Svalbard Museum

Learn about the history of Svalbard and Longyearbyen and the species which call the Arctic home in this important museum

Svalbard Museum cruises

Region: The Arctic

Destinations: Svalbard

Museums of Spitsbergen

​Besides that this is the best place in town to by Arctic books and maps the museum has a beautiful collection on the Arctic flora and fauna and the history of the Arctic.

The Spitsbergen Airship Museum, which is located close to the Svalbard Museum near the waterfront, covers the history of Arctic exploration by means of Zeppelin and balloon. At the end of the 19th century these dirigibles were getting popular for polar exploration. Famous airship explorers of that time are Salomon Andrée, Walter Wellman and Roald Amundsen who all tried to reach the North-pole by means of an airship.

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Arctic Ocean - Aberdeen, Fair Isle, Jan Mayen, Ice edge, Spitsbergen, Birding

OTL01C26 Search for whales, and other Arctic wildlife of the land, sea, and air on an adventurous voyage from our home port of Vlissingen to our favorite Arcti

m/v Ortelius

Cruise date:

25 May - 5 Jun, 2026

Price:

4750 USD

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$2200 OFF

19 Days Extensive Arctic Ocean - North Spitsbergen Explorer

OTL01D26 Sailing between our home port of Vlissingen and our most cherished Arctic archipelago, Svalbard, this expedition adventure visits the Scottish port of

m/v Ortelius

Cruise date:

25 May - 12 Jun, 2026

Price:

8800 USD

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Arctic Ocean - Fair Isle, Jan Mayen, Ice Edge, Spitsbergen, Birding

Sail the East Greenland ice edge north of Spitsbergen in search for whales, and other Arctic wildlife

OTL02-26 Search for whales, and other Arctic wildlife of the land, sea, and air on an adventurous voyage from the Scottish port of Aberdeen to our favorite Arc

m/v Ortelius

Cruise date:

27 May - 5 Jun, 2026

Price:

4400 USD

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$2130 OFF

17 Days Extensive Arctic Ocean - North Spitsbergen Explorer

OTL02C26 Sailing between the Scottish port of Aberdeen and our most cherished Arctic archipelago, Svalbard, this expedition adventure visits the islands of Fai

m/v Ortelius

Cruise date:

27 May - 12 Jun, 2026

Price:

8520 USD

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North Spitsbergen - Arctic Spring , Hike & Sail

Explore the shores and seas of an amazing Arctic island

RVR08-26 At the end of a long Arctic winter, spring is starting to awaken. The climate, however, is still shrouded in cold. Expect ice-covered mountains, snow-

s/v Rembrandt van Rijn

Cruise date:

29 May - 5 Jun, 2026

Price:

4950 USD

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