Cruise itineraries are always expanding to include new destinations. Greenland is currently enjoying an explosion in visiting cruise ships that both make port calls as well as sailing Greenland’s waters.
Cruising along Greenland’s coast, sailing into its inside passages and making port calls in its towns is one of those once in a lifetime experiences. Greenland is the world’s largest island with glaciers covering over 80% of its surface and a total population of about 56,000 people. Making port calls in its small towns and settlements scattered throughout the island is another amazing experience. You’ll feel as if you have traveled back in time to the world as it was years ago. The capital city of Nuuk is the largest and most populated city in Greenland, with a population of only 18,000 people. Other towns include Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq, and Tasiilaq. A small town feel doesn’t even begin to describe the experience.
Sailing into its inside passages is like visiting another world. Barren granite formations climb right out of the water hundreds of feet and numerous glaciers hang off the cliffs and calve icebergs into the channels. It’s a land of solid rock, glaciers, few trees and little other vegetation.
A visit to Greenland has a number of limitations as flights are very limited with maybe two or three daily flights into the towns of Kangerlussuaq, Nuuk, and Ilulissat. Most towns offer only one or two hotels. Cruising is currently delivering the majority of tourists to this island and you’ll find a growing list of itineraries.
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