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Voyages 2029 to 2033

Sail a leg of the voyage.

Four guests and two crew sail a small polar vessel on Amundsen's routes, one leg at a time, and gather data for science on the way.

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19

Legs in the Inaugural Season, 2029 to 2030

21

Legs round the world, 2031 to 2033

4

Guests on every leg

How it works

Three steps

  1. 01

    Join the register

    Free. The first 1,903 confirmed members get a Founding Register number; Gjøa sailed in 1903.

  2. 02

    Choose your legs

    The legs with the most interest open first.

  3. 03

    Hear first

    Founding members hear 72 hours before everyone else.

The routes

Two voyages

Inaugural Season · 7 June 2029 to 7 June 2030

Bygdøy to Bygdøy in one year: the Arctic in summer, south on Fram's track to Antarctica, and home 120 years after Fram sailed.

Map of the Inaugural Season: Oslo, the Norwegian coast, Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Iceland and East Greenland, south by Madeira, the Canaries, Cape Verde and Brazil to Ushuaia and the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Falklands, and home by Salvador and the Azores
About 30,900 nautical miles · thicker lines are polar legs

Norway and Svalbard

  • Departure7 to 12 June 2029 · Oslo to Bergen · 5 days · Coastal
  • Coast of Norway and Lofoten13 to 24 June 2029 · Bergen to Tromsø · 11 days · Coastal
  • Barents Crossing: Bear Island and Hornsund26 June to 4 July 2029 · Tromsø to Longyearbyen · 8 days · Arctic
  • Svalbard to 80° North6 to 19 July 2029 · Longyearbyen round trip · 13 days · Arctic

Iceland and Greenland

  • Jan Mayen Crossing21 to 31 July 2029 · Longyearbyen to Akureyri · 10 days · Arctic
  • East Greenland: Scoresby Sund2 to 15 August 2029 · Akureyri to Reykjavik · 13 days · Arctic

Atlantic south

  • Fram's Way South17 August to 6 September 2029 · Reykjavik to Funchal · 20 days · Ocean
  • Atlantic Islands9 to 18 September 2029 · Funchal to Las Palmas · 9 days · Coastal
  • Trade Winds5 to 15 October 2029 · Las Palmas to Mindelo · 10 days · Ocean
  • Crossing the Line18 October to 5 November 2029 · Mindelo to Salvador · 18 days · Ocean

South America and Antarctica

  • Brazil to the River Plate8 to 25 November 2029 · Salvador to Montevideo · 17 days · Ocean
  • Patagonia28 November to 13 December 2029 · Montevideo to Ushuaia · 15 days · Coastal
  • Antarctica: Christmas on the Peninsula16 December 2029 to 7 January 2030 · Ushuaia round trip · 22 days · Antarctic
  • Antarctica: The Polar Circle10 January to 1 February 2030 · Ushuaia round trip · 22 days · Antarctic
  • Antarctica: Late Summer and Whales4 to 24 February 2030 · Ushuaia round trip · 20 days · Antarctic
  • Cape Horn, South Georgia and the Falklands27 February to 23 March 2030 · Puerto Williams to Stanley · 24 days · Antarctic

The way home

  • South Atlantic25 March to 15 April 2030 · Stanley to Salvador · 21 days · Ocean
  • The Long Way Home18 April to 16 May 2030 · Salvador to Horta · 28 days · Ocean
  • Homecoming18 May to 7 June 2030 · Horta to Oslo · 20 days · Ocean

World Voyage · 16 June 2031 to 16 June 2033

Westabout round the world: the Northwest Passage, the Pacific, the Ross Sea, the Indian Ocean and Antarctica, then home to Vollen. Preregistration opens on 7 June 2030.

