Exploring Svalbard
An 8-day boutique round-trip from Longyearbyen aboard SH Diana — Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, and Edgeøya under the midnight sun, fully inclusive.
8
Days
Jun-Aug
Season
Boutique
Style
80° N
High Arctic latitude
Boutique ice-class
Svalbard at boutique scale.
Swan Hellenic's SH Diana — Polar Class 6, 192 guests across nine decks — runs Svalbard the way the archipelago rewards. Round-trip from Longyearbyen, fully inclusive, with an expedition team that punches above the passenger count.
Swan Hellenic
SH Diana
Key facts
Overview
A journey shaped by conditions, not a script.
Exploring Svalbard is a 7-night round-trip from Longyearbyen aboard SH Diana, Swan Hellenic's 192-guest Polar Class 6 expedition ship. The route flexes with ice and weather through Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, and Edgeøya — past Monacobreen as it calves icebergs, into Wijdefjorden's tundra, and along the pack-ice edge in patient polar-bear country. Fully inclusive in the Swan Hellenic tradition: shore excursions, all beverages, expedition lectures, gratuities, and a branded parka to keep.
Round-trip Longyearbyen aboard SH Diana (192 guests, Polar Class 6).
Sail past Monacobreen, one of Spitsbergen's most active calving glaciers.
Patient wildlife searching for polar bears, walruses, whales, and Arctic foxes.
All-inclusive: shore excursions, beverages, gratuities, and branded parka included.
Itinerary
Day-by-day route.
Day 1
Embark in Longyearbyen
Board SH Diana in the world's northernmost town after an expedition briefing and welcome dinner.
Days 2-3
Spitsbergen and Monacobreen
Cruise north along Spitsbergen with zodiac operations and ship-side viewing as Monacobreen calves into the fjord.
Days 4-5
Nordaustlandet and the ice edge
Work the pack-ice margin around Nordaustlandet for polar bears, walrus, and seabirds — landings and zodiac cruising as ice and weather permit.
Day 6
Edgeøya
Explore Edgeøya's tundra and walrus haul-outs on the archipelago's wilder eastern flank.
Day 7
Wijdefjorden
Cruise Wijdefjorden — tundra wildflowers, reindeer, and a final round of expedition landings before returning toward Longyearbyen.
Day 8
Disembark Longyearbyen
Conclude the voyage in Longyearbyen, or extend with a private Arctic land arrangement through 7C.
Inclusions
What is included.
All meals and beverages aboard
Shore excursions, zodiac cruises, and expedition lectures
Branded expedition parka (yours to keep) and rubber-boot loan
Onboard gratuities
Exclusions
What is not included.
International flights to and from Longyearbyen
Travel insurance with medical evacuation cover
Optional kayaking supplement
Pre- and post-voyage hotels unless specified
Related
Other journeys to explore.
Planning note
Cabin choice matters as much as itinerary.
Deck height, window size, ship movement, dining style, and guide ratio all shape the expedition. We compare those details before recommending a departure.
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