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Canadian Discovery

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In search of natural treasures

Unleash your inner explorer in the remote wilds of eastern Canada. Discover this region’s rich colonial past amid stunning natural settings. Admire the unparalleled beauty of the rugged coast of the Canadian Maritimes. Cruise along the wide expanse of the St. Lawrence River and marvel at the dramatic cliffs and wildlife of the Saguenay River Valley. Engaging shore excursions in each port allow you to better enjoy all this region has to offer.

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Itinerary and shore excursions are subject to change and may vary by departure.

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One complimentary landing or shore excursion in every port of call

Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)

Beer, wine & soft drinks with onboard lunch & dinner

24-hour specialty coffees, teas  & bottled water

Port taxes & fees

Ground transfers with Viking Air purchase

Visits to UNESCO Sites

Enrichment lectures & Destination Performances

Complimentary access to The Nordic Spa & Fitness Center.

Self-service launderettes

Alternative restaurant dining at no extra charge

24-hour room service

Kayaks, Zodiacs & Special Operations Boats — A Viking Expedition Kit with a variety of equipment to explore at no extra charge

Keepsake Viking expedition jacket (on polar itineraries)

All Viking excursion gear needed for any relevant excursions

Your Stateroom Includes:

King-size bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens & pillows

55" OLED flat-screen TV featuring CNN, CBC, MBC2, beIN Sports

Interactive TV with complimentary movies and documentaries, as well as Viking.TV proprietary content, lectures and expert interviews

Personal coffee machine with premium coffee & tea selections

Floor-to-ceiling heated drying closets for expeditions gear

Spacious glass-enclosed shower

Heated bathroom floor

Anti-fog mirrors

Premium Freyja® toiletries

110/220 volt outlets & USB ports

Meopta Optika MeoPro 8x42 binoculars

Pre & Post Cruise Extensions

Explore more before or after your expedition. Ask your Viking Expert for more information. Pre & Post Cruise Extensions vary by itinerary and are subject to change.

Pre: New York City

From $1,999 | 2 Nights

Post: Toronto

From $1,099 | 2 Nights

Post: Georgian Bay

From $2,799 | 3 Nights

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The Canadian Maritimes & Newfoundland

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Embark on the 148-guest National Geographic Explorer and sail into Eastern Canada’s breathtaking natural beauty. This trip begins and ends in St. John’s, Canada. Explore Newfoundland’s little known yet astonishing Viking past. Your journey of pure discovery ventures to the legendary islands of Cape Breton, Saint Pierre and the Isles de la Madeleine.

Immerse yourself in the region’s extraordinary history while venturing into the ancient Viking settlement of L’Anse aux Meadows, the only widely accepted site of trans-Atlantic Viking establishment and very early Norse exploration. See WWII harbor defenses and visit the only North American island that remains under French control, an outpost of its era as a colonial superpower.

Cruise in Canada’s eastern waters for sweeping dunes, wind- and wave-carved cliffs and sandstone hills that cover the wild land. Keep an eye out for moose and seabirds—including charming puffins—while relying on National Geographic eagle-eyed naturalists to keep an eye on the horizon for whales. Explore the geology of intriguing red cliffs, mars-like landscape and strange tabletop formations at Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The unparalleled Canada travel guides on this trip offer an engaging, in-depth experience, and the generous ratio of 1 staff member to 10 guests means more choice in activities. This highly specialized group includes an expedition leader, eight naturalists/historians, a National Geographic photographer plus a certified photo instructor, an undersea specialist, a Global Perspectives guest speaker, a wellness specialist and a video chronicler.

Read on for details about this trip, learn more about AdventureSmith’s  Canada small ship cruises and Canada adventure travel .

The Canadian Maritimes & Newfoundland Itinerary

This 10-day expedition through the Gulf of St Lawrence and around Newfoundland begins and ends in St. John’s, Newfoundland, visiting fishing villages, history-rich islands (including Red Bay and its Basque whaling station) and stunning red sandstone cliffs.

Arrive in St. John’s, the picturesque capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, and embark the ship.

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The first landfall is St. Pierre, France’s oldest remaining overseas territory. Explore this picturesque French fishing enclave to visit a local island and learn the importance of the historic cod fisheries here, and explore the fascinating L’Arche Museum.

breakfast, lunch, dinner

Today visit the reconstructed Fortress of Louisbourg, an 18th-century fort where the British and French fought. Later, visit the village of Baddeck, where Alexander Graham Bell built his summer home, now the centerpiece of a beautiful park and museum. Explore the life of Bell and enjoy a tour of the Bell Museum to view historic artifacts.

A cluster of wispy islands isolated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Îles de la Madeleine are home to miles of dunes, grassy hills and dazzling red sandstone cliffs. Be guided by local experts across this landscape of caves and sea arches, stopping along the way in colorful fishing villages as we learn about Acadian culture.

Today is a day of exploration where the expedition team will look for the best opportunities to focus on the culture, natural history and landscapes of the region.

Graced by cliffs, fjords and a sweeping alpine plateau, Gros Morne National Park has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its spectacular geology. Go on a variety of walks with the naturalists, along waterfalls, marine inlets and forested trails. Learn about the forces that shaped this land and the ancient serpentine rock that illustrates the phenomenon of plate tectonics.

Today explore Red Bay, the site of a historic Basque whaling station dating back to the 1500s. See original Basque remains and artifacts at this National Historic Site or take a scenic hike to a viewpoint overlooking the small village.

In the World Heritage site of L’Anse aux Meadows, walk among 11th-century Norse ruins and reconstructed sod huts, and learn the saga of the Vikings in North America—nearly 500 years before Columbus arrived.

Wild, rugged, and often accessible only by sea, Newfoundland’s east coast is dotted with tiny fishing villages tucked into coves. Explore these stunning shores and, back aboard, gain expert insights into the island’s people and wildlife.

Sail through The Narrows in the early morning and disembark in St. John’s. Visit the colorful waterfront and historic Signal Hill or The Rooms Museum before transferring to the airport for the flight home.

Ship accommodations; meals as indicated; beer, wine & full bar; excursions; services of Lindblad Expeditions’ Leader, Naturalist staff and expert guides; use of kayaks; entrance fees; all port charges and service taxes; basic WiFi (enhanced and premium packages available for purchase). Gratuities for all departures of National Geographic Explorer, Orion, Endurance, Resolution, Sea Cloud, Jahan and Lord of the Glens.

Immigration fees; air transportation; extensions; meals not indicated; reserve wines & premium spirits; gratuities for all departures of Delfin II, Endeavour II, Islander II, Venture, Quest, Sea Bird and Sea Lion; personal items such as emails, laundry, voyage DVD, etc.; and insurance of any kind.

Payment & Cancellation

In order to confirm this trip, a deposit of 15% of the total trip cost is required per person at time of booking. The balance of the trip price is due 120 days before the departure date. Special payment terms apply for groups of 8 or more; inquire for details. Guests who must cancel their trip for any reason must do so in writing. Standard cancellations are subject to the following per-person fees, based on number of days prior to departure: 120 or more days – 100% of deposit** 119 to 90 days – 50% of total trip cost 89 to 0 days – 100% of total trip cost **Advance payments will be credited in the form of a Lindblad Expeditions Travel Certificate, valid for 12 months from the date of cancellation, and which may only be applied towards final payment on any future booking.  

( For expeditions booked prior to May 1, 2023 : Please refer to your invoice for your payment and cancellation terms.)

Terms & Conditions

This trip is subject to AdventureSmith Explorations  Terms and Conditions . Please read this information carefully and call us if you have any questions. A Traveler Information Form, which includes a release of liability, must be completed and signed by all travelers. Your Adventure Specialist will send you a unique link to complete this form along with a packing list and extensive pre-departure and travel insurance information upon booking confirmation.

Arrival & Departure

The Canadian Maritimes & Newfoundland cruise begins and ends in St. John’s, Newfoundland (YYT). We highly recommend arriving one day prior to your trip start date in case of any flight delay, cancellation or lost luggage issues. Embarkation time on Day 1 may vary based upon arrival of group flights from New York, New York (LGA) via Toronto, Canada (YYZ). Disembarkation is after breakfast on Day 9 of the outlined itinerary; afternoon departure times may vary, depending on group flights to New York, New York via Toronto, Canada. If you would like assistance with international flights, please visit our   Booking Flights  resource page.

Whether you are looking for light activity options or more challenging outdoor pursuits, the ship’s crew can tailor most excursions to suit your skill level. Adventure activities may include walking, hiking, kayaking, inflatable boat/skiff excursions, photography, wildlife observation, town exploration, museam visits and morning yoga and stretching.

Room Configuration

In addition to listed Solo cabin rates, select double-occupancy cabins may be available for single occupancy with a single supplement fee. If you would like to share accommodations with another guest of the same gender, we will be happy to try to accommodate you in select cabin categories. This program allows you to pay the per person double-occupancy rate whether or not a roommate is found. Contact AdventureSmith for further details and availability.

Families & Children

Children under the age of 18 are eligible for $500 off the double occupancy rate. Skilled staff members trained with National Geographic Education organize activities that inspire curiosity in young people of all ages. Programming for kids may include activities like photo workshops, journaling, scavenger hunts, Zodiac-driving lessons, hands-on nature and science programming and kid-friendly menu options.

Travel Insurance

Protect your travel investment with insurance. Our partners at Travelex Insurance offer a variety of plans and policies to fit every trip and budget. Coverage for a pre-existing medical condition is also available if you purchase the Travel Select plan within 15 days of the initial trip payment; refer to plan details.  Learn more about travel insurance  or  get a free quote .

Itinerary Notes

Use the itinerary as a guide only. Itineraries may be altered due to weather, wildlife, national park regulation or at the captain’s discretion. The ability to be flexible makes this type of small ship cruising unique.

