Arctic Trip 2025
Arctic Trip 2025
With the huge success of our last Antarctic trip in February 2024, the team at Oceandivers Ltd T/A TC
Marine, next
plan to turn north and travel to the Arctic Circle, exploring one of the world's
most remote regions. We are excited to announce our next Arctic trip
set for June 2025 onboard the M/V Hondius visiting the
north-western coastline of Spitsbergen.
Arctic Trip Land Activities
Included in the voyage cost are numerous opportunities to explore remote shores and enjoy wildlife watching. Utilize our fleet of Zodiacs for both landings and cruises. Our knowledgeable guides will assist you on these outings, offering detailed information about the wildlife and landscapes.
Diving in the Arctic
With the Arctic Scuba Diving option, you can explore the underbellies of icebergs, encounter exotic marine
life, and enjoy the beautiful interplay of ice, light, and water in a rarely
seen world. Aimed at Advanced certified and experienced divers with a
minimum of 30 Dry Suit logged dives.
Wildlife and Whale Watching in the Arctic
As we cruise around the northwestern coast and enter the pack ice area, you'll encounter prolific wildlife both above and below the surface, including whales, reindeer, Arctic foxes, walruses, seals, rock ptarmigans, and, of course, polar bears.
Kayaking in the Arctic
The Advanced Arctic Kayaking option is aimed at experienced sea kayakers who want to seek out the excitement and adventure of paddling in this magical wilderness. This is a unique opportunity to reach some of the most northerly waters in spectacular surroundings.
Partnership with Oceanwide
We have partnered up with Oceanwide, a Dutch company with over 30 years' experience in Polar expedition and voyages using its own fleet of ice-strengthened vessels travelling to the Antarctica and the Arctic. This trip will be on the MV Hondius, a newly built compact cruise ship with just eighty cabins and superb facilities, friendly crew, a range of very comfortable cabins, and great food!
To learn more about our next Arctic trip read our detailed Spitzbergen 2025 facts sheet.
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FAQs
What are the travel options from Ireland to Norway?
There are daily flights from Dublin to Oslo in Norway with SAS and from there on to Longyearbyen in Spitzbergen. Some of the group may wish to extend their time in Norway either before or after the main event so this can certainly be an option. Dublin / Oslo return flights cost approximately €400 and Oslo / Longyearbyen return cost approximately €500.
Hotel prices in Oslo from €90 p/p B&B and hotel in Lonyearbyen from €100 p/p B&B.
When Will the trip take place?
The trip will take place from Tuesday 19th June 2025 - Wednesday 2nd July 2025. People may choose to use different flights and or extend the trip before or after. For full itinerary download the brochure here.
How much will the trip cost?
The cost of the trip depends on the cabin type
- Quadruple porthole €3,900 per person sharing
- Triple porthole €4,850 per person sharing
- Twin porthole €5,400 per person sharing
- Twin window €5,850 per person sharing
- Twin deluxe €6,200 per person sharing
- Superior €7,050 per person sharing
- Junior Suite €8,050 per person sharing
- Grand Suite with private balcony €8,700 per person sharing
Cost of optional extras:
- Diving Package €560 per person
- Advanced Kayaking package €430 per person
For a full breakdown of the costs download the brochure here.