Northern Lights and Arctic cruises from the UK

Cruises from the UK in search of the Northern Lights take in the rugged Norwegian coast before crossing the Arctic Circle. Whilst Arctic Norway is incredible to experience in the winter, the summer months are also spectacular as the Midnight Sun bathes the coast in shades of gold.

  • Alta Northern Lights Cathedral
  • Northen Lights
  • Sitsbergen
  • Svolvaer
  • Tromso Arctic Cathedral

Northern Lights Cruises

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
14 Nights
Departs 21 Dec 2023
from Southampton
  • £1,454pp
  • £1,842pp
  • £4,170pp
  • £4,655pp

Southampton, Cruising Hjørundfjord, Cruising Torghatten, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Narvik, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Alta, Tromsø, Ålesund, Cruising Hornelen

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
14 Nights
Departs 14 Feb 2024
from Southampton
  • £1,939pp
  • £2,327pp
  • £4,461pp
  • £5,237pp

Southampton, Ålesund, Cruising Naeroysundet, Cruising Torghatten, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Crossing the Arctic Circle, Narvik, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Tromsø, Cruise North Cape, Alta, Bodø, Stavanger

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
9 Nights
Departs 01 Mar 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £1,648pp
  • £1,939pp
  • £3,782pp
  • £3,879pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Bodø, Narvik, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Tromsø, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Cruising Torghatten, Ålesund

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
9 Nights
Departs 10 Mar 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £1,454pp
  • £1,745pp
  • £3,297pp
  • £3,394pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Bodø, Narvik, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Tromsø, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Cruising Torghatten, Ålesund

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
9 Nights
Departs 19 Mar 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £1,454pp
  • £1,745pp
  • £3,297pp
  • £3,394pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Bodø, Narvik, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Tromsø, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Cruising Torghatten, Ålesund

Natural Wonders of Iceland

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Natural Wonders of Iceland on Balmoral
9 Nights
Departs 17 Apr 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £775pp
  • £1,066pp
  • £2,424pp
  • £2,521pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Reykjavík, Isafjørdur, Cruising Drangaskörð, Akureyri, Cruising Eyjafjörður, Cruising Grímsey, Cruising Borgarfjörður Eystri, Seydisfjørdur

Whales & Volcanic Landscapes of Iceland

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Whales & Volcanic Landscapes of Iceland on Borealis
11 Nights
Departs 14 May 2024
from Southampton
  • £969pp
  • £1,163pp
  • £2,036pp
  • £2,715pp

Southampton, Reykjavík, Isafjørdur, Akureyri, Cruising Eyjafjörður, Cruising Grímsey, Crossing the Arctic Circle, Cruising Borgarfjörður Eystri, Thorshavn

14-Day Scotland & Norwegian Fjords

Seabourn
14-Day Scotland & Norwegian Fjords on Seabourn Venture
14 Nights
Departs 26 May 2024
from Leith
  • £13,199pp

Leith, Aberdeen, Stroma Island, Ullapool, Dunrossness and Fair Isle, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Mousa Island, Runde, Ålesund, Trondheim, Norwegian Fjords, Værøy, Reine, Lofoten Archipelago, Svolvær, Trollfjord, Senja Island, Tromsø

Rugged & Remote Spitsbergen with the Midnight Sun

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Rugged & Remote Spitsbergen with the Midnight Sun on Balmoral
14 Nights
Departs 12 Jun 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £2,133pp
  • £2,521pp
  • £4,946pp
  • £5,431pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Ålesund, Longyearbyen, Cruising Tempelfjorden, Hammerfest, Alta, Tromsø, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Cruising Torghatten, Kristiansund

Whales & Volcanic Landscapes of Iceland

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Whales & Volcanic Landscapes of Iceland on Bolette
12 Nights
Departs 15 Jun 2024
from Liverpool
  • £1,842pp
  • £2,230pp
  • £3,491pp
  • £4,170pp

Liverpool, Reykjavík, Isafjørdur, Crossing the Arctic Circle, Midnight Sun, Akureyri, Cruising Eyjafjörður, Cruising Borgarfjörður Eystri, Seydisfjørdur, Thorshavn, Cruising Gáshólmur,Tindhólmur & Drangarnir, Cruising Cape Enniberg, Klaksvik

