1. Port Overview

Cruise Date Nights
Le Commandant Charcot, 15 Night Disko Bay: Meeting the Inuit & Discovering the Unknown ex Nuuk, Greenland to Reykjavik, Iceland 2025-04-17 15
Octantis, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2025-07-29 12
Silver Endeavour, 15 Nights Nuuk to Nuuk ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2025-08-09 15
Octantis, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2025-08-10 12
Octantis, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2025-08-22 12
Silver Endeavour, 23 Nights Nuuk to Nome ex Nuuk, Greenland to Nome, Alaska 2025-08-24 23
Octantis, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2025-09-03 12
Octantis, Canada & the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland to Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2025-09-03 26
Octantis, From the Arctic to Antarctica ex Nuuk, Greenland to Ushuaia, Argentina 2025-09-03 86
Octantis, Canada & Greenland Explorer ex Nuuk, Greenland to Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2025-09-15 14
Polaris, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2026-07-19 12
Polaris, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2026-07-31 12
Polaris, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2026-08-12 12
Polaris, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2026-08-24 12
Polaris, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2026-09-05 12
Polaris, Canada & the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland to Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2026-09-17 26
Polaris, Into the Northwest Passage ex Nuuk, Greenland Return 2026-09-17 12
Polaris, From the Arctic to Antarctica ex Nuuk, Greenland to Ushuaia, Argentina 2026-09-17 86
Polaris, Canada & Greenland Explorer ex Nuuk, Greenland to Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2026-09-29 14

  1. Nuuk, Greenland

  3. Nuuk is the capital city of Greenland. It is located at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea. It is the least populated capital in the world, but a bustling city by Greenlandic standards.

    Attractions in the town include the Katuaq culture centre, the Cathedral, the National Museum and the Nuuk Art Museum. Whale watching is a popular activity in Nuuk. Sightings of humpback, minke and fin whales are guaranteed from May to November.

    Things to See & Do

    * Glaciers and icebergs
    * Old colonial town
    * Whale watching
    * Nuuk Art Museum
    * Greenland National Museum

    General Information

    Cruise Season – May - Oct
    Currency – Danish krone (DKK)
    Language – Kalaalllisut, Danish
    Population – 15,865 approx
    Land Area – 690 km²
    Electricity – 2 round pins European style
    Time – GMT minus three hours
    International Country Telephone Code + 299

    Travel Links - Nuuk is easily accessible. There are daily flights from Kangerlussuaq and regular flights to other towns in Greenland. There is also service to Reykjavik airport in the summer. From mid-March through October there are flights from Keflavik International Airport in Iceland.

    There are also boats schedule to stop in Nuuk from Easter to Christmas. For most of the year, Nuuk is served twice-weekly by coastal ferries of Arctic Umiaq Line which link the communities of the western coast.