Portrait of a smiling Greenlandic woman in beaded national costume with icebergs behind at Ilulissat, West Greenland, on a PONANT Greenland expedition cruise

Ponant · Le Lyrial · 7 nights

Disko Bay and Inuit Villages

Nuuk to Nuuk aboard Le Lyrial: the Eternity fjord, Disko Island, the Eqi glacier, the Karrat fjord, Uummannaq and the icebergs of Ilulissat in a single week. One sailing in September 2027, one in August 2028, return flights from Paris included. From A$17,120 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

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Ponant's Le Boreal, an expedition cruise ship sailing to Antarctica.

7 nights, roundtrip from Nuuk

West Greenland, in a week

If you have one week for Greenland, this is the week. Le Lyrial sails from Nuuk into the Evighedsfjorden, the Eternity fjord, then north across the Arctic Circle to Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island, the Eqi glacier front from the Base Paul-Émile Victor, and the Karrat fjord at Akulleq, where granite walls rise two kilometres from the water. Uummannaq follows, the heart-shaped mountain above a town of a thousand people, then a full day in Disko Bay among the icebergs that the Ilulissat icefjord pushes into the sea, the largest in the northern hemisphere, and a last call at Sisimiut on the way back to Nuuk. Early September brings the first dark nights of the season and, with them, the chance of the aurora over the ice.

We have sailed Disko Bay and it is the single most impressive stretch of ice on the west coast. Tell us whether September 2027 or August 2028 suits you and who you are travelling with, and we tell you which stateroom we would choose and why, then build the rest: flights from Australia to Paris, the nights in Paris either side of Ponant’s flights, and the offers we hold for Arctic Cruise guests. One Australian specialist, from the first conversation until you are home.

Nuuk return
Disko Bay and Uummannaq
7 nights

Signature moments

Five moments that make the week

Seven nights in West Greenland, with the ice sheet at the head of every fjord. These are the moments the voyage is built around.

Evighedsfjorden

Seventy-five kilometres of glaciers and granite north of Nuuk, with Zodiac cruising beneath the ice fronts.

Evighedsfjorden

Seventy-five kilometres of glaciers and granite north of Nuuk, with Zodiac cruising beneath the ice fronts.

Day by day

Seven nights, in outline

The ice in Disko Bay decides the days. The outline below is the plan Le Lyrial works from and the captain and expedition leader reshape it around the conditions. The full programme comes with the proposal we write for you.

Flight from Paris to Nuuk, transfer to the pier and embarkation in the late afternoon.

Aboard Le Lyrial

Le Lyrial is the youngest of Ponant’s four sister ships, launched in 2015 with 122 staterooms and suites for 245 guests and an Ice 1C hull. Every stateroom has a balcony or a private terrace, the restaurants are run in the Ponant style with French wines in the open bar, and a fleet of eleven Zodiacs and a kayak programme take guests off the ship twice a day in Greenland.

Le Lyrial

Refined and elegant furnishings

The deck of Ponant's Le Lyrial, which cruises to Antarctica.

Open to the horizon

The deck of a Ponant ship that sails expedition cruises

Eleven Zodiacs

A table setting on board Le Lyrial, a Ponant ship sailing to Antarctica.

French gastronomy

A passenger aboard a Ponant cruise getting a massage at the on-board spa.

Spa and well-being

We want to make your journey as easy as possible

Seven nights aboard Le Lyrial, return flights between Paris and Nuuk with transfers, all meals and 24-hour room service, open bar and in-room minibar, Zodiac outings, landings and hikes led by the expedition team, the lecture programme, Wi-Fi, gratuities, port taxes and the polar parka to keep.

Flights from Australia to Paris and home, hotel nights in Paris, kayaking on selected outings, travel insurance, spa treatments and personal expenses.

Ponant includes the return flights between Paris and Nuuk. We arrange your flights from Australia to Paris and the nights in Paris either side, so the whole journey is one booking.

Further Exploration

Other Arctic itineraries

Le Lyrial continues from Nuuk down the coast of Canada in September, and the sister ships sail the Thule region and the edge of the ice sheet. Each has its own page, and we are happy to tell you which suits you.

Expedition to the Edge of the Ice Sheet

Reykjavík to Greenland aboard a Ponant sister ship: Tasiilaq and the east coast, Prins Christian Sund, the Norse ruins of the south, Nuuk, Disko Bay and the Eqi glacier. Four sailings across 2027 and 2028, the Greenland to Paris flight included. From A$18,810 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

16 Nights

Ponant

From A$30,100

Expedition to the Thule Region

Greenland to Greenland aboard a Ponant sister ship, north along the west coast past Disko Bay and the Karrat fjord to Savissivik and Thule, then across Baffin Bay to Pond Inlet. One sailing in August 2027, one in August 2028, return flights from Paris included. From A$30,100 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

19 Nights

Ponant

From A$36,870

In the Heart of the Northwest Passage

Greenland to Greenland by way of the Canadian High Arctic: Disko Bay, Pond Inlet, Devon and Somerset islands, the Bellot Strait and Beechey Island, aboard a Ponant sister ship. One sailing in 2027, one in 2028, Paris flights included. From A$36,870 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

12 Nights

Ponant

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Encounter with the Last Guardians of the North Pole

Nuuk to Nuuk, 4 to 16 April 2027, with 2028 to follow. From A$29,280 per person, Paris charter flights included, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

15 Nights

Quark Expeditions

From US$19,281

West Greenland and the Far North: Ilulissat to Qaanaaq

Reykjavík to Reykjavík via Nuuk, flights across the Denmark Strait included. One sailing in September 2027, one in September 2028, with 2029 to follow. From US$19,281 per person in US dollars, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

14 Nights

Quark Expeditions

From US$10,041

South Greenland: Alpine Exploration by Helicopter

Reykjavík to Reykjavík, with the flight from Nuuk at the end included. One sailing in August 2027, one in August 2028, with 2029 to follow. From US$10,041 per person in US dollars, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

Small red fishing boat passing beneath large icebergs in Disko Bay, West Greenland, photographed on a PONANT Greenland expedition cruise

Dates & prices

Departures, 2027 and 2028

Seven nights aboard Le Lyrial, Nuuk to Nuuk. Fares are per person, twin share, in Australian dollars, with Ponant’s Paris flights included. Ask us before you compare: our offers for Arctic Cruise guests come on top, and we tell you which sailing is the best value for the way you want to travel.

Early September: the first dark nights of the season over Disko Bay and the icebergs at their largest after the summer melt.

The 2028 sailing, a few days earlier in the season. Tell us the stateroom you have in mind and we hold your place on our list.

Made to measure

Tell us your Arctic, we build the rest

Every guest sails differently. Tell us what you are hoping for, the ice, the wildlife, the light, who you are travelling with, and we match it to the right sailing, the right stateroom and the right year, with flights from Australia and our own offers included. One Arctic Cruise specialist stays with you from the first call until you are home.