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42-Day Arctic Circle Crossing: Scotland, Greenland & Iceland

Ship: Nieuw Statendam   
Departure: Sunday, June 15, 2025
Nights: 42 nights
Departs: Rotterdam
Returns: Rotterdam
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Duration
42
Nights
Days at Sea
24
Sea Days
Ports
22
Ports
Countries Visted
6
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  • Itinerary

    42-Day Arctic Circle Crossing: Scotland, Greenland & Iceland

    Ports of call

    To find out more about the itinerary for this cruise, select the itinerary items below.

    Day Date Port of Call Arrival Departure
    1 Sunday, June 15, 2025 Rotterdam, Netherlands Embark 3:00 PM
    View of Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Rotterdam - located at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea - is the largest port in Europe, and a perfect starting point for excursions to the cities of Holland. Few cities rebounded as quickly as Rotterdam following the Nazi invasion, which levelled the medieval heart of town, burning most of it to the ground. Today some of Europe's most bold contemporary architecture, such as the unique Cube Houses, can be found amid classic 18th and 19th C buildings in this, the greatest comeback city in the world. Read more about Rotterdam, Netherlands

    2 Monday, June 16, 2025 At Sea
    3 Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Molde, Norway 12:00 PM 10:00 PM
    View of Molde, Norway

    Molde is situated by the beautiful Romsdalsfjord. The city is known for its roses, International Jazz Festival, and its panoramic view of 222 mountain peaks. Varden, 407m above sea level, is a viewpoint directly above Molde with a good view of the city, the fjord and the Molde archipelago. Read more about Molde, Norway

    4 Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Trondheim, Norway 8:00 AM 4:00 PM
    View of Trondheim, Norway

    Trondheim, Norway, lies on the south shore of the Trondheimsfjord at the mouth of the river Nidelva. Norway's capital of technology is a lively and historical university town. It is home to the famous Nidaros Cathedral built from 1070 onwards that became a most important pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages. Read more about Trondheim, Norway

    5 Thursday, June 19, 2025 At Sea
    6 Friday, June 20, 2025 Honningsvag, Norway 11:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Honningsvag, Norway

    Honningsvåg, Norway, lies deep within the Arctic Circle at 71 deg.N. latitude, on the island Magerøya. Twenty-two km north of Honningsvåg is North Cape, the northernmost part of mainland Europe. Read more about Honningsvag, Norway

    6 Friday, June 20, 2025 Scenic Cruising Nort
    7 Saturday, June 21, 2025 Tromsoe, Norway 7:00 AM 3:00 PM
    View of Tromsoe, Norway

    Tromsoe, the home of the famous Northern Lights, is situated a mere 2000 km from the North Pole, on the same latitude as Northern Siberia and Alaska. Most visitors are surprised by the prominence and sophistication of this fascinating port. On offer are high-quality theatre, arts and music, which contrast with the boundless and vast wilderness surrounding the city. Read more about Tromsoe, Norway

    8 Sunday, June 22, 2025 Gravdal, Norway 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Gravdal, Norway

    Gravdal Port is part of Norway’s Lofoten Archipelago, lying entirely above the Arctic Circle. The Islands are the western remnants of great mountains that were worn away by glaciers, and in summer their spectacular sky-piercing architecture puts this archipelago in a league of its own. The unique and simple village of Gravdal is situated on the island of Vestvagoy. Read more about Gravdal, Norway

    9 Monday, June 23, 2025 At Sea
    10 Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Lerwick, Great Britain 8:00 AM 4:00 PM
    View of Lerwick, Great Britain

    Lerwick is the capital and main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, located more than 160 km off the north coast of mainland Great Britain. Open to shipping in all weathers, it operates around-the-clock. Lerwick has strong ties with Scandinavian countries, particularly Norway, and this is reflected in the street names of the port. Read more about Lerwick, Great Britain

    11 Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Invergordon, Great Britain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
    View of Invergordon, Great Britain

    Invergordon is a deepwater port near the entrance of Cromarty Firth, "the seaway to the Scottish Highlands." Inverness, where shopping is great and visitors can see tartans being made, is the capital of the Highlands, and is a half an hour drive from Invergordon. Loch Ness, home of the elusive monster, is just a few kilometres beyond. The town of Invergordon itself is small and modern, and now specialises in the construction of large offshore wind turbines. Read more about Invergordon, Great Britain