Cruise Rates & Dates

Rates are variable per remaining availability and are subject to change.

Learn About the Small Ship on Your Itinerary

The National Geographic Explorer is a state-of-the-art expedition ship accommodating 148 guests in 81 outside cabins. She is fully stabilized, enabling her to navigate polar passages while providing comfort.

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Additional Travel Options After Your Cruise

In conjunction with this cruise, the following post-cruise option is available for a seamless land-and-sea group travel experience with National Geographic guides and fellow passengers. Contact AdventureSmith Explorations for pricing.

Fogo Island Inn Extension is a 5-day post-cruise exploration of the National Geographic Unique Lodge of the World and Condé Nast Traveler’s 2016 Gold List winner, Fogo Island Inn. This stunning inn is located off the coast of Newfoundland at the furthest eastern reach of Canada. Experience the unique accommodations and its soulful surroundings over the course of several days—savor superb meals featuring local ingredients, call in on the island’s artist-in-residence program, take in the untamed wilderness on a berry-picking excursion (over twenty types of berries flourish here) and get acquainted with the infectious hospitality of this remote outport community. Contact AdventureSmith Explorations for pricing.

Explore the Canadian Arctic on Somerset Island in Nunavut by e-biking, rafting, stand-up paddleboarding, fishing, hiking, kayaking, trail running and exploring on ATVs at this unique wilderness lodge and world-class beluga whale observation site.

Encounter the world’s greatest concentration of polar bears as they gather along Hudson Bay from the comfort of Polar Rover vehicles that allow up close observation in small intimate groups.

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Sturgeon caviar tasting at Carter's Point Hatchery

TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private Tauck reception & dinner at Pier 21, introducing the history of Canadian immigration

Learn about oyster shucking and Nova Scotia's regional cuisine at included demonstrations

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Witness a way of life unchanged for centuries on Prince Edward Island when you learn about Acadian culture and lobsters aboard a cruise on Shediac Bay

Visit to the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts on Cape Breton Island to learn about Nova Scotia's Scottish Gaelic culture and watch a demonstration in the art of kilt making

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Guests should be able to easily walk one to two miles, which may include climbing one or two flights of stairs and walking over uneven pavement, groomed hiking trails or cobblestones. Standing up to one hour or more may be required.

Often robust – may include long days, active sightseeing, early starts, evening activities, significant travel times.

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Time stands still in the Canadian Maritimes... preserving a way of life that honors the land and sea – and a cultural mix of early French, Irish, Scottish and English influences.

An exclusive video tour of acadian sturgeon and caviar.

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Tauck Exclusive – private reception and dinner at Pier 21

Private welcome reception and dinner, pier 21.

Canada's immigration story is told at Pier 21, home to the Canadian Museum of Immigration and special exhibitions; discover the amazing stories of Canada's rich immigration history at our private welcome reception and dinner.

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Beyond "Anne of Green Gables"...

At Prince Edward Island National Park, explore the unique and fragile ecosystem of parabolic dunes, beaches, wetlands and salt marshes, a habitat for over 300 species of birds including the endangered Piping Plover; sample local Atlantic Ocean fare – lobster – at a family-run restaurant; and yes, visit Green Gables Heritage Place for a complete look at "Anne of Green Gables" world.

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Effective for plans purchased as of July 1, 2021:

Cancellation Waiver – Provided by Tauck:

Under Tauck's Cancellation Fee Waiver you can cancel your tour for ANY REASON up to the day before departure and receive a money-back refund (except in Extreme Circumstances*) on the land tour cost, based on your original method of payment.

*Extreme Circumstances:  In the event of an act of God, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, accident, natural disaster, outbreak of disease, or other event or circumstance beyond our control that contributes to or results in cancellation rates above our historical cancellation rates in the absence of such event or occurrence, Tauck reserves the right to issue a credit to you in lieu of a money-back refund, applicable to a future Tauck journey.

Travel Insurance Benefits – Underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company.

• Trip Cancellation –  If you must cancel your tour due to a covered reason, the plan provides coverage for the amount you paid for your travel arrangements. Since the non-insurance cancellation waiver takes care of the land package cancellation fees already, this benefit reimburses the airfare cancellation charges up to the value of your original airfare purchase.
• Trip Interruption –  If you have to interrupt your tour for covered reasons, the plan provides reimbursement for up to $5,000 to catch up to your tour or return home.
• Travel Delay –  Provides reimbursement for missed, prepaid travel arrangements if you are delayed by a common carrier, natural disaster, unannounced strike, or other reasons as cited in the plan.
• Medical Expense –  Reimburses covered medical expenses incurred in the event you become injured or sick during your trip. 
• Baggage / Personal Effects Protection –  Provides reimbursement in the event your luggage or personal effects are, lost, stolen, damaged or delayed during your trip.

Worldwide Emergency Assistance Services –  Provided by Carefree Travel Assistance; 24-hour emergency telephone assistance hotline for medical and travel related problems.

The cost of Tauck's Guest Protection is: $349  per person

This protection provides insurance coverage that applies only during the covered trip. You may have coverage from other sources that provides you with similar benefits but may be subject to different restrictions depending upon your other coverages. You may wish to compare the terms of this policy with your existing life, health, home and automobile policies. If you have any questions about your current coverage, call your insurer, insurance agent or broker.

This optional Guest Protection must be requested at time of booking and fee must be included with initial payment. Fees are based on costs as of July 1, 2021, and are subject to change. Details will be provided with written confirmation of your tour reservation. Guest Protection does not protect travel agent commissions. Reimbursements will be made according to original method of payment. The amount of any refund shall be reduced by any recoveries obtained by you from any third parties.

The Guest Protection plan waives cancellation fees outlined below, provided we are notified of cancellation before your tour departs. Tour cancellation fees are waived regardless of reason, without written notice, and Tauck will refund land tour cost.

To obtain your state-specific Certificate of Insurance that contains the complete terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions of the certificate, visit  affinitytravelcert.com/docs/TACGPPDOM .

If You Have To Cancel

If you cancel within 10 days of initial deposit Within the first 10 days after you place your initial deposit, you may cancel your reservation for any reason with no cancellation fees. If you cancel more than 10 days after initial deposit Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed bookings. These fees vary from tour to tour. Therefore, the following fees apply.

Cancellation Fees with Tauck's Guest Protection Plan:

Loss of Guest Protection fee, per person

Cancellation Fees without Tauck's Guest Protection Plan :

90 days or more before departure = $350 per person

89-8 days before departure = $600 per person

7-1 days before departure = $900 per person

Time of cancellation  will be when notice is received in our Wilton Woods, CT office.

In the event of an unforeseen circumstance beyond our control,  Tauck reserves the right to amend the cancellation terms outlined herein.

Note:  All Guests, regardless of residency, who book a Tauck journey have the option of purchasing the Cancellation Fee Waiver provided by Tauck in the event they need to cancel their trip after making their reservations. Tauck's Guest Protection, which includes both the Cancellation Fee Waiver and the Travel Insurance Benefits and Assistance Services described above, is not available to residents of Puerto Rico.

Travel Terms and Conditions

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Travel Requirements For This Tour

Air Information and Luggage Restrictions

AIRFARE: Airfare to and from this destination is not included in the journey cost. If purchasing your air elsewhere, it is very important to provide us with your confirmed arriving and departing flight information no later than 3 weeks before your arrival date. Flight information can be submitted to Tauck (or verified, if you've already provided it) in the My Account section of Tauck.com.

TAUCK AIRPORT TRANSFERS are included at the start and end of the journey between the airport and the Tauck hotel. Airport transfers are available for any pre tour or post tour hotel stays immediately consecutive to the tour, providing flight information is received in the Tauck office no later than three weeks in advance. Details on locating your transfer upon arrival to the tour start city will be included in your final documents.

AIRLINES and CHECKED LUGGAGE: Due to space limitations during your Tauck journey, we ask that you please limit your checked luggage to one average-size suitcase per person. Besides complying with the Tauck restriction noted above, you should also be sure to research and comply with all airline baggage restrictions relating to your flights to and from your Tauck journey. Airlines have become much more strict in enforcing size and weight limits in recent years, and are free to revise luggage policies without notice. Researching and complying with airline luggage restrictions is the responsibility of the guest, and Tauck cannot be held responsible for any costs or disruptions to travel caused by the failure to research and comply with airline policies. PLEASE NOTE that if you are booked on a tour that includes on-tour flights, the checked luggage weight restrictions for these flights may be lower than the weight restrictions for your international flights.

Checked Luggage – General

Due to space restrictions, we ask that you please limit your checked luggage to one suitcase per person weighing no more than 50 pounds (23 kg) and with overall dimensions (length + width + height) not exceeding 62 inches (158 cm).

Besides complying with the Tauck restriction noted above, you should also be sure to research and comply with all airline baggage restrictions relating to your flights to and from your Tauck journey. Airlines have become much more strict in enforcing size and weight limits in recent years, and luggage exceeding airline standards for size or weight may result in expensive overage fees or other consequences.

Airlines are free to revise luggage policies without notice, and certain airlines have different baggage allowances for different classes of service. Researching and complying with airline luggage restrictions is the responsibility of the guest, and Tauck cannot be held responsible for any costs or disruptions to travel caused by the failure to research and comply with airline policies.

Tauck luggage tags will be provided by your Tauck Director on Day 1 of your itinerary. Please do not attach a Tauck luggage tag to any carry-on items, as the Tauck tags designate luggage that is to be handled and transferred by ground operators and hotel staff during your journey.

Carry-on Luggage - General

Although oversize bags and wheeled, carry-on luggage are popular for airline travel, they are often not convenient or appropriate for motor coach travel or for many on-tour flights. Most modern sightseeing motor coaches offer limited space for numerous or larger items. Space under seats or in the overhead rack is typically small, and designed to accommodate items like coats, hats, purses, and small camera bags, etc.

