Beautiful Pictures From 100th Arctic Cruise To The North Pole

On October 12, 2013 by Tim Newman

Arctic Voyage - North Pole 2013 - Photo Collection - Baby Polar Bears

Part of the itinerary is a visit Champ Island, part of the “moon archipelago” with its mysterious round boulders like this one.

Arctic Voyage - 2013 - Photo Collection - Concretion

On your return trip to Murmansk, if you’re getting a little bored of the epic scenery you do have other options on this mighty vessel. You can enjoy a game of volleyball, visit the gym, bomb in the pool and sauna or get yourself a massage.

Arctic Voyage - North Pole 2013 - Photo Collection - Boat View Arctic Voyage - North Pole 2013 - Photo Collection - Helicopter Arctic Voyage - North Pole 2013 - Photo Collection - Ice Breaker

I doubt I will ever make it to the North Pole at those prices, and if there was a bargain basement option I’m not sure I’d want to risk taking it. It’s sort of reassuringly expensive.

Arctic Voyage - North Pole 2013 - Photo Collection - Iceberg Arctic Voyage - North Pole 2013 - Photo Collection - Mountains

Here’s their 100th trip celebrations. Despite my jealousy, it is impressive that they’ve all managed to go through such harsh conditions in what I imagine to be a pretty luxurious setting. Humans are ace at building protective cocoons.

Arctic Voyage - North Pole 2013 - Photo Collection - North Pole

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