by Safarigal | Aug 26, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
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...
by Safarigal | Aug 26, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
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...
by Safarigal | Aug 24, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
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...
by Safarigal | Aug 23, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
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...
by Safarigal | Aug 22, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
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...
