Longyearbyen

Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
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Cruises from Longyearbyen

Overnight cruises

Hurtigruten offers Spitsbergen arctic adventure cruises during the sumer months. During the voyage, you'll see glaciers and arctic wildlife, visit the settlements of Barentsburg and Ny Ålesund, and make shore landings in places that big cruise ships can't reach.

Day and evening boat trips

Hurtigruten Svalbard (formerly Spitsbergen Travel) offers local trips by open boat. See our article on a PolarCirkel boat trip (complete with flotation suit) to the bird cliffs of Fuglefellet.

Other cruising opportunities

In a typical year, several dozen cruise ships, expedition ships, and icebreakers call at Longyearbyen during the navigation season. (I took this photo of a Cunard cruise liner when it was anchored off Longyearbyen.)