For your day-to-day travel while on tour, we recommend that you limit your hand luggage to a small, soft-sided carry-on piece, and that you bring only those items you need handy during the day such as make-up, medications, cameras, film, etc. Items too large to fit under the motor coach seat or on the overhead rack must be stored in the luggage bays beneath the motor coach, and may be inaccessible during daytime travel.

Health, Safety and Mobility

HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS

Smoking is not permitted on the motor coaches. Local legislation in Canada varies greatly with respect to smoking. Generally, all three provinces visited - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island - ban smoking in public places. There is a costly fine in Nova Scotia per offense. Hotel guest rooms are generally exempt from these regulations.

If you have a medical condition which might limit your participation in activities, please consult your physician for pre-departure health advice and notify us as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. We will advise your Tauck Director accordingly.

Please check with your health insurance provider to determine whether you are covered while traveling. If you will not be covered under your current policy, we strongly suggest that you arrange for adequate coverage while on tour.

VACCINATIONS  

If you are a resident of the U.S. traveling internationally, no vaccinations are currently needed for Canada. Please contact your physician, the public health service in your area, or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to obtain further information about vaccinations. The Travelers' Health Section of the CDC operates a 24-hour "Travelers' Health Hotline" at 800-232-4636 (toll-free in the U.S.). You may also log on to the CDC website by clicking here.

If you are a resident of another country traveling internationally, please contact an embassy or consulate of Canada to determine what vaccinations may be required for you to visit.

SPECIAL DIETARY REQUESTS

The restaurants, hotels, caterers and numerous other partners we work with all do their best to accommodate special dietary requests from Tauck guests. However, given the diverse nature of those food providers (from small wineries to grand hotels to world-famous restaurants in more than 70 countries worldwide), some of our partners are better able than others to accommodate such requests. We therefore cannot guarantee that all dietary requests can be accommodated at every meal. Also, please note that where dietary requests can be accommodated, choices will frequently be limited.

Canadian Maritimes is moderately-paced for the enjoyment of all. You should be in good health and able to walk reasonable distances over uneven terrain, as some of the most memorable sightseeing can only be accomplished on foot.

PLEASE NOTE: We regret that we're unable to provide individual assistance to guests with walking difficulties or other personal needs.  The responsibility of the Tauck Director who accompanies your trip is to ensure that the larger group enjoys a relaxing and informative journey, and he or she cannot be relied upon to provide ongoing individual assistance to any one guest. Guests requiring such individualized assistance must be accompanied by an able-bodied companion who can provide it.

Reading List

We have compiled a reading list of recommended books to give you more information about the destinations you will be traveling to on your upcoming journey!

You can view the reading list  here.

The climate in Eastern Canada is continental, with four distinct seasons. From June through early September, average high temperatures range from 65 to 85˚F (18 to 29˚C); average low temperatures range from 45 to 65˚F (7 to 18˚C). Prince Edward Island has warm summers with low humidity. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year at a moderate 4 in (102 mm) per month.

To read about current weather conditions, we suggest you log on to the Internet website by clicking here.

What To Pack

When joining a Tauck journey, every guest is responsible for their own health and, in turn, the protection of their fellow travelers, the Tauck staff, our suppliers and the places we visit. As such, you are expected to follow local and supplier guidelines regarding face coverings, as explained by your Tauck Director. Our partners may have a limited supply of face coverings, gloves, and hand sanitizer, so please bring such personal items for your own comfort.

Bringing the right clothing for your trip is important – we've partnered with Necessary Gear who provide an "easy-to-use, one-stop shop" for your Tauck travel needs, specifically selected for this trip. Click here to visit their site .

Dress for comfort and convenience with a wardrobe that is flexible and allows for layering. Casual, cotton clothing is recommended. A light sweater or jacket will provide warmth on a chilly early morning walk or a late night stroll.

There is a ferry ride on this itinerary. You may want to pack a windbreaker if you wish to sit outside. 

For dining in finer restaurants and for the welcome reception and farewell dinner you may want to dress up a bit – a jacket for men and a casually-elegant outfit for ladies – but by all means be comfortable and note that this level of dress is not required, merely suggested.

You will find a hair dryer located in your hotel guest room. Irons and ironing boards are available upon request. Valet laundry and dry cleaning services are available for a fee at these hotels: The Prince George Hotel, Keltic Lodge, Delta Beauséjour, and Delta Prince Edward. Delta Prince Edward also has self-service guest laundry facilities.

We recommend that you pack an adequate supply of your prescription medication in its original container to last through your entire journey, together with a copy of your doctor's prescription (or a letter from your health-care provider on office stationery explaining that the medication has been prescribed for you), a list of the generic names of your medication, your travel documents and a change of clothing in your carry-on bag to avoid any inconvenience in the event that your flight or luggage is delayed.

Following is a list of recommended items to pack for your trip to Eastern Canada:

• Casual daytime wear – shorts, slacks, long and short-sleeved shirts
• Optional: Jacket and tie for men
• Optional: Casually elegant evening wear for ladies
• Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat
• A light sweater, jacket or windbreaker for higher elevations or a breezy night
• Binoculars (7x50 preferably)
• Insect repellent
• Camera, lenses, batteries, memory cards and chargers
• Lightweight, comfortable, sturdy walking shoes that have already been broken-in
• Travel alarm clock/cell phone with alarm function (many hotels do not have clocks in rooms)
• Rain poncho and collapsible umbrella
• Day-pack for camera equipment
• Sundries and toiletries that may be difficult to find en route
• Copies of your travel documents that should be secured in the safe in your hotel room while traveling

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The scenery of Eastern Canada is nothing short of breathtaking, with stunning ports of call shaped by a rich history. On this gorgeous journey to the best of the Canadian Maritimes, youll explore the old city walls of Quebec City, where the streets are lined with magnificent churches, fragrant gardens and chic boutiques. Visit one of the most popular whale-watching spots in Canada at Saguenay Fjord. Discover the majestic beauty of Baie-Comeau. And be amazed at the dramatic landscape of the Gaspe Peninsula, the Birthplace of Canada, known as the first stop of Jacques Cartier to claim the land for France.

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The waterfronts crown jewel is the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, where one can learn the history of this provinces shipbuilding heritage. Fill your days with exploration and discovery and come away with a new found appreciation of this spectacular area.

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Experience the charms of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island on an 11-day exploration of Canada’s Maritime provinces. Discover the rocky shores of Peggy’s Cove and the Skyline Trail of Cape Breton. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lunenburg, shop for locally made Mi’kmaq arts and crafts, get to know historic Charlottetown and visit the home of Anne of Green Gables. Enjoy dinner on board a working lobster boat, and meet with a Mi’kmaq guide. You’ll soon see why this corner of Canada is so beloved by all who visit.

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• Walk the stunning coastal trails of Cape Breton Highlands National Park and follow the Skyline Trail mountain pass out to sweeping sea views.
• Meet a Prince Edward Island fisherman and enjoy a traditional lobster and mussel dinner on his private property along the shore.
• Meet with a Mi'kmaq guide at Lennox Island to learn how to make bannock and listen to traditional stories.
• Hear the stories behind “Anne of Green Gables” with a walking tour through Cavendish, where L.M. Montgomery drew her inspiration.
• Cruise the waters of Shediac Bay on board a lobster boat, with a hands-on demonstration of lobster fishing and a delicious, locally caught lunch.
• This trip involves a fair amount of walking, so having sturdy footwear is recommended. While this trip doesn't require a high level of fitness, it’s essential to be at least moderately fit if you want to partake in all activities.

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Welcome to Halifax! Your tour starts today with a welcome meeting at 10am before you head to historic Lunenburg on the South Shore, one of only two urban communities in North America designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Explore Mahone Bay and nearby Blue Rocks on a leader-led walking tour and learn about this old fishing community that’s become a hub for artists and photographers. Enjoy some free time exploring the old town centre, which is a National Historic Site of Canada. And since Lunenburg was a rum-running town in the days of Prohibition, make sure you take the time to sample of the local brews. Head back to Halifax in the late afternoon and meet later in the evening for an optional dinner if you wish.

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There are no meals included on this day.

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• Lunenburg - Mahone Bay & Blue Rocks

Today’s driving time is approximately 2.5 hours.

It’s very important that you attend the welcome meeting as we will be collecting insurance and emergency contact details at this time. If you are going to be late please let your travel agent or hotel reception know. Ask reception or look for a note in the lobby for more information on where the meeting will take place.

Take a trip to famous Peggy’s Cove, a picturesque fishing village that is one of the most photographed places in all of Canada – for good reason! Rocky outcrops, the crashing Atlantic, colourful fishing boats and that famous red-tipped lighthouse are what you expect to see on Maritimes postcards. Follow your local leader along the Peggy’s Cove Rock Walk, which meanders along the barren coastline that glaciers created some 12,000 years ago. Grab lunch in the village (your own expense) – perhaps a creamy seafood chowder or fresh lobster roll.

• Peggy’s Cove – Rock Walk

Today’s driving time is approximately 1 hour.

Today you will drive from Halifax to Baddeck, but not without a stop at the excellent Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Center. Located in the heart of a development owned by Millbrook First Nation, it tells the story of the Millbrook Mi’kmaq and the important role they played and continue to play in the Maritimes. Don’t miss the gift shop which sells beautiful traditional arts and crafts. On arrival in Baddeck, relax and settle into your hotel before we head for an included dinner together.

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• Millbrook - Mi'kmac Cultural & Heritage Centre

Today’s driving time is approximately 4 hours.