    12 Thursday, June 26, 2025 Edinburgh, Great Britain 9:00 AM 11:00 PM
    View of Edinburgh, Great Britain

    Scotland's showcase capital of Edinburgh has a magnificent geographical location, perched on a series of extinct volcanos and rocky crags above the flatlands. The setting is wonderfully striking, as the modern city is often said to be built on seven hills. Both a historic and modern city, this metropolis is home to the largest arts festival in the world. Read more about Edinburgh, Great Britain

    13 Friday, June 27, 2025 At Sea
    14 Saturday, June 28, 2025 Dover, Great Britain 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
    View of Dover, Great Britain

    Dover, the world’s busiest ferry port, is located in the county of Kent, England, at the extreme SE corner of Britain. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, 35 km away across the Straits of Dover. Possibly best known for its lyrically famous ‘White Cliffs’, archaeological finds have revealed that the area has always been a focus for peoples entering and leaving Britain, and this continues to this day. Read more about Dover, Great Britain

    15 Sunday, June 29, 2025 Rotterdam, Netherlands 7:00 AM 3:00 PM
    View of Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Rotterdam - located at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea - is the largest port in Europe, and a perfect starting point for excursions to the cities of Holland. Few cities rebounded as quickly as Rotterdam following the Nazi invasion, which levelled the medieval heart of town, burning most of it to the ground. Today some of Europe's most bold contemporary architecture, such as the unique Cube Houses, can be found amid classic 18th and 19th C buildings in this, the greatest comeback city in the world. Read more about Rotterdam, Netherlands

    16 Monday, June 30, 2025 At Sea
    17 Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Andalsnes, Norway 11:00 AM 8:00 PM
    View of Andalsnes, Norway

    Andalsnes, an important Norwegian communications centre with a lot of industry and trade, is located on the shores of the Romsdalsfjord at the mouth of the Rauma River. It is famous for being one the first Norwegian rivers to host English fly fishermen. The river flows through the Romsdal valley, which features some of the most spectacular scenery in the entire country. Read more about Andalsnes, Norway

    17 Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Scenic Cruising Roms
    18 Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Trondheim, Norway 8:00 AM 4:00 PM
    View of Trondheim, Norway

    Trondheim, Norway, lies on the south shore of the Trondheimsfjord at the mouth of the river Nidelva. Norway's capital of technology is a lively and historical university town. It is home to the famous Nidaros Cathedral built from 1070 onwards that became a most important pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages. Read more about Trondheim, Norway

    19 Thursday, July 3, 2025 Crossing The Arctic
    20 Friday, July 4, 2025 Honningsvag, Norway 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Honningsvag, Norway

    Honningsvåg, Norway, lies deep within the Arctic Circle at 71 deg.N. latitude, on the island Magerøya. Twenty-two km north of Honningsvåg is North Cape, the northernmost part of mainland Europe. Read more about Honningsvag, Norway

    20 Friday, July 4, 2025 Scenic Cruising Nort
    21 Saturday, July 5, 2025 Hammerfest, Norway 8:00 AM 11:00 PM
    View of Hammerfest, Norway

    The construction of the large liquefied natural gas site on Melkoya Island just off Hammerfest, which processes natural gas from Snohvit, is the most expensive construction project in the history of Northern Norway. This project has resulted in an economic boom and new optimism for Hammerfest in recent years. Hammerfest offers both sea and freshwater fishing, as well as scuba diving. Read more about Hammerfest, Norway

    22 Sunday, July 6, 2025 Alta, Norway 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Alta, Norway

    Alta lies on the fjord coastline of Norway, just below North Cape. It is the second northernmost city in the world surpassing 10,000 inhabitants, and 380km north of the Arctic Circle. The large Altafjorden has several notable bays and fjord arms that branch off from it including Langfjorden, Jiepmaluokta, Kåfjorden, and Lille Kufjorden. Read more about Alta, Norway

    23 Monday, July 7, 2025 At Sea
    24 Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Scenic Cruising Scoresbysund
    23 Monday, July 7, 2025 At Sea
    24 Tuesday, July 8, 2025 At Sea
    25 Wednesday, July 9, 2025 At Sea
    26 Thursday, July 10, 2025 Crossing The Arctic
    24 Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Crossing The Arctic
    25 Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Husavik, Iceland 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Husavik, Iceland

