Le Boreal - Between Glaciers &
Geysers
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Reykjavik, Iceland - Reykjavik, Iceland
July 29-August 5, 2015
8 days / 7 nights on board
- The route taken by LE BOREAL will take you to the fringes of the Arctic
Circle, where the first Vikings went ashore in the 9th Century. There are many stories
and legends of their passage, describing the country’s wide open spaces, the last frontier
of Europe, forged by fire and ice. Fjords with their abyssal sides, unfathomable
glaciers, high volcanic plateaux - Iceland’s natural heritage is both wild and fascinating
and has retained all of its mystery.
- On the edge of the Arctic, between vast glaciers, vertiginous fjords, volcanoes and
boiling geysers, Iceland offers a kaleidoscope of wild and romantic landscapes; a
rare and tormented beauty redolent of the dawn of Time.
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Itinerary
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Arrival
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Departure
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Day 1 - Reykjavik - Hafnarfjordur
(Iceland)
Embarkation from 5 pm to 6pm
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9:00 pm |
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Day 2 - Grundarfjordur
(Iceland)
The natural port of Grundarfjordur at the end of a beautiful fjord is
our stepping off point to explore the region’s extinct volcanoes. As their
role in the landscape has long since been completed and the glaciers have
disappeared, it is the rivers which have fashioned the countryside on more
gentle lines. The village is known for the Snaefellsjokull volcano that
seems to watch over the peninsula from a lofty 1440 m and was made famous
by Jules Verne in his novel “Voyage to the Centre of the
Earth”.
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11:00 am |
6:30 pm
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Day 3 - Grimsey island
(Iceland)
A small island 40 km north of Iceland and symbolically located directly on the
Arctic Circle, Grimsey is a haven for numerous colonies of birds
all along its untamed jagged cliffs. Be on the look out for the kittiwake,
the Alca torda (small penguin), glaucus gull and the arctic fulmar.
However the main resident, and also a symbol of Iceland, is the clown of
the sea better known as the puffin.
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2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
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Day 4 - Akureyri (Iceland)
At the end of a magnificent fjord more than 40 km long, the administrative
capital of north Iceland deploys its charms on the banks of the Eyjajordur
with its multi-coloured houses under the midnight sun. From the town you
will leave to explore Lake Myvatn, shaped by volcanic eruptions and host
to the famous “Waterfall of the Gods” at Godafoss. Le Boréal’s route
will take you into the very heart of north-west Iceland’s fjords, a wild
unspoilt land of lost valleys and vertical cliffs where man can barely
survive. In this isolated region, the Isafjordur fjord is arguably the
most beautiful one in the country, notably for the stacks of ancient basalt
rock slides. The delightful little town of Ísafjordur is dwarfed by
mountains at the end of the fjord and is totally dependent on
fishing.
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7:00 am |
6:00 pm |
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Day 5 - Isafjordur - sailing the
fjords (Iceland)
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7:00 am |
3:00 pm |
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Day 6 - Heimaey (Iceland)
Dominated by the Eldfjall, Heimaey is the only inhabited island in
the Vestman archipelago. A stunning landscape of vertical cliffs, reefs,
marine caves and the ever-changing ocean is home to seals and cetaceans
such as the killer whale. Watch the comings and goings of the inimitable
puffins as they plunge into the sea.
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12:30 pm |
8:00 pm |
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Day 7 - Reykjavik - Hafnarfjordur
(Iceland)
Welcome to Reykjavik or the “bay of steam”. Coiled within a large bay
sheltered from the wind, the world’s most northern capital is blessed with an
almost surreal beauty. Founded by a Viking chief in 874, this fascinating
yet vibrant city is minutes away from fields of lava and the silvery
reflections of the famous Blue Lagoon, a vast natural swimming
pool.
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7:00 am |
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Day 8 - Reykjavik -
Hafnarfjordur (Iceland)
Disembarkation
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Cruise
Fares
Special Savings up
to 30%! Contact
us today & save!
| Fares
listed are per person, based on double
occupancy |
Brochure Fare
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| Superior
Stateroom |
$4,930
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| DeLuxe
Stateroom |
$5,620
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| Prestige Stateroom
- Deck 4 |
$5,990
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| Prestige Stateroom
- Deck 5 |
$6,150
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| Prestige Stateroom
- Deck 6 |
$6,510
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| Deluxe
Suite |
$7,950
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| Prestige Suite -
Deck 5 |
$8,820
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| Prestige Suite -
Deck 6 |
$9,380
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| Owner
Suite |
$11,950
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| Safety and port
taxes (for information purposes) |
$564
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| One Child (8-11
years old) sharing cabin with 2 adults |
Free
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| 3rd adult
Passenger in a Superior Stateroom |
$2,870
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| 3rd Passenger in a
Prestige Suite |
$4,810
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| Single supplement
in cabin* |
Starting at
+ 75%
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*
Special Bonus fares and single supplements are subject to availability. Rates and discounts are
per person based on double occupancy and may be subject to fuel adjustement according to
our terms and
conditions.
Our fares include:
•Port and safety charges
•Open bar (pouring wines, house champagne, alcohol except premium brands - list available on
board)
•Gratuities
•Your cruise including all meals from dinner on the day of embarkation to breakfast on the day
of disembarkation
•Welcome aboard and captain’s cocktail parties, gala dinner
•Mineral water, tea, filter coffee, white, red and rosé wines served with meals
•24 hour room service (selected menu)
•Evening entertainments and events, and/or organised shows
•Porterage from the quayside to the ship and vice versa
•English-speaking guest-speaker (when applicable)
Our fares do not include:
•Flights and airport taxes
•Transfers, day rooms and other services at arrival & departure, before embarkation and
after disembarkation
•Optional shore excursions (sold on board)
•Insurances
•Personal expenses
•Other drinks not included in open bar
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