Today offers a big day of discovery and adventure. Start with a visit to the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site to gain insight into the life and work of this inventor, scientist, and teacher who is arguably best known for inventing the telephone. Then drive along the Cabot Trail and stop for a leisurely hike within Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The Skyline Trail is the park’s signature hike, which leads out to spectacular sweeping views over the sea. If it’s a nice day for driving, your leader will take you further along the Cabot Trail – a 4 hours’ drive, but with plenty of beautiful stops along the way. Enjoy a picnic lunch while you’re out along the trail before returning to Baddeck for the night.

• Cape Breton Highlands National Park – Hike
• Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Entrance Fee)

Today’s driving time is approximately 5 hours.

Drive from Baddeck to Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island and the smallest provincial capital in the country. Perhaps head downtown and explore on foot when you arrive in the late afternoon. Stroll alongside the picturesque harbour or take in the leafy parks and Victorian-era streets lined with gabled houses. Tonight you may like to join your group for an optional dinner and toast your adventure.

• Charlottetown - Leader-led orientation walk

An orientation meeting will take place at 10am this morning to welcome any new travellers joining you for the next leg of your journey, then head out with your leader for a walking tour of the town. Finish with a tasting at Upstreet Brewing – a fellow B Corp business that brews a mix of classic, seasonal and experimental craft beers. Your afternoon is free to wander on your own before regrouping in the evening for a truly special dinner. Head out along the stunning Points East Coastal Drive (approximately 45 minutes) to meet a local fisherman and enjoy a traditional lobster and mussel boil on his private property.

• Points East Coastal Drive – Mussel and Lobster Shore Boil
• Charlottetown-Leader Lead Walking Tour
• Charlottetown – Upstreet Craft Brewing Beer Tasting

As this is a combination trip, the travellers in your group may change today.

There will be a welcome meeting at 10am to discuss the next stage of your itinerary and meet travellers joining you. It’s important that you attend the meeting as your leader will be collecting insurance details and next of kin information. Ask reception or look for a note in the lobby for more information on where the meeting will take place.

Drive from Charlottetown to the Greenwich section of Prince Edward Island National Park, home to a rare parabolic dune system as well as miles of pristine white sand beaches. Located along the famous Points East Coastal Drive, Greenwich is the perfect place to discover the small towns, beaches and wildlife that make Prince Edward Island so unique. As you walk the dune trail and dip your toes in the surf, look out for rare coastal plant species and a variety of seabirds.

• Prince Edward Island National Park

Today's total driving time is approximately 2 hours.

This morning visit Lennox Island First Nation to meet with a Mi'kmaq guide for a tour of the cultural center and St. Anne church. Immerse yourself in Mi'kmaq culture and history, and learn the traditional way of preparing bannnock at a campfire. Settle in with a cup of tea and soak up the stories about life on Lennox Island. Then drive to nearby Cavendish where L.M. Montgomery famously drew her inspiration for the “Anne of Green Gables” novels. Visit Green Gables Heritage Place and explore the area on a walking tour (with a focus on Anne, of course!). Then, check out the very cool Bottle Houses – a village of buildings, including a tavern, a chapel and gift shop, that are literally made out of thousands of bottles. At spectacular Thunder Cove Beach the sandstone cliffs, sea stacks and caves make for an otherworldly landscape that most visitors to Prince Edward Island totally miss. Spend the night in the coastal city of Summerside.

• Cavendish – Bottle House Leader Led Tour
• Thunder Cove Beach
• Cavendish – Green Gables Heritage Place
• Lennox Island First Nation Experience

Enjoy a free morning exploring Summerside on your own. You may want to check out the local museums, galleries and cultural centres, or you can just wander through the neighbourhoods of historic homes. Then get your sea legs ready! Today you’re cruising the waters of Shediac Bay on a working lobster boat with local fishers. Get a hands-on demonstration of lobster fishing and enjoy a delicious freshly caught lunch on board. After lunch, drive to Moncton and your hotel for the night.

• Shediac – Lobster Boat Cruise with Dinner

Today's total driving time is approximately 1.5 hours.

Cross over into New Brunswick and make your way to the postcard-perfect Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park. Arrive for low tide and join a naturalist guide for a walk right out onto the sea floor and get up close to the towering sandstone formations known as the Hopewell Rocks, or Flowerpot Rocks. When the tide comes in, waters in the bay can reach up to 16 metres, so a trip here is all about timing and your local leader will make sure you get the most out of your visit. In the afternoon, take a quick detour to spectacular Cap Enrage with its charming lighthouse before continuing on to explore Fundy National Park. Then it's a short drive onwards to the historic seaport city of Saint John, where you’ll stay for the night.

• Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park - Walk
• Bay of Fundy - Fundy National Park
• Bay of Fundy - Cap Enrage

Today's total driving time is approximately 3.5 hours.

Your tour ends today, and you are free to leave at your leisure. Or, if you like, stick around and explore the city of Saint John and more of the Maritimes on your own.

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1.Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 10am. Please make your own way to the Joining Point Hotel listed in the Essential Trip Information for this itinerary. 2. Please be careful when booking flights from Saint John; make sure you fly from Saint John, New Brunswick [YSJ]. Please do not book flights from St. John's, Newfoundland [YYT] as this is in another province. 3.Check out of the hotel is at 10am. If you could like to spend more time in Saint John we can happily request you additional nights - please speak to your booking agent. 4.A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement applies to all nights on your trip and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.

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Feast on fresh Atlantic lobster, hear local stories of the sea and seek out wildlife on the Cabot Trail and Gulf of the St. Lawrence. On this nine-day tour of Canada, explore wind-swept sea cliffs, centuries-old towns and the hearty way of life of the Nova Scotians. You’ll even visit famed Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick and explore the legends and traditions of the Indigenous Mi'kmaq people.

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Explore Halifax, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, Lunenburg, Prince Edward Island National Park, Hopewell Rocks 

Visit Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Green Gables Heritage Place, Peggy's Cove, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Confederation Bridge, enjoy Celtic heritage with a foot stomping Celidh Celebration

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Scenic Drive along The Cabot Trail

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Visit Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia and one of the largest cities in Atlantic Canada. The Halifax Citadel National Historic Site is a must-see, as is the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. You'll also travel to Sydney, Nova Scotia's second-largest city, located on Cape Breton Island. Sydney is the perfect place to enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, and kayaking, as well as learning about the area's fascinating Celtic heritage. Get ready for an exciting Canadian maritime adventure on a Nova Scotia cruise with Celebrity.

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Experience the charms of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island on a 12-day exploration of Canada’s Maritime provinces. Discover the rocky shores of Peggy’s Cove and the Skyline Trail of Cape Breton. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lunenburg, shop for locally made Mi’kmaq arts and crafts, get to know historic Charlottetown, take a walk to Hopewell Rocks with a local naturalist guide and visit the home of Anne of Green Gables. Enjoy dinner on board a working lobster boat and meet with a Mi’kmaq guide on Lennox Island. You’ll soon see why this corner of Canada is so beloved by all who visit.

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Walk the stunning coastal trails of Cape Breton Highlands National Park and follow the Skyline Trail mountain pass out to sweeping sea views.

Meet a Prince Edward Island fisherman and enjoy a traditional lobster and mussel dinner on his private property along the shore.

Meet with a Mi'kmaq Elder for a smudging ceremony and to learn about the wigwam building process and listen to traditional stories.

Hear the stories behind “Anne of Green Gables” with a walking tour through Cavendish, where L.M. Montgomery drew her inspiration.

Cruise the waters of Shediac Bay on board a lobster boat, with a hands-on demonstration of lobster fishing and a delicious, locally caught lunch.

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Welcome to Halifax! Your tour starts today with a welcome meeting at 10am before you head to historic Lunenburg on the South Shore, one of only two urban communities in North America designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Explore Mahone Bay and nearby Blue Rocks on a leader-led walking tour and learn about this old fishing community that’s become a hub for artists and photographers. Enjoy some free time exploring the old town centre, which is a National Historic Site of Canada. And since Lunenburg was a rum-running town in the days of Prohibition, make sure you take the time to sample of the local brews. Head back to Halifax in the late afternoon and meet later in the evening for an optional dinner if you wish.

Take a trip to famous Peggy’s Cove, a picturesque fishing village that is one of the most photographed places in all of Canada – for good reason! Rocky outcrops, the crashing Atlantic, colourful fishing boats and that famous red-tipped lighthouse are what you expect to see on Maritimes postcards. Follow your local leader along the Peggy’s Cove Rock Walk, which meanders along the barren coastline that glaciers created some 12,000 years ago. Grab lunch in the village (your own expense) – perhaps a creamy seafood chowder or fresh lobster roll.

Today you will drive from Halifax to Baddeck, but not without a stop at the excellent Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Center. Located in the heart of a development owned by Millbrook First Nation, it tells the story of the Millbrook Mi’kmaq and the important role they played and continue to play in the Maritimes. Don’t miss the gift shop which sells beautiful traditional arts and crafts. On arrival in Baddeck, relax and settle into your hotel for the next two nights.

Today offers a big day of discovery and adventure. Start with a visit to the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site to gain insight into the life and work of this inventor, scientist, and teacher who is arguably best known for inventing the telephone. Then drive along the Cabot Trail and stop for a leisurely hike within Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The Skyline Trail is the park’s signature hike, which leads out to spectacular sweeping views over the sea. If it’s a nice day for driving, your leader will take you further along the Cabot Trail – a 4 hours’ drive, but with plenty of beautiful stops along the way. Enjoy a picnic lunch while you’re out along the trail before returning to Baddeck for the night.

Drive from Baddeck to Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island and the smallest provincial capital in the country. It’s the perfect destination to explore on foot when you arrive in the late afternoon. Stroll alongside the picturesque harbour or take in the leafy parks and Victorian-era streets lined with gabled houses. Tonight you may like to join your group for an optional dinner and toast your adventure.

