Огонь, лед и вода символизирует красный, белый и синий флаг Исландии и подразумевают лед и снег ледников, горячие грязевые бассейны, гейзеры и светящиеся потоки лавы в вулканических регионах страны. Заселение острова восходит к 874 году, когда норвежец по имени Ingolf Arnarson прибыл в современный Рейкьявик. В 930 году поселенцы сформировали законодательную власть, Альтинг, которая была началом Содружества Исландии. С 10-го до 14-го века в Исландии была разработана литературная форма, исландская сага, которая распространилась по всей Северной культуре, а также в английский и немецкий языки. Ее использовали для написания истории о богах, записи исторических событий и прославления героев. Как столица Исландии и главный центр населения страны, город Рейкьявик — это увлекательное сочетание традиций и модернизма. Так как Исландия является уникальной страной — суровой и отдаленной, но технически очень развитой, так и ее столица, наслаждаясь северными стандартами богатства, является весьма необычным городом. Она доминирует в жизни Исландии почти во всех отношениях. Более половины от общей численности населения страны, 270 000 человек, живет в столице и вокруг нее, а экономика всей нации зависит от Рейкьявика. Почти 60 процентов импорта Исландии получены и распределены, а 40 процентов экспорта страны загружаются для отгрузки через порт Рейкьявика. Кроме того, это штаб-квартира, вероятно, самой передовой промышленности морепродуктов в мире, которая составляет передовой экспорт Исландии.

The transit through the Sound is one of this voyage’s highlights. Connecting the Labrador Sea with the Irminger Seat, Prince Christian Sound or “Prins Christian Sund” in Danish is named after Prince (later King) Christian VII (1749-1808). 100 km (60 miles ), long and at times just 500 m (1500 ft) wide, this majestic and spectacular fiord throws you back into a Viking era – flanked by soaring snow-topped mountains, rock-strewn cliffs and rolling hills, it is as if time has stood still and one easily forgets that this is the 21st century. As you marvel at the sheer size of the mountains that surround you, with the Arctic waters lapping deceptively at the hull, revel in the silence enveloping you. Icebergs float serenely by, carrying with them the ages of time. Be sure to wear warm clothing as this is one spectacle that you do not want to miss.

The largest town in southern Greenland, Qaqortoq has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Upon arrival in this charming southern Greenland enclave, its easy to see why. Qaqortoq rises quite steeply over the fjord system around the city, offering breath-taking panoramic vistas of the surrounding mountains, deep, blue sea, Lake Tasersuag, icebergs in the bay, and pastoral backcountry. View less Although the earliest signs of ancient civilization in Qaqortoq date back 4,300 years, Qaqortoq is known to have been inhabited by Norse and Inuit settlers in the 10th and 12th centuries, and the present-day town was founded in 1774. In the years since, Qaqortoq has evolved into a seaport and trading hub for fish and shrimp processing, tanning, fur production, and ship maintenance and repair.

Battle Harbour is a summer fishing station, formerly a permanent settlement, located on the Labrador coast in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Battle Harbour was for two centuries the economic and social centre of the southeastern Labrador coast.

Battle Harbour is a summer fishing station, formerly a permanent settlement, located on the Labrador coast in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Battle Harbour was for two centuries the economic and social centre of the southeastern Labrador coast.

Acclaimed for its unearthly landscape, Woody Point is probably as close to Mars as you will ever get in this lifetime. Situated on the west coast of the island, the Tablelands behind Woody Point in the Gros Morne National Park are composed of peridotite — like much of the surface of Mars — and NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, plus others are studying this unique land form searching for insights into possible bacterial life on the red planet.

Because Silversea’s ships are so small, this Cape Cod Canal Transit is a rare must for any travel savvy guest. With two fixed bridges over the canal, clearance is a problem for bigger ships but Silversea’s small size ships allow them to glide through as if they were a passenger yacht. The surrounding scenic spectacle is something truly to behold. With the crowds gone and the weather turning cooler and the leaves turning colour, the compelling charm of the canal is legendary. Watch for migrating birds, such as the rare Roseate tern or the more common tree and barn swallow, and be on the lookout for year round residents such as the Great Blue Heron and the Red-tailed hawk. As the cape is surrounded by a hybrid of temperate sub-tropical waters and polar ice floes, marine mammal spotters will rejoice as they vie to spot some of the huge variety of wildlife that lives in the canal – from the humble river otter to the majestic — and endangered —North American Right Whale.