20th Anniversary Voyages - North Pole
Our first polar expedition was to the North Pole in 1991. That was followed immediately by our very first Northeast Passage cruise. As a matter of fact, that was the first ever commercial transit of the Northeast Passage. Thus began our list of firsts and began 20 Years on Top.
Northeast Passage and North Pole Gallery
Excerpt from the First Log
July 27, 1991 - By various pathways we arrived at the Murmansk airport in mid-afternoon; most of us coming there by way of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. There was a long inexplicable wait before we were processed by immmigration and customs officials, and could board the buses for the drive to the city.
