Up to Spitsbergen

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ 16-day “From Travemuende to Tromsoe” cruise, aboard the 164-passenger MS Bremen, June 29-July 15, 2009, sails up the Norwegian coast and circumnavigates Spitsbergen, home to polar bears.

Shore excursions (for an extra charge) include a water-plane ride in Bergen over fjords and a glacier, a cog railway train trip into the mountains to Flöyfjellet and a kayak trip in Geirangerfjord.

Prices run $6,930-$14,700 per person, double occupancy. Contact Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (Commack, NY; 877/445-7447, www.hl-cruises.com).