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Longyearbyen to Glasgow

Aqua Expeditions · Aqua Lares · 14 days

Longyearbyen to Glasgow

Day 1: We begin our expedition in Longyearbyen, the northernmost town in the world. Soak in the stark beauty of the surrounding mountains before boarding Aqua Lares and setting sail into the frozen wilderness. Day 2: We arrive in Bellsund to explore Calypsobyen, a former coal mining settlement and beluga hunting station that operated in the early 20th century. Here, scattered ruins and weathered structures stand as silent witnesses to the industrial era that once brought life to this remote corner of Svalbard, creating a stark contrast between natural beauty and manmade history. Day 3: In the morning, we explore Gnålodden, home to one of Svalbard's best-known trapper's cabins, set beneath…

The sailing, in facts

OperatorAqua Expeditions
ShipAqua Lares
Length14 days
RegionNorway, Fjords & Coast
Departures2 listed · 2027-08-28 to 2028-09-09

Day by day

The route as the supplier files it. Ports and stops without a coordinate are still listed — they are calls, not gaps.
DayWhere
Day 1Longyearbyen, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Day 2Calypsobyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Day 3Gnålodden, Svalbard, Norway, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Day 3Sorkapp, Svalbard, Norway, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Day 4Bear Island, Svalbard And Jan Mayen
Day 5Bleik, Norway
Day 6Tromso, Norway
Day 7Trollfjord, Norway
Day 7Nusfjord, Norway
Day 8Bronnoysund, Norway
Day 9Smøla, Norway
Day 10Ålesund, Norway
Day 11Mousa
Day 12Callanish, United Kingdom
Day 13Luskentyre Beach, Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Day 13St. Kilda Island, United Kingdom
Day 14Staffa, United Kingdom
Day 14Iona, United Kingdom
Day 15Glasgow, United Kingdom

Every departure

2 departures of this itinerary in the atlas. Dates come from the supplier feed and are refreshed nightly.
DepartsReturnsDaysShipOffer
2027-08-282027-09-1114Aqua LaresYes
2028-09-092028-09-2314Aqua LaresYes

Current offers

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Supplier offers, from the Virtuoso promotions feed. They stack with the advisor benefits on the booking rather than replacing them — how that works.

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