Adventure Canada Adds 2028 Arctic, Iceland and Antarctic Voyages

Adventure Canada has expanded its 2028 expedition program with new voyages in the Canadian Arctic, Northern Europe and Antarctica. The additions include a 13-day “Northwest Passage: Eastern Gateway” itinerary, with departures in July and August, alongside new Iceland–Faroe Islands and Antarctic Peninsula journeys.

The eastern gateway voyage adds a shorter Arctic option, while the other two new itineraries each run for 11 days. Ocean Victory will operate both the eastern gateway and Iceland–Faroe Islands expeditions.

New routes from Greenland to Antarctica

The July eastern gateway departure explores Greenland’s west coast, including the UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord, before spending five days in Tallurutiup Imanga. Calls include Ikpiarjuk, also known as Arctic Bay, and Beechey Island, with the voyage ending at Qausuittuq, or Resolute, in Nunavut. The August departure operates in the opposite direction.

In Northern Europe, “Iceland & the Faroe Islands: Islands Born of Fire and Sea” will depart from and return to Reykjavik. The itinerary combines an Iceland circumnavigation with the Faroe Islands, with Icelandic visits including the Westfjords, Grimsey, Husavik, eastern Iceland and Heimaey.

The new “Antarctic Peninsula: An Explorer’s Expedition” will sail from Ushuaia, crossing the Drake Passage to reach the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. Expedition leaders will determine daily activities according to weather, wildlife and ice conditions.

Adventure Canada said the expanded collection builds on its small-ship expedition program. The announcement did not include a statement from a named company executive.

Familiar itineraries return

The 2028 collection also retains several Arctic departures, including “High Arctic Expedition: Where Art Meets Land” and “Ellesmere Island and North Greenland: Journey to the Top of the World.” “Greenland & Wild Labrador: A Torngat Mountains Adventure” is also returning.

Elsewhere in Canada, the program includes “Newfoundland Circumnavigation” and “Sable Island: Wild Horses and Outpost Legacy.” The returning North Atlantic offering is “Scotland, The Faroe Islands & Iceland: North Atlantic Saga.”

St. Roch at 100

Adventure Canada’s “Out of the Northwest Passage” expedition will celebrate 100 years since the RCMP schooner St. Roch was launched for Arctic service in 1928.

Built by Burrard Dry Dock in North Vancouver, St. Roch served as an Arctic supply vessel and floating police detachment. Its rounded, reinforced wooden hull was designed to withstand pressure from sea ice.

Under Sergeant Henry Larsen, the schooner sailed from Vancouver in 1940 and reached Halifax in October 1942 after a 27-month journey, becoming the first vessel to complete the Northwest Passage from west to east. Its return voyage in 1944 followed a more northerly route and took 86 days, making St. Roch the first vessel to traverse the passage in both directions.