beanozak Posted March 17, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 17, 2012 We wish to cruise to see the Northern Lights, a few questions on this subject. :confused: 1. Where is the best place to see them, e.g. which cruise would be best. 2. When is the best time of the year to see them? 3. Which cruise line offers the best place to see them? 4. Has anyone been on one of these cruises, did you see the lights? Thanks for your help and advice that I am sure I will receive.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted March 17, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Unfortunately, a cruise vacation is not in your future. The season for the northern lights normally doesn't equate with the season's the cruise ships are sailing. In addition, they don't go far enough north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted March 17, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 17, 2012 If you could cruise Alaska or the Arctic in winter you would do fine. However, cruise season does not match up with the lights. I've seen them as early as November in the North Country, but by then the cruise season is over.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted March 17, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Wishful thinking -- you need to be way away from the cruise ships -- further up north -- winter time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibobs Posted March 17, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 17, 2012 A friend has just come back from a Fred Olsen cruise which was originally called "In search of the Northern Lights" FO changed the name of the cruise but they saw them. Check the Fred forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted March 17, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Try Hurtigruten cruise line not your typical cruise but you can see the Northern lights October to March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted March 17, 2012 #7 Share Posted March 17, 2012 The odds are against seeing tghem on a cruise - they ordinarily appear between end of October and the middle of February - peaking around December 21, when they have (very rarely) been seen from as far south as Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewrit Posted March 17, 2012 #8 Share Posted March 17, 2012 All true, but we had a glorious diisplay for the NCL Star off Point Spencer on a late July night in 2006 -- great sweeping, shimmering draperies in bright green flickering to gold. Lasted nearly an hour around midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandm Posted March 17, 2012 #9 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Another option is to fly to Reyjkavik Iceland and spend a week there. It is a 2-3 hour flight from England and is a wonderful place to see. We went in November and saw a spectacular show of northern lights plus all the beauty Iceland has to offer. Visit the website tripadvisor and go to Iceland. It is a sister site of cruisecritic and a wealth of information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted March 17, 2012 #10 Share Posted March 17, 2012 They are seldom seen from a cruise ship in coastal Alaska .... but that does not mean they are not seen. This year and next with the peak in solar storms there will be increased sightings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted March 17, 2012 #11 Share Posted March 17, 2012 My neighbour has seen them from Hurtigruten cruises in December.....she said there were not many aboard, so the officers and staff joined the passengers each night. Jo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipmaster Posted March 17, 2012 #12 Share Posted March 17, 2012 March is a good time, you can see things like this, it was a wee bit chilly, not too many cruises up in this region at this time of the year, notice the white stuff? We wish to cruise to see the Northern Lights, a few questions on this subject. :confused: 1. Where is the best place to see them, e.g. which cruise would be best. 2. When is the best time of the year to see them? 3. Which cruise line offers the best place to see them? 4. Has anyone been on one of these cruises, did you see the lights? Thanks for your help and advice that I am sure I will receive.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Girl Posted March 18, 2012 #13 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Saga are doing two 14 night cruises in February & March 2013 on the "Saga Sapphire" 2013 is the best year to see them as the are at their peak so you could be really lucky. Cruise sails from Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyaheel Posted March 19, 2012 #14 Share Posted March 19, 2012 We saw them in Fairbanks AK in September 2007. We flew there to visit family & have a land trip before we started a cruise in Anchorage (well, Whittier). We weren't expecting to see them but we were VERY pleasantly surprised! We also so LOTS of wildlife AND had great weather ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squarevanman Posted March 19, 2012 #15 Share Posted March 19, 2012 On the Hurtigruten this January they were seen 6 nights running. Last year in March only 1 night and in February 2010 one small whisp gone before passengers got out on deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipskatta Posted March 19, 2012 #16 Share Posted March 19, 2012 If you want to see the Northern Lights, it's Norway and Hurtigruten: http://www.hurtigruten.com/Norway/Voyages/Classic-Hurtigruten-Voyages/Winter-Norway-Coastal-Voyages/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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