An orientation meeting will take place at 10am this morning to welcome any new travellers joining you for the next leg of your journey, then head out with your leader for a walking tour of the town. Finish with a tasting at Upstreet Brewing – a fellow B Corp business that brews a mix of classic, seasonal and experimental craft beers. Your afternoon is free to wander on your own before regrouping in the evening for a truly special dinner. Head out along the stunning Points East Coastal Drive (approximately 45 minutes) to meet a local fisherman and enjoy a traditional lobster and mussel boil on his private property.

Drive from Charlottetown to Greenwich National Park where you will be welcomed by a Mi'kmaq Elder with a traditional smudging ceremony. Learn about the wigwam building process and other artifacts and enjoy bannock, tea and storytelling. Take time to explore Greenwich National Park before your return to Charlottetown.

After breakfast, drive to nearby Cavendish where L.M. Montgomery famously drew her inspiration for the “Anne of Green Gables” novels. Visit Green Gables Heritage Place and explore the area on a walking tour (with a focus on Anne, of course!). Then, check out the very cool Bottle Houses – a village of buildings, including a tavern, a chapel and gift shop, that are literally made out of thousands of bottles. Grab lunch in Cavendish (at your own expense) before driving onwards to the spectacular Thunder Cove Beach. Here, sandstone cliffs, sea stacks and caves make for an otherworldly landscape that most visitors to Prince Edward Island totally miss. Spend the night in the coastal city of Summerside.

Enjoy a free morning exploring Summerside on your own. You may want to check out the local museums, galleries and cultural centres, or you can just wander through the neighbourhoods of historic homes. Then get your sea legs ready! Today you’re cruising the waters of Shediac Bay on a working lobster boat with local fishers. Get a hands-on demonstration of lobster fishing and enjoy a delicious freshly caught lunch on board. After lunch, drive to Moncton and your hotel for the night.

Cross over into New Brunswick and make your way to the postcard-perfect Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park. Arrive for low tide and join a naturalist guide for a walk right out onto the sea floor and get up close to the towering sandstone formations known as the Hopewell Rocks, or Flowerpot Rocks. When the tide comes in, waters in the bay can reach up to 16 metres, so a trip here is all about timing and your local leader will make sure you get the most out of your visit. In the afternoon, take a quick detour to spectacular Cap Enrage with its charming lighthouse before continuing on to explore Fundy National Park. Then it's a short drive onwards to the historic seaport city of Saint John, where you’ll stay for the night.

Your tour ends today, and you are free to leave at your leisure. Or, if you like, stick around and explore the city of Saint John and more of the Maritimes on your own.

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On this 10-day Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland cruise roundtrip from St. Johns, Newfoundland aboard the 148-passenger National Geographic Explorer , sail into Eastern Canada’s breathtaking natural beauty.

Discover Norse history at L’Anse aux Meadows, the only transatlantic site established by Vikings. See World War II harbor defenses and visit the only North American island that remains under French control. Your journey of pure discovery ventures to the legendary islands of Cape Breton, St-Pierre, and the Îles de la Madeleine in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland Highlights

• Discover charming coastal villages and small islands, including the historic French settlements at St. Pierre et Miquelon
• Explore two UNESCO World Heritage sites: Gros Morne National Park, one of the few places on earth where the mantle is exposed, and the 11th-century Viking site at L’Anse aux Meadows
• Hike along the dunes and sandstone cliffs of Îles de la Madeleine
• Experience the bounty of the region in its famous cuisine including Cape Breton mussels, fresh seafood, and much more
• Visit Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Alexander Graham Bell’s summer home, and tour the museum dedicated to his life and inventions

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Arrive in St. John’s, the picturesque capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, and embark National Geographic Explorer .

Meals Included: Dinner

Day 2: St. Pierre, France

Our first landfall is St-Pierre, France’s oldest remaining overseas territory. Get to know this picturesque French fishing enclave where we visit a local island to learn the importance of the historic cod fisheries and explore the fascinating L’Arche Museum.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Louisbourg and Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Today we visit the reconstructed Fortress of Louisbourg, an 18th-century fort where the British and French fought. Later, we visit the village of Baddeck, where Alexander Graham Bell built his summer home, now the centerpiece of a beautiful park and museum. Explore the life of Bell and enjoy a tour of the Bell Museum to view historic artifacts.

Day 4: Îles de la Madeleine, Québec

A cluster of wispy islands isolated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Îles de la Madeleine are home to miles of dunes, grassy hills, and dazzling red sandstone cliffs. Local experts guide us across this landscape of caves and sea arches, stopping along the way in colorful fishing villages as we learn about Acadian culture.

Day 5: Exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence

This is a day of exploration where our expedition team looks for the best opportunities to focus on the natural history and landscapes of the region.

Day 6: Gros Morne National Park

Graced by cliffs, fjords, and a sweeping alpine plateau, Gros Morne National Park has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its spectacular geology. Go on a variety of walks with our naturalists along waterfalls, marine inlets, and forested trails. Learn about the forces that shaped this land and the ancient serpentine rock that illustrates the phenomenon of plate tectonics.

Day 7: Red Bay

Today we explore Red Bay, the site of a historic Basque whaling station dating back to the 1500s. See original Basque remains and artifacts at this National Historic Site or take a scenic hike to a viewpoint overlooking the small village.

Day 8: L'Anse aux Meadows

In the World Heritage site of L’Anse aux Meadows, walk among 11th-century Norse ruins and reconstructed sod huts and learn the saga of the Vikings in North America – nearly 500 years before Columbus arrived.

Day 9: Exploring Eastern Newfoundland

Wild, rugged, and often accessible only by sea, Newfoundland’s east coast is dotted with tiny fishing villages tucked into coves. Explore these stunning shores, and back aboard, gain insights from our experts into the island’s people and wildlife.

Day 10: St. John's / Disembark / Home

Sail through The Narrows in the early morning and disembark in St. John’s. Visit the colorful waterfront and historic Signal Hill or The Rooms museum before transferring to the airport for your flight home.

Meals Included: Breakfast

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• All meals and non-alcoholic beverages*
• Your bar tab and all crew gratuities are included in the voyage price on all  National Geographic Explorer,   National Geographic Endurance,  and  National Geographic Orion  voyages. Please call for details.
• Your bar tab and WiFi** are included in the voyage price on all National Geographic Islander  or  National Geographic Endeavour II  voyages. Please call for details.
• Cappuccinos, lattes & filtered water
• 24-hour coffee, tea & soda on demand (soda not included on  Lord of the Glens )
• Hors d’oeuvres & snacks during Recap
• Fitness center or exercise equipment, depending on the ship
• Fully stocked library, and other gracious public spaces
• The guidance and company of our expedition staff
• The services of a physician on certain ships/destinations
• Hotels ashore as indicated in itinerary
• Meals on land, as indicated in itinerary
• Sightseeing & entrance fees
• Special access permits, park fees, port taxes
• Transfers to and from group flights
• The expertise of our expedition staff
• All excursions
• Zodiac & kayak explorations
• Snorkeling, including wetsuits, masks, fins & snorkel where relevant
• Presentations and guest speakers in the lounge

* Alcoholic beverages are included on the  National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Orion, National Geographic Endurance, Sea Cloud,  and  Lord of the Glens;  certain super-premium brands are not included.

**  Travel aboard any National Geographic Islander  or  National Geographic Endeavour II  voyage and we will cover your bar tab;   certain premium brands not included. Free WiFi, up to one hour a day per person aboard any National Geographic Islander  and  National Geographic Endeavour II  departure.

Not Included

• International and internal airfare

Pre- and post-expedition

• Additional hotel nights
• Private transfers
• Travel Protection Plan
• Passport, visa, and immigration fees
• Expedition extensions
• Alcoholic beverages (except aboard Sea Cloud, Lord of the Glens, National Geographic Orion,  National Geographic Explorer,   National Geographic Endurance, National Geographic Islander and National Geographic Endeavour II ); certain super-premium brands not included
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• Scuba diving
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• Gift shop items and any other items of personal nature
• Cappuccinos and lattes are not available on the Delfin II

National Geographic Explorer

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Trial of man who killed 10 at Colorado supermarket turns to closing arguments

Lawyers are set to deliver closing arguments Friday in the trial of a mentally ill man who fatally shot 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021.

Ahmad Alissa, who has schizophrenia, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the attack at the store in the college town of Boulder. His attorneys acknowledge he was the shooter but say he was legally insane at the time of the shooting.

Mental illness is not the same thing as insanity under the law. In Colorado, insanity is legally defined as having a mental disease so severe it is impossible for a person to tell the difference between right and wrong.

During two weeks of trial, the families of those killed saw graphic surveillance and police body camera video. Survivors testified about how they fled, helped others to safety and hid. An emergency room doctor crawled onto a shelf and hid among bags of chips. A pharmacist who took cover testified she heard Alissa say “This is fun” at least three times.

Several members of Alissa’s family, who immigrated to the United States from Syria, testified that starting a few years earlier he became withdrawn and spoke less. He later began acting paranoid and showed signs of hearing voices and his condition worsened after he got COVID-19 in late 2020, they said.

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Alissa is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder, multiple counts of attempted murder and other offenses, including having six high-capacity ammunition magazine devices banned in Colorado after previous mass shootings.

Alissa started shooting immediately after getting out of his car at the store on March 22, 2021, killing most of the victims in just over a minute. He killed a police officer who responded to the attack and then surrendered after another officer shot him in the leg.

Prosecutors said Alissa was equipped with an optic scope for his semi-automatic pistol, which resembled an AR-15 rifle, and steel-piercing bullets.

They accused him of trying to kill as many as possible, pursuing people who were running and trying to hide. That gave him an adrenaline rush and a sense of power, prosecutors argued, though they did not offer any motive for the attack.

