Ponant Cruises luxury itinerary
Aqua Lares August 19-26 2028 AQL-081928-7 Cruise & Offers
Longyearbyen & Alkehornet to Longyearbyen
Review Svalbard & The Arctic Circle, voyage AQL-081928-7, with its complete official schedule, accommodation guidance, and current offer assistance.
August 19, 2028 to August 26, 2028 · Voyage AQL-081928-7
Destinations & expedition experiences
This published program may be adapted by the captain and expedition team for weather, sea, ice, wildlife, permit or safety conditions. Panels preserve PONANT's planned destinations or regions without turning them into guaranteed landings.
Day 1
August 19, 2028Longyearbyen & Alkehornet
Destination overview
We return to Longyearbyen as the ship replenishes itself for the next leg of the journey. Take the day to unwind on board Aqua Lares. Enjoy the social spaces at your leisure, whether it be sipping cocktails in the lounge, a workout in the open air, or a soothing spa treatment.
- Day 1 · August 19, 2028Embarkation: Afternoon
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 2
August 20, 2028Gravneset & Smeerenburg
Destination overview
We begin the day at Gravneset, a headland surrounded by glaciers and mountains, where a historic whaling cemetery tells tales of early Arctic explorers. In the afternoon, our adventure continues to Smeerenburg Fjord and Sorgattet, once the center of 17th-century Dutch whaling.
- Day 2 · August 20, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 3
August 21, 2028Pack Ice
Destination overview
After an overnight voyage from Smeerenburg, we venture into the drifting pack ice, a silent expanse stretching toward the horizon. Head out on a tender excursion in search of polar bears, bearded seals, and ivory gulls in their natural habitat — some of the rarest wildlife encounters on the planet.
- Day 3 · August 21, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 4
August 22, 2028Alkefjellet & Bråsvellbreen
Destination overview
Start the day exploring one of Svalbard’s most famous bird cliffs. Its basalt walls rise steeply from the sea and are home to over 60,000 pairs of Brünnich’s guillemots during the summer breeding season. The cliffs provide nesting ledges for the birds, while Arctic foxes and glaucous gulls are often seen below, preying on eggs or chicks.
- Day 4 · August 22, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 5
August 23, 2028Hinlopenstretet & Torellneset
Destination overview
In the morning, we navigate Hinlopenstretet, the strait separating Spitsbergen from Nordaustlandet. The passage is bordered by steep cliffs and several tidewater glaciers, an important summer habitat for Brünnich’s guillemots, which nest on the cliffs, and the waters may hold bearded seals and drifting pack ice.
- Day 5 · August 23, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 6
August 24, 2028Sorgfjorden
Destination overview
We arrive at Sorgfjorden, located at the northwestern tip of Spitsbergen. The fjord is famous for its dramatic historical events, most notably the naval battle of 1693, when French warships clashed with Dutch whalers. Along its shores, traces of the whaling era remain visible, including graves and blubber ovens from the 17th century.
- Day 6 · August 24, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 7
August 25, 2028Krossfjorden & Kongsfjorden
Destination overview
In the morning, we explore Krossfjorden, where the immense Lilliehöökbreen Glacier stretches for more than 12 kilometers. Seals often haul out on the drifting ice, and flocks of kittiwakes soar above. Later in the day, we head onwards to Kongsfjorden, one of the most beautiful fjords in Svalbard.
- Day 7 · August 25, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 8
August 26, 2028Longyearbyen
Destination overview
We return to Longyearbyen as the ship replenishes itself for the next leg of the journey. Take the day to unwind on board Aqua Lares. Enjoy the social spaces at your leisure, whether it be sipping cocktails in the lounge, a workout in the open air, or a soothing spa treatment.
- Day 8 · August 26, 2028Disembarkation: Morning
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Planning note: Times appear only when published for this sailing. Blank times remain unpublished; a source-system midnight placeholder is never treated as a genuine call time.
A closer look at this sailing
Longyearbyen & Alkehornet to Longyearbyen aboard Aqua Lares
On August 19-26 2028, Aqua Lares sails 7 nights from Longyearbyen & Alkehornet to Longyearbyen. Svalbard & The Arctic Circle brings together Gravneset & Smeerenburg, Pack Ice, Alkefjellet & Bråsvellbreen, Hinlopenstretet & Torellneset, creating a specific progression of ports for travelers comparing destination variety and voyage pace.
Aqua Expeditions publishes the departure dates and complete ordered daily program, with broad embarkation and disembarkation timing but no port clock times. The source lists 8 route entries, including embarkation, disembarkation, scenic passages, and any sea days exactly as published.
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