Mysterious cruise itinerary

[Utahborn]

The attached itinerary appeared on the internet but I cannot find out who offers this cruise.

Does anyone know who may offer this cruise?

Edited March 5, 2023 by Utahborn

[crystalspin]

14 hours ago, Utahborn said:

The attached itinerary appeared on the internet but I cannot find out who offers this cruise.

Does anyone know who may offer this cruise?

My memory says that Crystal Cruises offered that VERY EXPENSIVE itinerary before the pandemic. (Also before they went bankrupt and were acquired by A&K...) I cannot find any trace of it on their website. I don't know if they ever actually sailed the route...

[Ferry_Watcher]

Maybe Hurtigruten?

[Utahborn]

9 hours ago, Ferry_Watcher said:

Maybe Hurtigruten?

I just looked at their website but there was nothing like this. They do have some very intriguing cruises though. Thanks for the comment.

[MTNest93]

I did a reverse photo search on Google and found this:  https://oceanfdn.org/the-arctic-a-region-of-future-conflict-or-cooperation/

 

[crystalspin]

@MTNest93's link led me to 

https://theworld.org/stories/2016-05-04/arctic-opening-business-summer-when-cruise-ship-plies-northwest-passage

 

Confirming that it was indeed Crystal's Serenity that was set to sail that itinerary. I still don't know if they ever did -- what was the timing of their bankruptcy and defaulting on customers?

 

There was a direct link to a NYT article as well, but it was behind a paywall. I cut the NYT headline and pasted it to a Google search which brought up the above link.

 

Another write-up:

https://d3.harvard.edu/platform-rctom/submission/crystal-cruises-llc-exploiting-climate-change-or-making-the-best-of-an-unfortunate-opportunity/

 

This one does imply the route was sailed, as it refers in past tense to the escort ship necessary for potential hazards.

Edited March 6, 2023 by crystalspin

[GeezerCouple]

1 hour ago, crystalspin said:

@MTNest93's link led me to 

https://theworld.org/stories/2016-05-04/arctic-opening-business-summer-when-cruise-ship-plies-northwest-passage

 

Confirming that it was indeed Crystal's Serenity that was set to sail that itinerary. I still don't know if they ever did -- what was the timing of their bankruptcy and defaulting on customers?

 

There was a direct link to a NYT article as well, but it was behind a paywall. I cut the NYT headline and pasted it to a Google search which brought up the above link.

 

Another write-up:

https://d3.harvard.edu/platform-rctom/submission/crystal-cruises-llc-exploiting-climate-change-or-making-the-best-of-an-unfortunate-opportunity/

 

This one does imply the route was sailed, as it refers in past tense to the escort ship necessary for potential hazards.

 

I don't remember which year it was (not too long before Covid hit), but there was at least one cruise that planned to do the full northern passage and it couldn't go all the way because of ice.  Passengers were flown from some midpoint back to a large airport/city somewhere (Canada? Northern USA?).

 

It sounded like it would be a spectacular itinerary.  Maybe some other time...

 

GC

[Oakman58]

That was Internet click bait.

[Destiny0315]

https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/no-more-crystal-serenity-northwest-passage