    Husavik is a town in Norourþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjalfandi bay, that is about 15 km across. The town of around 2000 inhabitants depends mainly on fishing and tourism. It has become the centre of whale-watching in Iceland. Read more about Husavik, Iceland

    26 Thursday, July 10, 2025 Akureyri, Iceland 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Akureyri, Iceland

    The town of Akureyri with its population of 17,000 is the administrative, transportation, and commercial centre of North Iceland. It is situated at the head of the 60 km long Eyjafjordur fjord, the longest and one of the most breathtaking fjords in Iceland. At first sight it appears as though it was transplanted from the Swiss Alps, as behind the city are beautiful farmlands that rise gently to year-round snow-capped granite mountains that provide the best skiing in Iceland. Read more about Akureyri, Iceland

    26 Thursday, July 10, 2025 Isafjordur, Iceland
    View of Isafjordur, Iceland

    The capital of the Westfjords of Iceland is Isafjordur. The landscape is majestic, with fjord after fjord towering above shore and sea, but each and every fjord has its own distinctive character. Tiny fishing villages nestle at their foot. Read more about Isafjordur, Iceland

    27 Friday, July 11, 2025 Isafjordur, Iceland 7:00 AM 3:00 PM
    View of Isafjordur, Iceland

    The capital of the Westfjords of Iceland is Isafjordur. The landscape is majestic, with fjord after fjord towering above shore and sea, but each and every fjord has its own distinctive character. Tiny fishing villages nestle at their foot. Read more about Isafjordur, Iceland

    27 Friday, July 11, 2025 Isafjordur, Iceland
    View of Isafjordur, Iceland

    The capital of the Westfjords of Iceland is Isafjordur. The landscape is majestic, with fjord after fjord towering above shore and sea, but each and every fjord has its own distinctive character. Tiny fishing villages nestle at their foot. Read more about Isafjordur, Iceland

    28 Saturday, July 12, 2025 At Sea
    29 Sunday, July 13, 2025 Nanortalik, Greenland 12:00 PM 6:00 PM
    View of Nanortalik, Greenland

    Nanortalik is Greenland's southernmost town and is located in a scenic area with some of Greenland's most picturesque fjords, small woodlands and steep mountainsides. The town's name means ‘place of polar bears’, which refers to the polar bears that occasionally pass through the town in summer, together with the pack ice from the Arctic Ocean. It is a small town where everyone knows everyone else, and visitors appreciate meeting a friendly population of hunters who live in beautiful natural surroundings. Read more about Nanortalik, Greenland

    30 Monday, July 14, 2025 At Sea
    31 Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Crossing The Arctic
    31 Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Ilulissat, Greenland 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Ilulissat, Greenland

    Ilulissat (the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs"), the third largest settlement in Greenland, is located on its west coast 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. It is a most popular tourist destination in Greenland on account of its proximity to the picturesque Ilulissat Ice fjord 3km to the south, named a World Heritage Site in 2004. Giant icebergs calved from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier flow into Disco Bay thence David Strait, and ships have to navigate between these mountains of ice. Read more about Ilulissat, Greenland

    32 Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Sisimiut, Greenland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
    View of Sisimiut, Greenland

    Sisimiut is a town in central-western Greenland, located on the coast of Davis Strait, approximately 320 km north of Nuuk, and about 42km inside the Artic Circle (April 2017). It is the administrative center of the region and the second-largest town in Greenland. As the northernmost year-round ice-free port in the country, it is an important shipping hub for outlying settlements. Read more about Sisimiut, Greenland

    33 Thursday, July 17, 2025 Crossing The Arctic
    33 Thursday, July 17, 2025 Nuuk, Greenland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
    View of Nuuk, Greenland

    Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland, as well as being the northernmost capital in the world, though 2 degrees south of the Arctic Circle. It’s a place where the old and the new are united in a unique and dynamic way. The missionary Hans Egede founded Nuuk in 1728 as the very first town in Greenland. Read more about Nuuk, Greenland

    34 Friday, July 18, 2025 At Sea
    35 Saturday, July 19, 2025 At Sea
    36 Sunday, July 20, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland 10:00 AM
    View of Reykjavik, Iceland

    Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland, is the gateway to Iceland's stunning natural wonders, which range from ice fields to boiling thermal pools. The landscape on the island seems to be in a continual process of transformation much like its society, which blends Nordic tradition with sophisticated technology. On the waterfront see the open-air history of shipping disasters. Read more about Reykjavik, Iceland

