Octantis, Arctic to Antarctic Explorer ex Nuuk, Greenland to Ushuaia, Argentina

Experience the elegance of a 81-day journey from Nuuk to Ushuaia, exploring the heart of Polar Regions, South America, The Arctic, Antarctica, Canada and Longitudinal World Cruises. Experience renowned ports such as Itilleq Fjord and Trois-Rivières, Quebec, all with the elegance and comfort of a Viking's cruise.

Discover Each Day of Your Expedition Adventure

Day 1: Nuuk
Day 2: Nuuk
Day 3: Itilleq Fjord
Day 4: Ilulissat
Day 5: Uummannaq
Day 6: Sail Baffin Bay
Day 7: Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Day 8-10: Explore the Canadian High Arctic
Day 11: Sail Baffin Bay
Day 12: Sisimiut
Day 13: Nuuk
Day 14: Kapisillit
Day 15: Paamiut
Day 16: Ivittuut
Day 17: Sail the Labrador Sea
Day 18: Battle Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
Day 19: Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Day 20: Woody Point (Bonne Bay), Newfoundland and Labrador
Day 21: Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Day 22: Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 23: Quebec City, Quebec
Day 24: Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Day 25: Scenic Sailing: St. Lawrence Seaway Locks
Day 26: Toronto, Ontario
Day 27: Toronto, Ontario
Day 28: Toronto, Ontario
Day 29: Scenic Sailing: St. Lawrence Seaway Locks
Day 30: Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Day 31: Quebec City, Quebec
Day 32: Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 33: Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Day 34: Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador
Day 35: Sydney, Nova Scotia
Day 36: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Day 37: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Day 38: Sail the Atlantic Ocean
Day 39: New York City, New York
Day 40-42: Sail the Atlantic Ocean
Day 43: San Salvador Island
Day 44: Man of War Bay (Great Inagua)
Day 45: Port Antonio
Day 46: Sail the Caribbean Sea
Day 47: Scenic Sailing: Panama Canal
Day 48: Panama City (Fuerte Amador)
Day 49-51: Sail the Pacific Ocean
Day 52: Lima (Callao)
Day 53-54: Sail the Pacific Ocean
Day 55: Iquique
Day 56-57: Sail the Pacific Ocean
Day 58: Santiago (Valparaíso)
Day 59: Sail the Pacific Ocean
Day 60: Scenic Sailing: Chilean Fjords
Day 61: Puerto Chacabuco
Day 62: Scenic Sailing: Chilean Fjords
Day 63-64: Explore Chilean Glaciers
Day 65: Scenic Sailing: Chilean Fjords
Day 66: Punta Arenas
Day 67: Explore Chilean Glaciers
Day 68: Garibaldi Fjord
Day 69: Scenic Sailing: Cape Horn
Day 70: Ushuaia
Day 71: Sail the Drake Passage
Day 72-78: Explore Antarctica
Day 79: Sail the Drake Passage
Day 80: Scenic Sailing: Cape Horn
Day 81: Ushuaia

Viking Octantis, will embark on voyages to Antarctica and North America’s Great Lakes starting in January 2022.

Experience all the comfort and elegance of our award-winning fleet with an expedition ship built specifically to explore the world's most remote destinations and allow you to immerse yourself in these regions.

In January 2022, Viking will launch new expedition voyages, sailing to Antarctica, the Arctic and North America’s Great Lakes. Its first vessel, Viking Octantis, will embark on voyages to Antarctica and North America’s Great Lakes starting in January 2022. A second expedition vessel, Viking Polaris, will debut in August 2022, sailing to Antarctica and the Arctic.

To develop the new expedition voyages, Viking has partnered with some of the world’s most prestigious scientific institutions. The lead partner is the University of Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institute. This relationship is underpinned by a major Viking endowment for scientific research into the polar regions, The Viking Chair of Polar Marine Geoscience, a Cambridge University full professorship based at the Scott Polar Research Institute, as well as a sponsorship fund supporting the Institute’s graduate students. As part of this endowment, the Institute’s scientists will undertake fieldwork onboard Viking expedition vessels and join voyages to share their expertise with guests. Viking has also partnered with The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a globally recognized bird research facility, whose ornithologists will regularly be on board the expedition ships, providing guest advice and interaction.

Designed by the same experienced nautical architects and engineers that designed Viking ocean ships, the ships are optimally sized and built for expeditions – small enough to navigate remote polar regions and the St. Lawrence River, while large enough to provide superior handling and stability in the roughest seas. The ships will feature public spaces that are familiar to Viking’s ocean cruise guests but that have been reimagined for expeditions, as well as new public spaces created specifically for expeditions. Straight bows, longer hulls and state-of-the-art fin stabilizers will allow the ships to glide over the waves for the calmest possible journey; ice-strengthened Polar Class 6 hulls will provide the safest way to explore; and U-tank stabilizers will significantly decrease rolling by up to 50 percent when the ships are stationary.