Swan Hellenic offers awe inspiring expedition cruise line that everyone should be checking out. I have been on two amazing expeditions with them and I cannot wait for my next. I liked them so much I took ten of my closest friends and family members on a Swan Hellenic cruise! Currently, Swan Hellenic is offering reduced prices on both Arctic Cruises and Latin America Cruises. The best deals are the discounts to see polar bears, Northern Lights and the northwest passage. Explore Greenland, Iceland, and Svalbard at reduced rates, but ONLY when you book via a preferred travel agent such as myself (Rocky) at Scott & Thomas Travel.
With two small ships that hold between 150-198 people you are in for an intimate expedition with nature. Get up close to reindeer and walruses, view Polar Bears in Svalbard, and experience the sea ice and icebergs of the Arctic in Greenland. Go above the Arctic circle, explore parts of the Northwest Passage and maybe even witness the Northern Lights at sea with this amazing Arctic cruise sale. Save between 30-50% with deals that cannot be missed. Plan your 2025 Arctic expedition cruise today by emailing me directly.
Swan Hellenic Arctic Cruise Sale
First off, it’s not a cruise. It’s an expedition! Why? Because the stops are made up and they don’t matter! For the most part there is no or limited infrastructure in the Arctic, which means depending on your trip, you’ll be in true expedition mode the entire time. The Expedition team will work with the captain to decide where to go each day. They will plan stops along pristine coastline, former hunting camps, or where there’s been good hikes previously. Your ship may follow a pod of Orcas or switch directions because polar bears are spotted in the distance on the ice. When you’re on expedition, the weather, animals, and experience dictates your day to day. Not a harbor master.
The Arctic cruise sale is offering $1,700 or more off cabin prices and onboard credit. Enjoy a $250-per-person onboard credit when booking an Oceanview room. Upgrade to a balcony room, also on sale, and enjoy a $500-per-person credit. Better yet, I can offer ANY balcony room at this discounted price. No paying extra for a higher floor or better location. Same goes for ANY ocean view room. Get the best room on the ship at unpublished prices!
Route From (Port) To (Port) Departure Nights Original Ocean View price Ocean View Original Balcony Price Balcony
Cruise from Canada to Iceland Halifax Reykjavik 5/22/2025 11 $6,980 $6,490 $9,480 $8,690
Cruise from Iceland to Svalbard Reykjavik Longyearbyen 6/2/2025 7 $9,280 $7,590 $12,580 $9,790
Exploring Svalbard Cruise Longyearbyen Longyearbyen 6/13/2025 7 $6,580 $4,830 $8,980 $6,230
Iceland to Svalbard Cruise Reykjavik Longyearbyen 6/13/2025 9 $7,580 $6,210 $10,280 $8,010
Cruise from Svalbard to Norway Longyearbyen Tromsø 6/22/2025 9 $7,580 $6,210 $10,280 $8,010
Exploring Svalbard Cruise Longyearbyen Longyearbyen 6/20/2025 7 $6,580 $4,830 $8,980 $6,230
Exploring Svalbard Cruise Longyearbyen Longyearbyen 6/27/2025 7 $6,580 $4,830 $8,980 $6,230
Roundtrip cruise to the edge of the Arctic Tromsø Tromsø 7/1/2025 10 $12,180 $6,900 $16,680 $8,900
Exploring Svalbard Cruise Longyearbyen Longyearbyen 7/4/2025 7 $6,280 $4,830 $8,980 $6,230
Exploring Svalbard Cruise Longyearbyen Longyearbyen 7/11/2025 7 $6,280 $4,830 $8,980 $6,230
Roundtrip cruise to the edge of the Arctic Tromsø Tromsø 7/11/2025 10 $12,180 $6,900 $16,680 $8,900
The Wild Arctic: cruise from Svalbard to Iceland Longyearbyen Reykjavik 7/18/2025 7 $10,380 $8,970 $14,480 $11,570
Iceland Explorer Reykjavik Reykjavik 7/31/2025 8 $6,680 $5,520 $9,180 $7,120
Canadian Arctic and Northern Lights Kangerlussuaq Halifax 9/15/2025 15 $11,980 $8,980 $16,180 $11,780
What’s Included on Swan Hellenic
Unlike other companies, Swan Hellenic trips are all inclusive. Everything from an open bar to staff gratuities are included in the fare. You can go on vacation knowing that everything is included, including a daily excursion! To make things even better, Swan Hellenic takes the stress out of travel by including airport transfers and 1 night hotel pre-cruise stay. No scrambling from the airport to the ship. Instead enjoy a night resting before your expedition cruise.
