bow head whales on our starboard side. I was very excited. I have never seen one before – which could be related to the fact I have never been in this region before. They tend to hang…

August 13th, 2026 Northwest Passage Blaney Bay Our Image Masters Zodiac ride set off at 6:30. It was already a bright sunny morning. The ship was right next to an amazing glacier. We weren’t the first off the ship, the kayak leaders were already out checking weather…

August 12th, 2026 Philpot’s Island and Devon Island Today we had our first Zodiac rides (well apart from when we embarked on the ship) and our first wet landing. As only 100 people are allowed on shore at any one time, and to prevent crowding in the mudrooms while we…

August 11th, 2026 Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut I had looked up Pond Inlet and had failed to find much that would make it exciting for tourists, or even folks on expeditions. It had been a mystery to me as to what adventure could lay ahead for us there. All was…

August 10th At Sea (Baffin Bay) I went up to the Constellation Lounge to do some work this morning. This is the equivalent of the Observation Bar or Commodore Club on other ships. It is where I like to hang out and work on sea days. Horrors, by 9:00 AM all of the…