State forensic psychologists who evaluated Alissa concluded he was sane during the shootings. The defense did not have to provide any evidence in the case and did not present any experts to say he was insane.

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However, the defense pointed out that the psychologists did not have full confidence in their sanity finding. That was largely because Alissa did not provide them more information about what he was experiencing, even though it could have helped his case.

The experts also said they thought the voices he was hearing played some role in the attack and they did not believe it would have happened if Alissa were not mentally ill.

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If you want to understand how climate change threatens national security, look no further than Alaska, where the Arctic is warming three to four times faster than the rest of the world. As it warms, permafrost is thawing, ice is melting and the coast is eroding, threatening critical military infrastructure. 

And that’s just the beginning. Climate change is transforming topography. As ice melts, new shipping routes are opening up, fish stocks are moving north, critical minerals and fossil fuels will be exposed, and global powers like Russia and China want a piece of the pie. 

In this episode, host Kai Ryssdal heads to the top of the world to traverse the frozen terrain that could be the center stage for global conflict. We hitch a ride with the Coast Guard, drop in on training exercises in the frigid Alaskan mountain range and uncover vital military infrastructure that’s falling into the ocean.  How are climate change and national security converging in the Arctic? And is our military ready for it?

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Kai Ryssdal: Holy cow. Holy cow. I legit don’t know if I can do 24 hours up here.

I’ve just gotten to Utqiagvik, Alaska, known until 2016 as Barrow. It’s April. Spring in most places. Here it is seven degrees, 15 knots of wind. Not to state the obvious, but it is freezing. 

Gotta let the producer in the door.

Hayley Hershman: Thanks.

Kai Ryssdal: Oh, my God, it’s something. It’s actually, you know, I’ve been checking the weather forecast, and I was like, Oh yeah, I could do like, three degrees, whatever. No, you can’t. Cannot do it.

Utqiagvik is the very, very, very top of Alaska. It’s the northernmost city in the United States, sitting on the extreme northern edge of the North American continent. But even saying that doesn’t really capture how far away you feel. It is otherworldly out here, snow for miles, and the sky and the snow are the same color, so you basically can’t see the horizon. And if you’ve been following any climate news at all, the past couple of years, hearing that climate change is warming the Arctic three to four times faster than the rest of the planet may not be surprising. What is surprising, and why we’re here, is that Alaska is where climate change and national security are running headlong into each other.

Albert Mose: So believe it or not, this is a great Alaskan day.

Kai Ryssdal: That’s Lieutenant Colonel Albert Mose. 

Well, look, as long as the wind isn’t around, I’m good, but I definitely should have brought my sunglasses.

And we came all this way to see him, because he helps run the Point Barrow long range radar. It’s a key piece of our national security infrastructure. It was built in the late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War, back in the days when the threat of Russian bombers coming over the North Pole was very real.

Archival clip: If modern bombers carrying modern bombs over the polar ice cap were to cross the Arctic Circle at midnight, they could destroy virtually any Canadian or American city before dawn.

Kai Ryssdal: Which means the Air Force had to find a way to detect those bombers and maybe missiles entering our airspace. The solution?

Archival clip: The radar network above the Arctic Circle.

Kai Ryssdal: Radars, lots of them.

Archival clip: A distant early warning line, which would span the north polar region and which no hostile aircraft could cross undetected. DEW Line, they called it.

Kai Ryssdal: The Point Barrow radar is one of what used to be roughly 60 in the DEW Line that runs along the coast of Alaska and Canada. This one is still operational today, meaning it’s still there to detect bombs and missiles and aircraft entering U.S. airspace, but it hasn’t been updated or modernized since the 1980s, and now climate change is posing a new and very different threat.

Albert Mose: Climate change, I think, from my perspective, from this radar site, it’s another challenge that we have to build into the calculus. It’s right in our doorstep, and there’s no more time to think about it.

Kai Ryssdal: Colonel Mose is dressed head to toe in cold weather camo, boots and gloves, a tan beanie pulled down low over his ears. We’re looking up at the radar. It’s got a covering over it called a ray dome to protect it from the elements. It’s on girders about 15 feet up in the air, and honestly, it looks like nothing so much as the world’s biggest golf ball.

Albert Mose: These radar sites could use an upgrade. We are upgrading them as much as we can, but we need upgrades. We need resources. We need manpower and systems to track the increasing activities.

Kai Ryssdal: Mose points out that as the Arctic has warmed, there have been cascading effects on this radar. The permafrost is thawing, which weakens the 65-year-old foundation the radar was built on. Flooding means the one road in and out can become impassable, and the Arctic Ocean is creeping closer as the coastline erodes. The Air Force is trying to find solutions: seawalls, new elevated roadways.

Albert Mose: Maybe moving the whole system back away from the danger zone.

Kai Ryssdal: Sorry, say that again, picking up this whole system and moving it, I don’t know, three miles that way?

Albert Mose: Correct. So find some way to relocate that somehow.

Kai Ryssdal: Do you think climate change is affecting American national security?

Albert Mose: The climate is changing, and so the way that we prepared for has to change in order to mitigate the changing climate environment that we find ourselves in all around the world.

Kai Ryssdal: So I hear you saying yes without saying yes.

Albert Mose: I am saying yes without saying yes.

Kai Ryssdal: I’m Kai Ryssdal. Welcome to How We Survive. This season, we’re exploring how the institution that shaped me, the American military, is shaping our climate future. This episode, we’re taking you north, way north to Alaska and the Arctic, where the climate is changing more quickly than almost anywhere else on the planet. Where the national security threat is changing fast too, and we’re going to find out whether the military is ready for it. This is episode two, The Last Frontier. Given the thawing permafrost and the melting ice, the deteriorating road, it’s tempting to look at the Point Barrow radar and think we ought to just chuck the whole thing, that it can’t possibly be worth saving or updating again. I mean, sure it’s here to detect missiles and other hostile intrusions, but that’s just a fear from the Cold War. The U.S. isn’t really worried about danger from over the polar ice cap, right? Right?

Who do you think is coming? And I recognize that that’s above your pay grade, but —

Albert Mose: Correct. So anyone that wants to utilize the Northern Corridor to to affect our airspace down back in the lower 48. So pick any country that wants to utilize that northern space that’s becoming more more available as the climate changes.

Kai Ryssdal: Anyone could be coming. It’s that simple, and it’s that complicated, and it’s definitely not just airspace, either. As the Arctic warms and the ice melts, we’re going to have what defense experts call a whole new ocean. Countries that might have been deterred by all the ice, all of a sudden are going to be able to get to all the resources that have been locked away in this part of the world.

Is it getting busier?

Albert Mose: It is getting busier. So as the ice shifts, resources are becoming more available that people want. So think minerals, think fish, think oil. And so now that area is becoming getting a lot more attention from folks that that want to capitalize on that available resource.

Kai Ryssdal: This right here, this is kind of the Oh shit moment, because it’s not just that climate change is affecting the radar and our military infrastructure at large, which is bad enough, by the way. The planet getting hotter is changing the topography and the accessibility of the resources in this remote and still mostly untouched part of the world. Mose mentioned fish and oil and minerals. New shipping lanes are going to open up. A typical sea route from Asia to Europe right now takes about 48 days, but as the ice melts and a northern route opens, you could cut that down to 35 days, a huge economic boost for a country like, oh, I don’t know, Russia? Or China, which has declared itself a near Arctic state trying to legitimize its presence up here.

All right, so here we are in Utqiagvik. We’re out for the day, also out for the day without cell phone coverage, which is going to be interesting, because none of us know our way around here.

A couple of things that are good to know about Utqiagvik, should you ever go. First of all, like I said, this place is remote and it’s far, far away. Supplies, like food, have to be brought in by air, which explains why the cost of living is so high. A gallon of milk will run you 16 bucks, $34 if it’s organic. Utqiagvik is a pretty small place, 21 miles square, about 4500 people, and yet we — my producer, Hayley Hershman and I — we got a little lost.

Hayley Hershman: I’ve never seen this much white before in my life.

Kai Ryssdal: Hayley’s driving as we pass 10-foot-tall piles of snow plowed up against the side of the road. The Arctic Ocean, just on the other side of those piles, is completely frozen over. And, like I said, you can’t really make out the horizon, so your sense of distance is just shot.

Hayley Hershman: Also, the road is about to get, like, less visible.

Kai Ryssdal: Yeah, the road, the road is, like, getting less roadie. Oh yeah, we’re off roading now.

Hayley Hershman: Don’t say that on tape. We’re legally not allowed to in this car.

Kai Ryssdal: To be clear, we were actually on the road. We do eventually find our way around. And we pull up to the North Slope Borough Port Authority Department. We park, but we leave the car running. Everybody does it so the engine doesn’t freeze.

Hayley Hershman: It feels so weird to do that. I cannot get over it.

Kai Ryssdal: But clearly that’s just the way it happens here, right. That’s just what people do.

When you hear Port Authority, you might think of something like the big transit hubs in New York or Los Angeles. Utqiagvik is different. It’s tiny. We’re talking a small office space in town with four employees. They don’t even have a dock.

Hina Kilioni: Nice to meet you.

Kai Ryssdal: I’m Kai. Nice to see you. How are you doing?

Kai Ryssdal: Hina Kilioni is the acting director of the Port Authority for the North Slope Borough. 

What was it like when you moved up here?

Hina Kilioni: Cold. It was actually January. So the 24 hours of darkness, you know, I, everything looked like a snow globe at night.

Kai Ryssdal: Hina’s got jet black hair that hits just above his shoulders. He’s wearing small black hoop earrings, and he’s got a black and red plaid jacket that I don’t think seems warm enough.

Hina Kilioni: I’m originally from Lahaina, Maui, born and raised, and yes.

Kai Ryssdal: You are far from home.

