Region: The Arctic

Destinations: Svalbard

Ship: m/v Hondius

We spent 8 wonderful days (20–27 June 26) on the Hondius … Unfortunately, our luggage got stuck at Oslo Airport, which was all the more unfortunate as it could only be delivered to Longyearbyen a day later. We contacted Oceanwide straight away and were informed very quickly that we should enjoy our day in Longyearbyen, that they would collect the luggage from the airport themselves, and that the ship would not leave the harbour until the luggage was on board. We did buy a few warm items just to be on the safe side …, but in the end everything worked out perfectly and with such discretion that none of the passengers noticed a thing … The trip was perfect from start to finish and everything was organised very professionally … nothing to complain about. As well as seeing plenty of other wildlife, we were also lucky enough to observe a pair of polar bears relatively closely for quite some time from the safety of the ship … Wonderful memories …

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