Silversea's Silver Endeavour just offshore in Antarctica.

Silversea · Silver Endeavour · 7 nights

Arctic: Exploring Svalbard

Longyearbyen to Longyearbyen aboard Silver Endeavour: the northern and southern regions of the archipelago in a week, with a butler in every suite. One departure in June 2027 and two in July 2028. From A$21,550 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

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Silversea's Silver Endeavour just offshore in Antarctica with penguins and a Zodiac full of passengers.

7 nights, roundtrip from Longyearbyen

Svalbard in a week, with Silversea’s butlers aboard

Seven nights from Longyearbyen aboard Silver Endeavour, the Polar Class 6 ship Silversea keeps for the high Arctic. The voyage splits the archipelago in two: the northern region first, where the fjords of the north-west and the edge of the sea ice are, then the southern region, where the captain and expedition leader choose among the fjords of the south and west by the ice and the weather of the day.

This is the Silversea way of doing Svalbard: all suites, a butler for each, five restaurants, and an expedition team that takes you out twice a day. Nobody promises a bear. The week gives you the best odds in the Arctic of seeing one.

Longyearbyen return
Northern and southern Svalbard
7 nights

Signature moments

Five moments that make the week

Svalbard is sailed by the ice, not the calendar. These are the moments the voyage is built around, in whichever order the week allows.

The fjords of the north-west

Kongsfjorden, Krossfjorden and the glacier fronts of the north-west corner, where the first landings of most Svalbard voyages are made.

The fjords of the north-west

Kongsfjorden, Krossfjorden and the glacier fronts of the north-west corner, where the first landings of most Svalbard voyages are made.

Day by day

Seven nights, in outline

Silversea publishes this voyage by region rather than by port, because the ice and the weather decide the order. The outline below is how the week is planned; the full programme comes with the proposal we write for you.

Fly in via Oslo and embark in the afternoon. Silver Endeavour sails down Isfjorden in the evening light, with the first briefing and dinner under way.

Aboard Silver Endeavour

Silver Endeavour is the highest ice class in the Silversea fleet, Polar Class 6, with 220 guests in 110 suites, a butler for each and five restaurants. Built in 2021 and bought by Silversea in 2022, she is the ship the line sends to Svalbard, Jan Mayen and East Greenland each summer.

Silver Endeavour, in full

Deluxe Veranda Suite aboard Silversea's Silver Endeavour, which cruises to Antarctica.

All suite, all with a butler

The Restaurant aboard Silversea's Silver Endeavour, which cruises to Antarctica.

Five restaurants

Observation Lounge aboard Silversea's Silver Endeavour, which cruises to Antarctica.

The Observation Lounge

Otium Spa aboard Silversea's Silver Endeavour, which cruises to Antarctica.

The Otium spa

Polar Class 6

We want to make your journey as easy as possible

Seven nights aboard Silver Endeavour in the suite of your choice, butler service, all dining in five restaurants, champagne, wines and spirits, the in-suite bar, the expedition programme with Zodiac outings, landings and lectures, an expedition parka to keep, gratuities, port taxes and fees.

Flights from Australia, hotel nights in Oslo or Longyearbyen either side, spa treatments, La Dame’s tasting menu surcharge where applicable, kayaking on selected departures, travel insurance and personal expenses.

Silversea offers an optional flight package with airport transfers. We usually arrange the flights ourselves, Australia to Oslo and on to Longyearbyen, with a night in each before embarkation, so that the whole journey is one booking with one specialist.

Further Exploration

Other Arctic itineraries

Other ways to sail Svalbard, with Ponant, Quark and Swan Hellenic.

Fjords and Glaciers of Spitsbergen

Longyearbyen to Longyearbyen aboard Le Lyrial: Hornsund, the edge of the pack ice, Liefdefjorden, Raudfjorden and Ny-Ålesund in a single week. Six departures in 2027 and four in June 2028, return charter flights from Paris included. From A$15,660 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

7 Nights

Ponant

From A$15,770

Unexplored Svalbard

Longyearbyen to Longyearbyen aboard Le Lyrial, around the north of Spitsbergen to the nature reserves of Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. Five departures from 30 June to 28 July 2028, return charter flights from Paris included. From A$15,770 per person, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

10 Nights

Quark Expeditions

From US$10,371

Svalbard in Spring: Sea Ice, Pristine Snow and Wildlife

Helsinki to Helsinki, with the charter flight to Longyearbyen and hotel nights included. Eleven sailings between April 2027 and June 2028, with 2029 to follow. From US$10,371 per person in US dollars, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

10 Nights

Swan Hellenic

From A$22,525

Sailing North to Svalbard

Tromsø or Reykjavík to Longyearbyen. Sailings in 2027 and 2028, with 2029 to follow. From A$22,525 per person, charter flight home from Longyearbyen included, planned with you by Arctic Cruise.

Dates & prices

Departures, 2027 and 2028

Seven nights aboard Silver Endeavour, Longyearbyen to Longyearbyen. Fares are per person, twin share, in Australian dollars, from Silversea’s published Australian fares. Ask us before you compare: our offers sit on top.

The first Svalbard departure of Silversea’s 2027 season, in the weeks when the sea ice still lies close to the north coast. From A$21,550 per person.

The first of two July 2028 departures, in the midnight sun and the Australian winter school holidays. From A$20,450 per person.

The second July 2028 departure, same route, same fare. From A$20,450 per person.

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.