Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Why You Should Book A Solar Eclipse Expedition Cruise Now

Seeing a Solar Eclipse is a bucket list item for sure. It only comes around a few times and is usually only visible from certain countries and even cities in the world. 

The last Solar Eclipse in April 2024 was visible from Mexico to New York and millions of people traveled to be in the path of the eclipse. The idea is to put yourself in the path of totality, a path in the center where you can experience the total eclipse. 


A Solar Eclipse is when the earth passes between the moon and the sun blocking the sun's light and casting a shadow on the earth. Totality is when the moon completely blocks the sun's light causing the sky to get dark.


I watched the Solar Eclipse 2023 from the middle of the Indian Ocean aboard the Coral Geographer small ship. It was spectacular! 


Leading up to the Solar Eclipse, University of Berkeley Professor Alex Filipenko lectured several times about how Solar Eclipse happen and why, what we could expect on the day of the eclipse and then we reflected afterwards about what we saw. Small ships tend to host an expert about the topic on board. 



The total solar eclipse itself lasted a few minutes so we had time to create shadows with a saltine cracker and a collander.   


And then afterwards, we all celebrated with a bottle of Corona, of course. 



The next total solar eclipse is expected to happen on August 12th 2026 and will be visible in Spain, Greenland, Russia, Iceland and a small portion of Portugal. I plan to be off the coast of Iceland on another small expedition ship. If you would like to  join me, let me know. 


You can plan travel to one of the countries in the path OR you can book a cruise. But you need to make these plans asap! 

The pro to a cruise is that the ship can change course if there is cloud cover or just to get the best view. 

If you want to book a Solar Eclipse 2026 cruise, you will need to make that reservation right away. There is still availability, but the ships are filling up quickly. 

Here are some of our small ship favorites:

Quark Expeditions -  is planning an Artic Solar Eclipse Cruise in 2026. There will be two experts on board the ship, the 199 passenger Ultramarine. The itinerary starts in Reykavik and visits Greenland National Park, the world's largest. There are only a few cabins left with a starting price of $16,095 per person so email me right away if this interests you. I can also include a $250 shipboard credit. 

Atlas Ocean Voyages - is offering two cruises, one in the Arctic sailing near Iceland and one in the Mediteranean sailing from Barcelona to Monte Carlo. Fares for the 7 day Mediterranean itinerary start from $5,499 per person and for the nine night Arctic cruise fares start at $8,899 per person. I can get you a $200 onboard ship credit. 

Windstar Cruises - will offer a 7 night itinerary around Iceland aboard a 312 passenger ship. The cruise will feature solar eclipse programming including guest lecturers. Fares start at $7173 per person. I can get you a $150 onboard ship credit. 

HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) - is offering a 16 night expedition from Norway to Iceland. Prices start at $19,906 per person. I can get you a $100 onboard ship credit. 

Though I prefer the small expedition ships, there are some large ships that may offer more affordable solar eclipse cruises like Royal Caribbean or you can plan to stay on land in the eclipse path. I am a registered travel advisor, but my specialty is helping you use points and miles to make travel affordable. 

Contact me if you are interested and we can see what type of deal we can get you. 

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