Swan Hellenic makes travel easy by including just about everything except the airfare in your cruise. Yet, even sometimes they charter the plane too hard to get places! Such as Svalbard and Greenland!
Every Swan Hellenic Trip includes
- Group airport transfers
- One-night pre-cruise accommodation with breakfast in a 4/5-star hotel
- All meals onboard
- Complimentary in room mini bar
- Professional photographer & video of your expedition
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee, tea, soft drinks, and selected alcoholic beverages available 24 hours per day. Select includes makers mark bourbon, stoli vodka, Hendricks gin, beer and wine.
- Polar plunge included!
- Lecture programs by our experienced expedition team and guest speakers
- Standard WiFi -upgrade options available
- Onboard gratuities and port taxes
- 1 Complimentary excursion option in every port or all excursion activities while on expedition
- in room binoculars
- Charter flight between Copenhagen & Svalbard and back at end of trip when trip starts or ends in Longyearbyen
- Charter flight between Reykjavik and Kangerlussuaq when trip begins or ends in Greenland
- Warm winter Parka’s for Arctic Expeditions, yours to take home at the end of the trip
- Complimentary muck boot rentals for wet landings, hikes, and keeping your feet dry on Arctic Expeditions
- Walking sticks and more for landings and hikes.
What more do you need on a vacation? Honestly everything you can think of is taken care of for you. Honestly, this is the best way to travel. Stress free and worry free. Just enjoy the views and the experience.
Plus you can even do a Polar Plunge!
Plan Your Svalbard Cruise
Do not delay and start your 2025 summer cruise planning now. I went to Svalbard in July 2023 and it will remain one of my favorite trips every. It’s VERY different than Antarctica and is somewhere everyone should visit. In fact, the Arctic is melting MUCH faster than Antarctica. With that in mid you should go to the Arctic before climate change makes it more difficult to see Walrus and Polar bears in the wild.
Svalbard trips on Swan Hellenic offer two primary routes. The first option is where you fly in and out of Svalbard for as low as $4,830 per person. These trips actually begin and end in Copenhagen with included charter flights to Svalbard. The route is 100% dependent on weather, animal sightings and in expedition mode the entire trip. These are for the true explorers!
If you want a more of a routine or 3/4 expedition and 1/4 cruise you can do a round trip from Tromso, Norway. These trips also include a pre-cruise hotel night in Tromsø, Norway. And Tromsø has a large enough airport you can often make an easy connection to London, Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, etc. Plus you can check out one of the largest cities above the Arctic circle. These trips are 10 days and are on sale for just $6,900 per person
I did a trip from Tromso and loved it. Plus these trips include a stop at Bear Island, a bird refugee full of puffins, skewers, and other sea birds, plus visits the northern coast of Norway allowing you to visit Northcape and Skrsvag and experience some of Norway’s grand Fjords. When in Svalbard your trip will be expedition mode. The other days will be a mixture of expedition and more traditional cruising.
There are additional routes which connect to and from Iceland too if you’re interested. These trips start as low as $6,210 with the current sale and promotion that is happening.
Bottom Line
As I previously mentioned, I’ve been on two Swan Hellenic Cruises. I highly recommend Swan Hellenic. You can read about my Swan Hellenic Arctic cruise here or check out my Swan Hellenic West Africa Angola to Ghana Expedition. Swan Hellenic honestly does trips that are unlike any one else. If you want to see the world, Swan is going to take you there.
Currently, Swan Hellenic is offering thousands in savings in 2025 plus onboard credit between $250 – $500 per person per sailing. Use this complimentary credit to go kayaking in Svalbard, have a massage or three at the Spa, or enjoy an extra fancy bottle of wine at dinner. These reduce prices end on Sept 30 and offer the best prices for small ship expeditions to Svalbard, Iceland, Greenland and beyond! Contact me to book your trip. Let me know what trip you’re interested in and I can save you a spot!