--- type: cruise schema_type: TouristTrip id: 2f197389-3675-4d8b-b61b-89cef51ff95b slug: 2143299 voyage_code: INS2612 cruise_line: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises ship: HANSEATIC Inspiration departure_date: return_date: nights: 30 embarkation_port: Seward disembarkation_port: Kangerlussuaq starting_price_usd: 25289.0 bookable: false last_updated: 2026-07-15T23:37:14Z --- # Expedition Northwest Passage - the epitome of pioneering spirit - Seward to Kangerlussuaq > Hapag-Lloyd Cruises · HANSEATIC Inspiration · Aug 6 – Sep 4   (30 nights) ## Quick Facts | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **Cruise Line** | Hapag-Lloyd Cruises | | **Ship** | HANSEATIC Inspiration | | **Duration** | 30 nights | | **Departure Date** | N/A | | **Return Date** | N/A | | **Embarkation Port** | Seward | | **Disembarkation Port** | Kangerlussuaq | | **Starting Price** | 25,289 USD per person | | **Voyage Code** | INS2612 | ## Itinerary ### Day 1: Seward **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 09:00 PM Seward is a port city in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield into coastal fjords. Surrounded by peaks, the fjords are a whale and porpoise habitat. The city’s Alaska SeaLife Center has seals and puffins, and fishing boats fill Seward Harbor. To the west, a trail leads to the summit of Mount Marathon. ### Day 2: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 3: Aleutian Islands **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands. Most of the Aleutian Islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, but some belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai. ### Day 4: Unalaska Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 5: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 6: Saint Paul Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 7: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 8: Nome **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, United States. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. In 2018 the population was estimated at 3,866, a rise from the 3,598 recorded in the 2010 census, up from 3,505 in 2000. ### Day 9: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 10: Chukchi Peninsula **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM The Chukchi Peninsula, at about 66° N 172° W, is the easternmost peninsula of Asia. Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village of Uelen. ### Day 11: Beaufort Lake to Lancaster Sound **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 12: Northwest Passage **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 13: Lancaster Sound **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 14: Herschel Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Herschel Island is an island in the Beaufort Sea, which lies 5 km off the coast of Yukon in Canada, of which it is administratively a part. It is Yukon's only offshore island. ### Day 15: Smoking Hills **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 16: Victoria Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 17: Jenny Lind Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Qikiqtaryuaq, formerly Jenny Lind Island, for the Swedish born opera singer, Jenny Lind, is a small island 420 km² in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in the Queen Maud Gulf, about 120 km southeast of Cambridge Bay. ### Day 18: Victoria Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 19: Peel Sound **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Peel Sound is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Somerset Island on the east from Prince of Wales Island on the west. To the north it opens onto Parry Channel while its southern end merges with Franklin Strait. ### Day 20: Wales Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 21: Beechey Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Beechey Island is an island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada, in Wellington Channel. It is separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Strait. Other features include Wellington Channel, Erebus Harbour, and Terror Bay. ### Day 22: Devon Island **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 23: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 24: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 25: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 26: At Sea Enjoy a relaxing day at sea exploring the ship's amenities. ### Day 27: Greenland **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM ### Day 28: Uummannaq, Greenland **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Uummannaq is a town in the Avannaata municipality, in central-western Greenland. With 1,407 inhabitants in 2020, it is the eighth-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal. ### Day 29: Ilulissat, Jakobshavn, Greenland **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Ilulissat is a coastal town in western Greenland. It's known for the Ilulissat Icefjord and for huge icebergs Disko Bay, shed by the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier. Trails run to the Sermermiut settlement for dramatic views over the ice. The Ilulissat Museum traces the area’s history and the life of local-born explorer Knud Rasmussen. The area is home to thousands of Greenland dogs, used for dogsledding. ### Day 30: Kangerlussuaq **Arrives:** 12:00 AM · **Departs:** 12:00 AM Kangerlussuaq is a small town in western Greenland. It's at the eastern end of a deep fjord. The town is known for its airport, which is Greenland’s major international transport hub. The airport’s Kangerlussuaq Museum illustrates the town’s past as a U.S. airbase during WWII. A road runs northeast from town to the vast Greenland Ice Sheet. Here, Russell Glacier is a vantage point for ice-calving events. ## Pricing Prices shown are per person based on double occupancy in USD. | Cabin Type | Starting Price | |------------|----------------| | Ocean View | $25,289 | | Balcony | $27,489 | | Suite | $47,839 | ## Ship Information ### HANSEATIC Inspiration #### Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| ## Ports of Call ### Seward *Coordinates: 60.101, -149.44* Seward is a port city in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield into coastal fjords. Surrounded by peaks, the fjords are a whale and porpoise habitat. The city’s Alaska SeaLife Center has seals and puffins, and fishing boats fill Seward Harbor. To the west, a trail leads to the summit of M... ### Aleutian Islands *Coordinates: 52.0969, -173.501* The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller islands. Most of the Aleutian Islands belong to the U.S. state of Alaska, but some belong to the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai. ### Unalaska Island ### Saint Paul Island *Coordinates: 57.1867, -170.257* ### Nome *Coordinates: 64.5011, -165.406* Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, United States. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. In 2018 the population was estimated at 3,866, a rise from the 3,598 recorded in the 2010 census, up from 3,505 in 2000. ### Chukchi Peninsula *Coordinates: 56.0092, 163.046* The Chukchi Peninsula, at about 66° N 172° W, is the easternmost peninsula of Asia. Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village of Uelen. ### Beaufort Lake to Lancaster Sound ### Northwest Passage ### Lancaster Sound ### Herschel Island *Coordinates: 69.5795, -139.076* Herschel Island is an island in the Beaufort Sea, which lies 5 km off the coast of Yukon in Canada, of which it is administratively a part. It is Yukon's only offshore island. ### Smoking Hills ### Victoria Island ### Jenny Lind Island *Coordinates: 68.7248, -101.935* Qikiqtaryuaq, formerly Jenny Lind Island, for the Swedish born opera singer, Jenny Lind, is a small island 420 km² in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in the Queen Maud Gulf, about 120 km southeast of Cambridge Bay. ### Peel Sound *Coordinates: 73.2733, -96.3708* Peel Sound is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Somerset Island on the east from Prince of Wales Island on the west. To the north it opens onto Parry Channel while its southern end merges with Franklin Strait. ### Wales Island ### Beechey Island *Coordinates: 74.7333, -91.9167* Beechey Island is an island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada, in Wellington Channel. It is separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Strait. Other features include Wellington Channel, Erebus Harbour, and Terror Bay. ### Devon Island ### Greenland ### Uummannaq, Greenland *Coordinates: 76.55, -68.8833* Uummannaq is a town in the Avannaata municipality, in central-western Greenland. With 1,407 inhabitants in 2020, it is the eighth-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal. ### Ilulissat, Jakobshavn, Greenland *Coordinates: 69.2109, -51.0862* Ilulissat is a coastal town in western Greenland. It's known for the Ilulissat Icefjord and for huge icebergs Disko Bay, shed by the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier. Trails run to the Sermermiut settlement for dramatic views over the ice. The Ilulissat Museum traces the area’s history and the life of local-born explorer Knud Rasmussen. The area is home to thousands of Greenland dogs, used for dogsledding. ### Kangerlussuaq *Coordinates: 67.0, -50.7* Kangerlussuaq is a small town in western Greenland. It's at the eastern end of a deep fjord. The town is known for its airport, which is Greenland’s major international transport hub. The airport’s Kangerlussuaq Museum illustrates the town’s past as a U.S. airbase during WWII. A road runs northeast from town to the vast Greenland Ice Sheet. 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