Visiting Greenland On An Expedition Cruise – Hand Luggage Only

For the longest time, I’ve wanted to travel to Greenland. It’s been up there, and I’ve visited other far-flung destinations like Antarctica and Nepal. Finally, after many years of planning, we made this a reality; we booked a tour that would have us visiting Greenland on an expedition.

Okay, rewind. We had this trip planned for many years; it’s been on the card for a while, and my excitement grew even more as the departure date edged closer. Finally, after years of waiting, it was time to set sail, and we were so excited. 

Now, there are a few choices for expedition companies that go to remote places like Greenland, so it was mind-boggling to choose the right one. We’d already undertaken an Antarctic expedition with Albatros Expeditions on their ship, Ocean Victory.

So, when we heard they had a brand-spanking new ship, Ocean Albatros, we knew we had to book it. We absolutely loved our Antarctic Cruise with Albatros Expeditions and just knew this expedition would be the same. 

After much too-ing and frow-ing about the Expedition we wanted, we finally decided on ‘In The Wake Of Erik’. The expedition was to take around 10-11 days, departing from Reykjavik in Iceland and ending in Kangerlussuaq (one of the largest, but still tiny, airports in Greenland). It’s an ex-US-airforce base, and its location is ideal as it’s protected from the harsh winds and extreme weather systems that can affect Greenland. I’d delve deeper, but that’s a whole new blog post.

As the embarkation date approached, we booked our flight from London to Reykjavik and stayed overnight before boarding Ocean Albatros, our ship, from Reykjavik harbour. This was the first time it really sunk in that we were about to remark on visiting Greenland on an expedition. 

Naturally, we used this opportunity to eat our way around Reykjavik. The city has many tasty restaurants, and we darted straight to our favourite, Messinn.

After filling up on Plokkfiskur, a tasty stew-like dish of vegetables and freshly baked fish, we had a good night’s sleep at the Exeter Hotel. It overlooks Reykjavik Harbour, which was great as we’d be able to spot the ship once it arrived in port.

Honestly, my excitement was through the roof, especially after waking up and seeing Ocean Albatros in the harbour. 

Fast-forward a few hours, we headed for one final lunch before boarding Ocean Albatros at…