    37 Monday, July 21, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland 6:00 PM
    View of Reykjavik, Iceland

    Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland, is the gateway to Iceland's stunning natural wonders, which range from ice fields to boiling thermal pools. The landscape on the island seems to be in a continual process of transformation much like its society, which blends Nordic tradition with sophisticated technology. On the waterfront see the open-air history of shipping disasters. Read more about Reykjavik, Iceland

    38 Tuesday, July 22, 2025 At Sea
    39 Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Runavik, Denmark 8:00 AM 4:00 PM
    View of Runavik, Denmark

    Runavik is a village in the Danish archipelago of Faroe Islands, which lie midway between Norway and Iceland in the North Atlantic, and 320km NNW of Scotland. Modern Runavik port, on the island Eysturoy, was founded in 1916 and used by fishing boats. In past eras it was a Viking port. Read more about Runavik, Denmark

    40 Thursday, July 24, 2025 Lerwick, Great Britain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
    View of Lerwick, Great Britain

    Lerwick is the capital and main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, located more than 160 km off the north coast of mainland Great Britain. Open to shipping in all weathers, it operates around-the-clock. Lerwick has strong ties with Scandinavian countries, particularly Norway, and this is reflected in the street names of the port. Read more about Lerwick, Great Britain

    41 Friday, July 25, 2025 At Sea
    42 Saturday, July 26, 2025 Dover, Great Britain 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
    View of Dover, Great Britain

    Dover, the world’s busiest ferry port, is located in the county of Kent, England, at the extreme SE corner of Britain. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, 35 km away across the Straits of Dover. Possibly best known for its lyrically famous ‘White Cliffs’, archaeological finds have revealed that the area has always been a focus for peoples entering and leaving Britain, and this continues to this day. Read more about Dover, Great Britain

    43 Sunday, July 27, 2025 Rotterdam, Netherlands 7:00 AM Disembark
    View of Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Rotterdam - located at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea - is the largest port in Europe, and a perfect starting point for excursions to the cities of Holland. Few cities rebounded as quickly as Rotterdam following the Nazi invasion, which levelled the medieval heart of town, burning most of it to the ground. Today some of Europe's most bold contemporary architecture, such as the unique Cube Houses, can be found amid classic 18th and 19th C buildings in this, the greatest comeback city in the world. Read more about Rotterdam, Netherlands

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    Nieuw Statendam Overview

    Nieuw Statendam

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    Taking her maiden voyage in 2018, the Nieuw Statendam can carry up to 2650 passengers with a 99,500 GT, making her one of the largest ships in the Holland America fleet. Hallmarks of HAL include spacious staterooms and public areas, rich timber furnishings set with museum-quality paintings and antiques, discreet personal service, and artful itineraries that allow for overnights in key cities.

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    Average Balcony Size – 11.9 m2

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    Features:2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, shower, sitting area, private verandah, refrigerator, floor-to-ceiling windows. Approximately 260ndash;356 sq. ft. including verandah.

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    Features:2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, 1 sofa bed for 2 persons amp; 1 upper bed. 2 bathrooms mdash; one with bathtub, shower, sink amp; toilet, one with shower amp; sink. Approximately 222ndash;231 sq. ft.

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    Average Cabin Size – 18.3 m2

    Average Balcony Size – 0 m2

    Features: 2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, shower. Approximately 143#8211;225 sq. ft. Opt for the serenity of a Spa Suite or Stateroom, featuring modern spa amenities such as yoga mats, an iPod#174; docking station, and a countertop water feature in-room. Also conveniently located near the Greenhouse Spa and Salon, where you may easily book spa treatments and salon services.

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    • Triple (2 lower beds, 1 sofa bed)
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    • Shower only
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    • Partial sea view
    • Staterooms have solid steel verandah railings (instead of clear Plexiglass railing)
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    • Uncovered verandah
    • Double (2 lower beds convertible to 1 king-size bed, no murphy bed)
    • Floor-to-ceiling windows
    • Triple (2 lower beds, 1 upper)
    • Wheelchair accessible staterooms
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  • 42-Day Arctic Circle Crossing: Scotland, Greenland & Iceland

    Cruiseline: Holland America Line Ship: Nieuw Statendam Departure: Sunday, June 15, 2025 Nights: 42 nights Departs: Rotterdam Returns: Rotterdam

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