Hina Kilioni: Yes, I’m far from home. But actually I’m not, because this feels, this is home.

Kai Ryssdal: The people who call this place home are right on the leading edge of the changes that a warming planet is bringing to the Arctic and of the shifting landscape of national security, and they’re dealing with it long before it gets to the rest of us in the lower 48.

Hina Kilioni: We are what makes this country Arctic. Alaska is the reason why.

Kai Ryssdal: Alaska isn’t often in the national discussion, right? It’s far away. It’s only got 750,000 people. Less, actually. Out of sight, out of mind, kinda. But it is the place that gives the United States a claim to this increasingly important and rapidly changing part of the world.

All right, can you drive with one hand and talk on the mic on the other hand?

Hina Kilioni: Yep.

Kai Ryssdal: All right.

Hina Kilioni: And yell at kids.

Kai Ryssdal: That’s good.

Hina Kilioni: Just kidding.

Kai Ryssdal: We load up in Hina’s car for a look around town.

All right, so —

Hina Kilioni: I don’t feel comfortable going any further, so —

Kai Ryssdal: No, I was just gonna, I was just gonna say, how do you know you’re still on the road and not on the ice?

Hina Kilioni: Um, because I’ve been here in the summer.

Kai Ryssdal: Yeah, oh yeah. We’re gonna go right by that danger sign.

Kai Ryssdal: Not past.

Hina Kilioni: You’ll come around —

Kai Ryssdal: Just up to.

Hina Kilioni: Oh, just come around this side over here.

Kai Ryssdal: Yup. Oh, my God, it’s a little windier out here.

Hina Kilioni: Just a little.

Kai Ryssdal: All right, so here we are literally on the edge of the Arctic Ocean.

It’s always a guessing game when summer comes, Hina says, to see how much of the coast is still there.

Hina Kilioni: Are you cold? Yup.

Kai Ryssdal: Yeah, and the mic’s dying too. All right, let’s get back in the car. But this is crazy. This is actually where it’s happening. This is like climate change, up close and personal.

The wind is brutal. It is relentless. I can’t feel my face. And in this kind of weather, you’d think most people would be at home under a mountain of blankets, but there is kind of a buzz around town today, and as we’re getting back into Hina’s car, a woman pulls right up to the shoreline with a couple of kids in the backseat, and she starts scanning the frozen Arctic Ocean with a pair of binoculars.

Hina Kilioni: Hi BJ, how’s whaling?

Kai Ryssdal: A group of hunters caught a whale last night and they’re bringing it back to shore.

Hina Kilioni: Hell yeah.

Kai Ryssdal: You got a whale? That’s great. Wow. That’s very cool.

Their whaling captain, BJ, the woman with the binoculars, is keeping watch for her husband and the rest of the group. We had gotten to Utqiagvik just at the start of whaling season, and that day we were out, the community ended up catching three whales. Subsistence whaling, we should tell you, is legal for Alaska Native communities. Back in the car we go and head down the road.

Hina Kilioni: And these are the homes —

Kai Ryssdal: Oh, look at these houses. These are right on the ocean.

Kai Ryssdal: Oh, and they’re not going to be here in five years. I mean, come on, that’s a terrible thing to say, but come on.

Hina Kilioni: The road used to go that way, and that was just last summer.

Kai Ryssdal: It’s just not there.

Hina Kilioni: Yeah.

Kai Ryssdal: Sorry. Last summer the road was here?

Kai Ryssdal: Oh, man.

Hina Kilioni: It fell off.

Kai Ryssdal: Yeah, we should. We’re like, 20 yards from the Arctic Ocean.

Hina Kilioni: You can see all of our, all of our infrastructure along the coastline. And another one that we’re gonna approach is the gas station, our only gas station.

Kai Ryssdal: Yeah, it’s up here, right?

Hina Kilioni: Yep, right along the coastline.

Kai Ryssdal: There is a solution that’s bringing Utqiagvik some hope. It’s a five-mile-long seawall that the Army Corps of Engineers is building to protect the village. It’s not going to be done, though, until 2032. And driving around with Hina and getting just a taste of how remote Utqiagvik is, it also becomes clear how vulnerable this community is. From the physical effects of climate change, yes, but also things are just getting busier. More maritime traffic on the Arctic Ocean that’s passable more months of the year, friendly maritime traffic, and others.

Hina Kilioni: A couple weeks ago, there was some, some questionable activity going on off our shores that, but they weren’t on the tracker. The vessel wasn’t listed. The vessel wasn’t identified. It wasn’t a U.S. vessel.

Kai Ryssdal: It caused a stir.

Hina Kilioni: When we found out that there was unknown vessel, we were just like, we’re like living a real life, like, this is, this is what we see on TV, you know, a crime show or international espionage, like you see on TV. This is what’s happening in our front door. This is the kind of stuff that we worry about.

Kai Ryssdal: That Oh shit moment I was talking about, where the Northwest Passage becomes so much busier, where foreign activity, friendly or not, increases up here. Hina’s worried about that.

Hina Kilioni: You know, we get it, national security, we get it. But thing is, trying to secure our border. We live at the border. We’re over here, so just a little bit of information would help, especially if this, the Northwest Passage becomes what it’s looking like it’s going to become, right. That means this entire environment could change that much more.

Kai Ryssdal: And he says there’s more military in the area, too.

Hina Kilioni: I’m noticing more and more people with high and tights on the plane. And our towns are not that big. We know everybody’s face, so we can tell that they’re coming. We know that they’re coming.

Kai Ryssdal: A word here about the militarization of the Arctic, a very short word. It already happened, decades ago. What’s happening now is just the latest version of it. That said though, Hina and the community here are on the literal frontlines of a changing landscape and a changing strategic dynamic, and it’s fair to wonder, should the shit hit the fan, what part of the military is going to be here to protect the Alaskan border, and whether they’re ready for it.

Jake Peterson: Russia and China, they’re on the playing field right now in the Arctic. And we’re still in the locker room.

Kai Ryssdal: That’s after the break.

Last episode you heard me get put through the ringer in the warfighter lab in San Diego. It was not to be too dramatic, a completely miserable experience. The worst part was sitting in a tank of 50-degree water for 10 minutes, a very small taste of the research the Navy’s doing into how extreme cold affects your ability to think and act and how to train soldiers and Marines for it. It went a little bit like this.

Doug Jones: Two more minutes, think warm thoughts.

Kai Ryssdal: Holy shit, I don’t understand doing this for 90 minutes. I bet you get deep inside yourself.

Good times. Am I right? But what scientists are testing in the lab is meant to be used in the real world.

Doug Jones: So think about the application of this, right? So, right, you’re in a —

Kai Ryssdal: You’re being very clinical right now but go ahead.

Doug Jones: Arctic cold weather environment, you break through the ice, but you still have to operate. So that’s going to be the next phase of this.

Kai Ryssdal: All that research is eventually going to help troops on the ground, survive and fight in arctic conditions. But what about now? How’s the military preparing for today? Caitlin Esch and Hayley Hershman, who are producing this podcast, went to the northern warfare training center in Black Rapids, Alaska, about 600 miles southeast of Utqiagvik, to find out.

Voice 1: We’re about to take ski lessons. I’ve never, never skied in my life before, so it’s gonna be very interesting.

Caitlin Esch: You say avalanche training, but what does that entail? Surviving an avalanche?

Voice 2: How to avoid an avalanche, what signs to look for when you’re walking, listening to for sounds in the snow.

Kai Ryssdal: It’s a little bit survival training, a little bit practical skills training and a little bit how to fight here, if they have to.

Caitlin Esch: What is this training for?

Jack Foster: This training is just to make us more proficient as Arctic warriors, to make us more proficient in Arctic environments. Should, I mean, for lack of a better term, if anything pops off in the world.

Kai Ryssdal: That’s second lieutenant Jack Foster. There are Arctic basics being taught. Setting up a tent in the snow, for instance, making camp in negative 50-degree weather, which makes that plus 50 degree water I was in seem almost balmy. They’re learning Arctic warfare specifics, too.

Jack Foster: We learned about how much fresh snowpack, snow, ice, and ice crete it takes to stop a bullet, so that when we’re building those positions, we could take that into consideration.

Kai Ryssdal: About 12 feet of loose snow can stop a bullet, by the way. You’re welcome for that. Lieutenant Foster is from Texas originally.

Caitlin Esch: You look like you’ve been out in the cold for a while. What was your first impression of the cold?

Jack Foster: Just kind of to embrace the suck.

Caitlin Esch: Did you say embrace the suck?

Jack Foster: I did, yeah, that’s, that’s probably the, you know, the Army has many mottos, but that’s the true, unofficial motto of the army.

Kai Ryssdal: The army has always trained soldiers to fight in different climates. And, you know, we used to have an Arctic focus in the 1950s and 60s, when we built the DEW Line, but several decades and several different wars later, climate change is forcing us to pivot back.

John Pennell: The Army recently opened up Alaska as a an option for soldiers to enlist to come to Alaska.

Kai Ryssdal: That’s John Pennell, he’s the chief of media relations for the 11th Airborne Division.

Caitlin Esch: Do you think climate change is bringing more more soldiers up here to train?

John Pennell: I think so. I think there’s no doubt that climate change has impacted the way folks in the lower 48 see Alaska and the Arctic, because before it was it was just an ice box. Who’s going to attack us over the pole, you know. There was a famous Canadian general who said any attack that comes over the pole is going to automatically turn into the world’s largest rescue mission, because it’s just impossible. But with that ice becoming so thin and going away, and so much more focus from our sometimes not so friendly neighbors. It’s obvious that we have to regain our Arctic focus, and we have to really put our military focus back into protecting the northern border.

