HXGalápagosMS Santa Cruz II
Galápagos Islands – In Darwin's Footsteps (Eastern Route)
8 nights · 9 ports · Galápagos
Quito → Baltra
- Nov 2026
- Dec 2026
- Jan 2027
- +1 more
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IllustrationBest time: Dec – Feb (Antarctica) · Jun – Aug (Arctic)
Expedition & Polar
Antarctica, the Arctic, and the ends of the earth
At a glance
- Voyages
- 10
- Cruise lines
- 3
- Ports of call
- 34
- Nights
- 7–24
- Voyages from
- R64,800
- Best time
- Dec – Feb (Antarctica) · Jun – Aug (Arctic)
Expedition & Polar
About this destination
For the ultimate adventure traveller — sail where few ever venture, from the Antarctic Peninsula to the high Arctic islands of Svalbard.
10 voyages with 3 cruise lines, 7 to 24 nights, calling at 34 ports in 8 countries.
Highlights
- Antarctic Peninsula
- Penguin colonies
- Aurora borealis
- Svalbard polar bears
10 voyages available
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- Dec 2026
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Elemental Iceland – Circular Saga from Reykjavík
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Round trip from Reykjavík
- May 2027
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The Svalbard Line
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Round trip from Bergen
- May 2027
- Jun 2027
- Jul 2027
- +1 more
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The Svalbard Line – North
7 nights · 7 ports · Svalbard
Bergen → Longyearbyen
- May 2027
- Jun 2027
- Jul 2027
- +2 more
8 countries
Ports of call
Where these voyages call, most visited first.
- LongyearbyenNorway4 voyages
- BergenNorway2 voyages
- Buenos AiresArgentina2 voyages
- HonningsvågNorway2 voyages
- NuukGreenland2 voyages
- Ny-ÅlesundNorway2 voyages
- ReineNorway2 voyages
- ReykjavíkIceland2 voyages
- TromsøNorway2 voyages
- UshuaiaArgentina2 voyages
- AkureyriIceland1 voyage
- ÅlesundNorway1 voyage
3 cruise lines
Cruise lines that sail here
Expedition & Polar
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GalápagosIllustration Iceland
From the Whitestar journal
News BulletinsA Legacy of Exploration – Celebrating 130 Years
This year, HX marks 130 years of expedition travel, celebrating a legacy that began on 8 July 1896, when the steamship DS Lofoten sailed from Hammerfest, Norway, to the High Arctic: Svalbard. More than a century later, HX continues to lead the way in expedition cruising, inspiring travellers to…
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December – February (Antarctica) · June – August (Arctic)