Ponant Cruises luxury itinerary
L'Austral August 15-31 2026 AU150826 Cruise & Offers
Nuuk (Greenland) to Nuuk (Greenland)
Review Expedition to the Thule Region, voyage AU150826, as a preserved itinerary reference with an explicit source-status note.
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August 15, 2026 to August 31, 2026 · Voyage AU150826
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.
Days 1 & 17
August 15, 2026 & August 31, 2026Nuuk
Destination overview
When Erik Le Rouge, the exiled Norse chief, landed on the coast of Nuuk, he found a fertile and welcoming land dotted with fjords. He settled there with a group of his former countrymen, and the Norse remained the principal inhabitants until, over a period of 500 years, their population declined and gave way to the Inuit.
- Day 1 · August 15, 2026Departure 18:30 · Embarkation: 16:00-17:00
- Day 17 · August 31, 2026Arrival 07:00 · Disembarkation: 08:00
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 16, 2026Sisimiut
Destination overview
During your cruise, we invite you to discover Sisimiut , founded in 1756 and the second largest town in Greenland. This small town is typical of Greenland, boasting bewitching panoramas: here and there, colourful stilt houses dot the undulating landscape , and the small fishing port stands as the gateway to an icy realm.
- Day 2 · August 16, 2026Arrival 12:00 · Departure 18:00
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 17, 2026Disko Bay
Destination overview
To the east of Baffin Bay, discover Disko Bay , scattered with countless icebergs produced by the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site . From your ship, admire the majestic ballet of these ice giants as they slowly drift across the dark waters.
- Day 3 · August 17, 2026Arrival 08:00 · Departure 23:59
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 18, 2026Base Paul-Emile Victor, Eqi Glacier
Destination overview
"The most beautiful place in the Arctic" is how Paul-Émile Victor described Greenland, a land of great icebergs and of towering ice formations calved by the giant glaciers of the polar ice cap. The Eqi Glacier is one of the region’s most impressive sights.
- Day 4 · August 18, 2026Arrival 07:00 · Departure 13:00
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 19, 2026Akulleq
Destination overview
In the curve of Uummannaq Bay, opposite a narrow passage between two islands, you will discover the moonscape of the small desert island of Akulleq. The ochre yellow and orange of this mineral site look ablaze under the sunshine of the polar summer.
- Day 5 · August 19, 2026Arrival 08:00 · Departure 12:00
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 20, 2026Kullorsuaq
Destination overview
Well beyond the Arctic Circle, in the majestic landscapes of Greenland’s Northwest, you will find the village of Kullorsuaq , the last bastion of Greenland’s traditional hunters. Here is where you will find Greenland’s true character… Vast mineral expanses, sumptuous mountains , impressive glaciers and, above all, the local population which still lives off fishing and seal or bear hunting.
- Day 6 · August 20, 2026Arrival 15:00 · Departure 19:00
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 21, 2026Savissivik
Destination overview
Some places in this world are so magical that their beauty cannot be described in words… Savissivik , a small Inuit village with less than a hundred inhabitants, is one such place. Rightly considered to be the biggest iceberg graveyard in Greenland , it is a stunning sight to behold.
- Day 7 · August 21, 2026Arrival 08:00 · Departure 14:00
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.
Days 8 & 9
August 22, 2026 & August 23, 2026Thule Region
Destination overview
Thule , the region located to the northwest of Greenland, is the mythical name used to designate the Far North . The presence of many drifting icebergs calved from the glaciers of Greenland and sheets of ice floe can make sailing tricky - but spectacular - in this region.
- Day 8 · August 22, 2026Arrival 06:00
- Day 9 · August 23, 2026Departure 14:00
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.
Days 10, 14 & 15
August 24, 2026, August 28, 2026 & August 29, 2026At sea
Destination overview
These published sea days connect the itinerary without a separate port call. Every applicable date is grouped here, and no arrival or departure time is implied when PONANT leaves it unpublished. Time aboard may include open-water views, wildlife observation, lectures and the ship's scheduled onboard program.
- Day 10 · August 24, 2026No port clock time published
- Day 14 · August 28, 2026No port clock time published
- Day 15 · August 29, 2026No 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 11
August 25, 2026Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Destination overview
On Baffin Island , located in northern Canada at the mouth of the famous NorthWest Passage, there is a small Inuit settlement at the very bounds of infinity. To get there, cross the Arctic Circle , the imaginary line that separates man from lands of mystery and wonder.
- Day 11 · August 25, 2026Arrival 06:00 · Departure 12:00
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.
Days 12 & 13
August 26, 2026 & August 27, 2026Devon Island, Nunavut
Destination overview
Located in Baffin Bay, Devon Island is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Robert Bylot and William Baffin were the first Europeans to sight Devon Island in 1616 but it would only be mapped two centuries later by the British sailor William E.
- Day 12 · August 26, 2026Arrival 09:00
- Day 13 · August 27, 2026Departure 13:00
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 16
August 30, 2026Nooralak
Destination overview
Located a few kilometres away from the Arctic Circle, the Nooralaq peninsula features raw and untamed beauty. Nature reigns supreme here, with the tundra stretching as far as the eye can see , decked out in various forms of flora and inhabited by Greenland’s emblematic fauna — snow buntings, common ravens, reindeer, musk oxen, and the discreet Arctic fox.
- Day 16 · August 30, 2026Arrival 07:00 · Departure 14:00
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
Nuuk (Greenland) to Nuuk (Greenland) aboard L'Austral
On August 15-31 2026, L'Austral sails 16 nights from Nuuk (Greenland) to Nuuk (Greenland). Expedition to the Thule Region brings together Sisimiut, Disko Bay, Base Paul-Emile Victor, Eqi Glacier, Akulleq, creating a specific progression of ports for travelers comparing destination variety and voyage pace.
This route includes an official day-by-day schedule and published port times. The source lists 17 route entries, including embarkation, disembarkation, scenic passages, and any sea days exactly as published.
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