Kai Ryssdal: Who’s going to attack us over the pole? You remember Colonel Mose and the Barrow radar? Anyone and any country he said, could come over the pole. There’s a phrase that military people in Alaska throw around a lot, the tyranny of distance. Alaska is enormous. It’s bigger than Texas, California, and Montana combined. And there’s a patchwork of different military branches that operate here. There is the Air Force, which, if you remember, runs the radars up the coast. They’ve got F-22 fighters as well. The Navy and Marine Corps also have a presence, although not in force. And there is the army, as we just heard with Caitlin and Hayley. Thing is, though, the branch of the military that right now is most likely to be sent to respond to Hina’s worries about an unidentified ship entering U.S. waters, or a civilian cruise ship, maybe with as many people on board as live in Utqiagvik, a ship like that that runs into trouble, the U.S. Coast Guard is going to get the call.

Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar: All right. Controls.

Ted Borny: Controls.

Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar: Starting.

Kai Ryssdal: We’re in a Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter.

Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar: Takeoff checklist crew. We’re ready for take-off.

Kai Ryssdal: Lieutenant Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar and Lieutenant Commander Ted Borny at the controls. We’re all in matching flight suits. Think Ghostbusters, but bright orange and helmets. Weather’s not great, low clouds. It’s been raining on and off since we got here. The ride is a little bumpy, par for the course in a helicopter, you should know. We’re about 300 feet above the water, just below the cloud layer.

Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar: We are actually headed toward Narrow Strait, which is between Spruce Island and the top of Kodiak Island. And it’s kind of a shortcut. We have the good weather and visibility right now.

Kai Ryssdal: In their logbooks, this is going to go down as a standard proficiency hop for Lexi and Ted. Regular training, just with a couple of journalists in the back. But the very nature of what the Coast Guard does, search and rescue, maritime interdiction, means that every flight could turn operational on a moment’s notice. Kodiak Island is kind of stunning, actually. Mountains right up against the water, thick clouds sitting on top of them, deep blue-green water and wildlife.

Ted Borny: Oh, there’s a couple bears down there.

Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar: Oh, that looks like a cow dude.

Ted Borny: Oh it’s a cow. Oh man.

Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar: You got me excited.

Ted Borny: I got excited. Is that not a bear?

Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar: Nah dude that’s a cow.

Ted Borny: That’s a cow?

Kai Ryssdal: Kodiak Island is nearly 1000 miles straight south of Utqiagvik.

Lexi Chavarria-Aguilar: Alaska is an interesting place to be as the global climate is shifting. I think that the physical like tangible changes are more poignant here than maybe elsewhere.

Kai Ryssdal: And those changes are going to make the Coast Guard’s job more difficult.

Ted Borny: You were talking about you went up to Barrow. There’s less ice up there. There’s going to be more opportunities for traffic to go through there. They’ll need a greater Coast Guard presence to make sure that the maritime traffic going through there is able to do that safely, and then in an event of an emergency, that we’re there to respond. So you’ll see commercial traffic as well as you know, things like cruise ships, things like that, where you have the potential for now for a mass casualty event, somewhere remote and north.

Kai Ryssdal: As maritime and aviation traffic increases up here, more traffic means more people. More people means more chances for things to go wrong, a stranded cruise ship, unidentified vessels, things the Coast Guard deals with all the time, but —

Ted Borny: We don’t have a permanent presence up there now, so we’re not in a great position to respond. We’d be responding off of Kodiak. It just takes a lot of time to get there.

Kai Ryssdal: That tyranny of distance thing is real. 1000 miles up here is a very, very long 1000 miles. And there’s kind of an infrastructure challenge too. Maybe equipment challenge is a better way to put that, as Ted Borny explained once we got back on the ground.

Ted Borny: Right now we have, the Coast Guard has the only icebreakers out of any military service. We only have two of them, which is not super adequate for the space that we’re operating in.

Kai Ryssdal: If you want to operate in the Arctic, you kind of got to have ice breakers. And as maritime traffic and strategic competition here increases, the Coast Guard is going to need more than two.

Ted Borny: Compared to comparable countries, you know, think about Russia, and then if you even think about China, which is not an Arctic nation, has ice breaking capability. So we’re behind in that right now, and the Coast Guard is working to catch up.

Kai Ryssdal: The way things stand right now, there’s vital infrastructure, like the Barrow radar, that’s not more than a couple of years away from figuratively anyway, falling into the ocean, and essential equipment like icebreakers that’s desperately needed as more competitors and allies start to operate in the Arctic. So you can’t help but wonder whether the American military is actually ready.

Jake Peterson: And this is my opinion, is that our competitors, Russia and China, they’re on the playing field right now in the Arctic.

Kai Ryssdal: That’s Colonel Jake Peterson. He’s the chief of staff at Alaska command, which is responsible for keeping Alaska, its airspace, its land and its coastline secure.

Jake Peterson: They’re exploring. They’re sending research vessels out there. They’re doing exploratory mining. You see the northern sea route there. That’s a sea route that cuts off a lot of time for transit of goods from Asia to Europe, and they claim that as their territorial waters. So if someone wants to use it, they’ll charge.

Kai Ryssdal: The United States Peterson says is behind.

Jake Peterson: Again, our competitors are already playing on the playing field, and we’re still in the locker room right now.

Kai Ryssdal: Back in 2022 the Department of Defense released an inspector general’s report looking at whether the Pentagon’s six Arctic and subarctic bases are ready for the effects of climate change. The relevant quote here? These installation leaders did not conduct installation resilience assessments and planning required by DOD directive and public law.

Are we making the investments necessary to maintain national security as the Arctic changes?

David Nahom: I would say we’re certainly investing.

Kai Ryssdal: Lieutenant General David Nahom was, until he retired in August, the commander of Alaska command. That made him Colonel Peterson’s boss. Nahom is the guy to call when you want to talk military operations in the Arctic.

David Nahom: I’ve got to be able to see further out and see threats sooner. The current threats and threats in the future, and we are studying that, what that looks like, and the investment, the investment absolutely needs to go into the tools to ensure that we can see out further and sooner.

Kai Ryssdal: What’s the what if here, sir, what if we don’t get it right?

David Nahom: I think if we don’t get this right, and things don’t go our way, I think that does, that does turn into an area of competition, and it could easily turn into an area of crisis.

Kai Ryssdal: Spitball this one for me, sir, let’s say you could get Secretary Austin on the phone. Maybe you can, maybe you can’t, I don’t know.

David Nahom: Probably not.

Kai Ryssdal: Well, you know, let’s say you’re having —

David Nahom: My boss can, but —

Kai Ryssdal: Well, yeah, let’s say you’re having a good day, and you can get him on the phone. What do you tell him you need the Department of Defense to do to make you more mission capable up there?

David Nahom: I would just say what my boss says out loud, and I continue to say out loud too. We’ve got to be attuned to the domain awareness up in the high north. We’ve got to have the ability to see out further and see out sooner. And these technologies, you know, you looked at, you said it right there. When you were up at Utqiagvik, we have Point Barrow, our long-range radar site up there. That was technology from the Cold War. Well, we’re not dealing with threats from the cold war anymore. The threats have developed, and we’ve got to develop the tools to be able to have that, have that ability to see, the sensors to see, and then the ability to manage the data and put it in our senior leaders’ hands so that so they can react accordingly if there is, if there is a need up here in the high north.

Kai Ryssdal: What I hear you saying, sir, without really saying it, is, maybe you don’t have what you need.

David Nahom: I would just say we have to stay very focused on it as we move forward. You know, the the threat is evolving quickly. We have got to evolve too in how we see and how and how we defend. We’ve got to be able to see out further and sooner in the emerging threats that we see, that we see Russia and China developing.

Kai Ryssdal: The Department of Defense released a new Arctic strategy this summer, July 22 to be really precise, a strategy that calls for more spending on high tech sensors and radar systems up in the Arctic, as well as investments in more cutters for the Coast Guard. Investments that, based on our reporting, are well needed if the United States plans to stay a force in this region. Not really much in terms of timeline or implementation, but two days later, two days, American and Canadian fighters from Alaska command intercepted Russian and Chinese strategic bombers flying together in Alaskan airspace. The first time U.S. officials said they have seen those two countries operating together in that way. At a press conference, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, and this is a quote, they’re always testing us, and that’s no surprise to any of us. They are always testing us, and we’re always testing them. That’s the way it works, a strategic game of cat and mouse, to oversimplify it just a little bit. In a way, this takes us back to where we started the first episode of this season. Me, 40 years ago, following Soviet bombers coming around the North Cape of Norway. Different times, different airspace, different threats. Threats, though, that have been multiplied thanks to climate change. Next time on How We Survive, climate change is changing and complicating the national security environment that the Pentagon has to operate in, but the American military is contributing to making the planet hotter too. So what are they going to do about that?

Voice 3: We did relieve the grid of our burden at their request.

Kai Ryssdal: Right, and that’s only going to start happening more.

Voice 3: Absolutely correct.

Kai Ryssdal: Microgrids, sustainable jet fuel —

What’d you do in New York, Kai? Well, I had vodka out of paper cups in Brooklyn at 10:40 in the morning.

Voice 4: In a jet fuel refinery.

Kai Ryssdal: And the future of military operations. Next time on How We Survive. I’m Kai Ryssdal. Hayley Hershman produced this episode. The How We Survive team includes Sophia Paliza-Carre and Katie Reuther. We had additional production support from Lina Fansa. Caitlin Esch is the Supervising Senior Producer. Nancy Farghalli is our editor, sound design and original scoring by Chris Julin, mixing by Brian Allison. Our field engineer up in the Arctic was Jayk Cherry. Bridget Bodnar is the Director of Podcasts. Francesca Levy is the Executive Director of Digital. Neal Scarbrough is the Vice President and General Manager of Marketplace. Our theme music is by Wonderly.

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