World map of the World Voyage: Oslo to Reykjavik, Greenland and the Northwest Passage to Nome, Hawaii, Tahiti and New Zealand, the Ross Sea to Hobart, Australia, Bali, Mauritius, South Africa, Brazil, Patagonia and Antarctica, and home by the Azores
About 54,000 nautical miles · dashed lines are crew only passages

Northwest Passage

  • Gjøa's Departure16 to 28 June 2031 · Oslo to Reykjavik · 12 days · Ocean
  • Cape Farewell and Disko Bay1 to 25 July 2031 · Reykjavik to Ilulissat · 24 days · Arctic
  • Northwest Passage I28 July to 25 August 2031 · Ilulissat to Cambridge Bay · 28 days · Polar
  • Northwest Passage II28 August to 13 September 2031 · Cambridge Bay to Nome · 16 days · Polar

Pacific

  • North Pacific passage15 September to 8 October 2031 · Nome to Hilo · 23 days · Crew only
  • Hawaii to Tahiti11 to 30 October 2031 · Hilo to Papeete · 19 days · Ocean
  • South Pacific2 to 21 November 2031 · Papeete to Opua · 19 days · Ocean
  • New Zealand coast1 to 9 December 2031 · Opua to Lyttelton · 8 days · Crew only

Ross Sea and Australia

  • Fram's Bay: the Ross Sea5 January to 5 March 2032 · Lyttelton to Hobart · 60 days · Polar
  • Tasman passage9 to 17 March 2032 · Hobart to Sydney · 8 days · Crew only
  • Lord Howe and New Caledonia1 to 12 May 2032 · Sydney to Nouméa · 11 days · Coastal
  • Coral Sea and Torres Strait15 May to 6 June 2032 · Nouméa to Darwin · 22 days · Ocean

Indian Ocean and Africa

  • Komodo and Bali22 June to 8 July 2032 · Darwin to Bali · 16 days · Coastal
  • Indian Ocean14 July to 20 August 2032 · Bali to Port Louis · 37 days · Ocean
  • Mascarenes to Africa18 September to 8 October 2032 · Port Louis to Durban · 20 days · Ocean
  • Cape of Good Hope passage11 to 31 October 2032 · Durban to Cape Town · 20 days · Crew only

South Atlantic and Antarctica

  • South Atlantic3 November to 7 December 2032 · Cape Town to Salvador · 34 days · Ocean
  • Brazil to the River Plate10 to 27 December 2032 · Salvador to Montevideo · 17 days · Ocean
  • Patagonia30 December 2032 to 14 January 2033 · Montevideo to Ushuaia · 15 days · Coastal
  • Antarctica: The Peninsula17 January to 8 February 2033 · Ushuaia round trip · 22 days · Antarctic
  • Cape Horn, South Georgia and the Falklands11 February to 10 March 2033 · Puerto Williams to Stanley · 27 days · Antarctic

The way home

  • Falklands to the River Plate13 to 24 March 2033 · Stanley to Montevideo · 11 days · Ocean
  • South Atlantic Northbound27 March to 13 April 2033 · Montevideo to Salvador · 17 days · Ocean
  • Atlantic16 April to 16 May 2033 · Salvador to Horta · 30 days · Ocean
  • Homecoming21 May to 16 June 2033 · Horta to Vollen · 26 days · Ocean
On Amundsen's dates

The route keeps the old calendar

  1. 7 June 2029

    Departure from Bygdøy, on the day Fram sailed in 1910.

  2. 7 June 2030

    Home, 120 years after Fram sailed.

  3. 16 June 2031

    The World Voyage leaves, on the day Gjøa sailed in 1903.

  4. 14 December 2031

    120 years since Amundsen reached the South Pole.

  5. 16 June 2033

    Home to Vollen, where Maud was built and rests today.

On board

Four guests, two crew

A working expedition, not a cruise. You stand watch, take a turn in the galley and run the science: ocean, plankton, whales, sea ice and weather, for the scientists who need the data.

Coastal legs

No sailing experience needed.

Ocean legs

Some time on the water helps.

Polar legs

By application, with a medical declaration and evacuation insurance.

Every guest joins a short preparation course in Norway.

The register

Join the register

Free and without obligation. About one email a month, and first word when your legs open.

My legs

Optional. Add legs from the routes above.

Questions

Before you join

When do legs open?
Once Meridian Polar AS is a member of Reisegarantifondet. We plan to open the Inaugural Season in 2028 and World Voyage preregistration on 7 June 2030. The register hears first.
What will it cost, and is my money safe?
Prices come when each leg opens, and we take no payments before then. Before any payment we will be members of Reisegarantifondet, the Norwegian travel guarantee fund.
Do I need sailing experience?
Not on coastal legs. Ocean and polar legs suit people with some time on the water, and every guest joins a preparation course in Norway.
What if ice closes the Northwest Passage?
Each Passage leg has a written alternative route and clear credit terms. The Passage is an attempt, not a timetable.