Whales & Volcanic Landscapes of Iceland

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Whales & Volcanic Landscapes of Iceland on Borealis
11 Nights
Departs 11 Jul 2024
from Dover
  • £1,648pp
  • £1,842pp
  • £2,909pp
  • £3,685pp

Dover, Cruising Pentland Firth, Akureyri, Cruising Eyjafjörður, Isafjørdur, Reykjavík, Heimaey Island, Lerwick, Shetland Islands

Discovering the Arctic’s Wildlife & Remote Landscapes

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Discovering the Arctic’s Wildlife & Remote Landscapes on Bolette
27 Nights
Departs 19 Jul 2024
from Liverpool
  • £3,685pp
  • £4,170pp
  • £6,886pp
  • £8,244pp

Liverpool, Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Cruise Humber Arm & Bay of Islands, Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador, Cruise North East Coast of Akpatok Island, Cruise by Resolution Island, Cruise by Lower Savage Islands, Nuuk (Godthaab), Nanortalik, Narsarsuaq, Cruising Prins Christian Sund, Reykjavík

Iceland's Whales, Waterfalls & Way of Life

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Iceland's Whales, Waterfalls & Way of Life on Balmoral
9 Nights
Departs 29 Aug 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £1,357pp
  • £1,551pp
  • £2,909pp
  • £3,006pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Cruising Pentland Firth, Reykjavík, Isafjørdur, Akureyri, Cruising Eyjafjörður, Cruising Borgarfjörður Eystri, Thorshavn

Whales, Waterfalls & Geysers of Iceland

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Whales, Waterfalls & Geysers of Iceland on Bolette
9 Nights
Departs 12 Sep 2024
from Liverpool
  • £1,357pp
  • £1,648pp
  • £2,521pp
  • £3,006pp

Liverpool, Reykjavík, Isafjørdur, Crossing the Arctic Circle, Akureyri, Cruising Eyjafjörður, Cruising Borgarfjörður Eystri, Thorshavn

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
10 Nights
Departs 10 Oct 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £1,357pp
  • £1,648pp
  • £2,909pp
  • £3,006pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Molde, Crossing the Arctic Circle, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Alta, Tromsø, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Ålesund

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
10 Nights
Departs 20 Oct 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £1,357pp
  • £1,648pp
  • £2,909pp
  • £3,006pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Molde, Crossing the Arctic Circle, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Tromsø, Alta, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Ålesund

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
10 Nights
Departs 30 Oct 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £1,260pp
  • £1,551pp
  • £2,715pp
  • £2,812pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Molde, Crossing the Arctic Circle, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Alta, Tromsø, Cruising Seven Sisters mountain range, Ålesund

In Search of the Northern Lights

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
In Search of the Northern Lights on Balmoral
10 Nights
Departs 09 Nov 2024
from Newcastle upon Tyne
  • £1,212pp
  • £1,454pp
  • £2,618pp
  • £2,715pp

Newcastle upon Tyne, Crossing the Arctic Circle, Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Alta, Tromsø, Narvik, Bodø


About Northern Lights Cruises

Sightings of the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis are never guaranteed, but cruises to Arctic Norway offer the best chance to witness this natural phenomenon. Above the Arctic Circle you are far from towns and other sources of artificial light making viewings more likely. The snow-capped mountains reflect the shades of gold, pink and blue created during Mother Nature’s mesmerising light show.

Northern Lights cruises from the UK often call at the Art Nouveau town of Alesund, former Norwegian capital of Trondheim, overlooked by a striking 14th-century cathedral, and the tranquil Lofoten Islands, dotted with traditional fishing villages. There is also the Arctic capital of Tromso, renowned for its cathedral, and Alta where you can experience traditional Sami culture. Some cruise past the magnificent Seven Sisters mountain range before crossing the Arctic Circle.

During the summer months, Arctic Norway is illuminated under the Midnight Sun. This natural phenomenon baths the coastline in vibrant shades of gold, making a cruise at this time of year really special. Cruise lines visit the same ports as on Northern Lights voyages but you are guaranteed a completely different cruising experience during the summer months, as the scenery and wildlife is different to the winter months.