Where Is Safarigal?

August 26th, 2026 At Sea It was foggy and windy when I looked out of the window this morning. I had hoped that maybe I could try out the swimming pool, but that doesn’t look like it is happening today. When I went to the constellation lounge I could hear the mournful…

August 25th, 2026 Nome When we woke up this morning it was clear that we were nowhere near Nome, and it was very unlikely that our tour would meet at 9:30. Sure enough Captain Simon announced that due to a delay of the arrival of the fueling ship because of the bad…

August 24th, 2026 Beaufort Sea Well having successfully navigated through the Northwest Passage, going where many ships before us have failed, we now find ourselves in a roaring storm in the Beaufort Sea. It’s no coincidence that the Beaufort Scale and Beaufort Sea…

August 23rd, 2026 Northwest Passage Today is our final day in the Northwest Passage. There is still some ice around, but nothing like we have been experiencing, and nothing to block our path out into the open sea. We have made it! We are the 466th ship to have ever…

August 22nd, 2026 Northwest Passage We had another early morning, but this was for a good cause. One of the benefits of being a Seabourn Club member is that you can get a free 25 minute massage. This may not seem like a long time – I usually like a 90 minute one, but…

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…