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Expedition Travel Journal
We write one of these after every voyage. Ships we were aboard, places we landed, and what actually happened.
Chris and Erika Commisso write a journal entry after every expedition they sail. Each entry names the ship, the region, and the operator, and records what the voyage was actually like — the landings that worked, the weather that changed the plan, and what we'd tell someone considering the same trip. We also write up the custom land expeditions we plan — Churchill, the Canadian Rockies, and others — which follow the same principle: we've been there.
Greenland aboard the National Geographic Resolution
5–14 July 2026 · Greenland
National Geographic Resolution · Lindblad Expeditions
Crossing the Denmark Strait from Reykjavik aboard the National Geographic Resolution put us on Southeast Greenland's coastal frontier: largely unmapped fjords packed with sea ice, tidewater glaciers spilling off the ice cap, three polar bears in a single afternoon, and a settlement visit at Tasiilaq.
Land expeditionComing soonChurchill, Manitoba in August: A Custom Land Expedition
14–22 August 2026 · Churchill, Manitoba
Land expeditionBanff and Jasper: A Custom Land Expedition
1–6 June 2026 · Canadian Rockies
Spring in Alberta is an invitation to explore further while treading lighter. Our custom land expedition through Banff and Jasper paired wildlife viewing with Indigenous-led guides, the thundering spring runoff at Siffleur Falls, and the wildflower meadows of Waterton — much of it without a car, thanks to the Rockies' excellent shuttles and transit.
The Galápagos aboard the Santa Cruz II
12–16 January 2026 · Galápagos
Santa Cruz II · HX
Five days on the Santa Cruz II's Northern Route, with Quito and the Mindo cloud forest first. Las Bachas flamingos, deep-water snorkeling with sharks and a manta ray at Buccaneer Cove, red sands at Rábida, Pinnacle Rock and penguins at Bartolomé, the seabird colonies of Genovesa, and giant tortoises in the Santa Cruz highlands.
Ship tourComing soonSix Expedition Ships in Four Days: Svalbard
16–20 July 2025 · The Arctic & Svalbard
World Voyager · Sylvia Earle · Ocean Albatros · Le Lyrial · Ocean Explorer · SH Diana · Multiple
- Cruise and landComing soon
French Polynesia and Tikehau: Cruise and Land
8–21 November 2025 · French Polynesia
Paul Gauguin Cruises
The Scottish Hebrides aboard the Spitsbergen
28 April–8 May 2025 · Scottish Hebrides
Spitsbergen · HX
Ten days island-hopping Scotland's wild edges on HX's Spitsbergen in the fresh bloom of spring: Arran's Highlands-in-miniature, e-biking Islay's Three Distilleries Pathway, community-owned Gigha, Tobermory's coloured waterfront on Mull, a rare landing at UNESCO St Kilda, Skye's Cuillins, the 5,000-year-old Callanish Stones, Fingal's Cave by Zodiac, and Colonsay's gardens.
Coming soonAntarctica aboard the Greg Mortimer
9–19 December 2024 · Antarctica
Greg Mortimer · Aurora Expeditions
- Land expeditionComing soon
Churchill, Manitoba in November: A Custom Land Expedition
17–25 November 2024 · Churchill, Manitoba
Coming soonLongyearbyen to Bergen aboard the Trollfjord
14–21 September 2024 · Norway · The Arctic & Svalbard
Trollfjord · Hurtigruten
Coming soonAntarctica aboard the World Navigator
26 February–6 March 2024 · Antarctica
World Navigator · Atlas Ocean Voyages
Coming soonThe Galápagos aboard the Evolution
25 November–2 December 2023 · Galápagos
Evolution · Quasar Expeditions
- Coming soon
Circumnavigating Iceland aboard the Ocean Diamond
27 May–5 June 2022 · Iceland
Ocean Diamond · Iceland ProCruises
Alaska aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion
25–30 June 2021 · Alaska
National Geographic Sea Lion · Lindblad Expeditions
A five-night Lindblad “Wild Escape” in Alaska was meant to be a cruise. It turned into the trip that changed our business. This is how one voyage led to Iceland, the Galápagos, ten expedition trips from pole to pole, and eventually to Glacial Expeditions.
- Land expeditionComing soon
Tahiti, Tikehau, Taha'a and Bora Bora: A French Polynesia Land Stay
20–30 November 2022 · French Polynesia
Written by your expedition advisor
Chris Commisso · Expedition Expert
Chris and Erika have personally sailed 18 expedition ships and explored eight expedition regions.
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