Cruising Into The Arctic Circle to Find The Northern Lights
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Normally when you embark a cruise you’ve got to make sure that you’ve packed your summer clothes for the beach and maybe some swimwear so that you can jump straight in the pool. That isn’t what happened on my last cruise though. When we embarked the ship I was hoping that I had remembered to pack enough pairs of thermal trousers and most importantly I hoped that I had packed enough seasickness pills.
On this cruise, I was heading up 1700 miles up into the arctic circle to the very top of Norway to try to find the ever mysterious Northern Lights. The place that I was cruising to is actually so far north that they have a continuous night for two months of the year where the sun never rises above the horizon. It’s safe to say that this wasn’t your regular cruise and that things didn’t always go smoothly. That’s an understatement.
I always thought that to see the northern lights you’d have to stand around for hours in the cold on a mountain or take a trip on a small postal boat so when I saw a mainstream cruise line that I recognised making the trip I knew that this was my chance. I’d heard that seeing the lights by ship was even better than on land, so I crossed my fingers as tightly as I could. I knew that there was a high chance that we wouldn’t see anything and that even if they did come out to play, I might not be able to capture them in a decent photo.
Checking in for the cruise was straightforward and as we embarked I started to wonder who else would be on a cruise line this. The cruise ship that I’d booked this cruise on was Fred Olsen’s Bolette and Fred Olsen are a traditional cruise line that tend to have an older-than-average passenger demographic.
I didn’t want to stand out being in my 20s but for me this cruise really was about the itinerary and if I liked the cruise line that would be a bonus. The cruise was 9 nights long so I really hoped that I would enjoy it, especially since our cruise had 4 sea days and I’d driven 330 miles to board the ship. I drove from the biggest cruise port in the UK may I add, all the way to the top of England to board this cruise.
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I was so lucky to see the Northern Lights 2 nights ago, at 35,000 ft on an Air Canada flight from Calgary to London. It turned out to be a 4 hour extravaganza from Hudson Bay all the way to just past Greenland. The Northern Lights have been on my bucket list for years. And all included in the air fare too!
Did you choose a port side window seat?
Same. We were going from CLT to LHR. We got bumped up, so we were having a wonderful dinner in first class while watching the undulating lights near Greenland
My cousin is a purser with Air Canada. Has been for many years. She's seen the Borealis many times. It never fails to awe her
@@gillsinclair6927 gosh, your cousin is incredibly lucky! What an amazing job to have!
Living in Alaska, I'm lucky enough to have seen the lights multiple times now. Every time I get to see them, I turn into a kid and just stare at em. They are awe-inspiring and so far it doesn't get old seeing them.
Yesss! Love this 😀❤️
Awesome
I was thinking the same thing. I lived in Alaska in the '70s and we would just walk outside and the sky was on fire.
I lived in Iceland for a couple of years and never saw them :( Of course I also wasnt willing to get up at 1 AM to look either.
I've been a long-time subscriber to Emma's channel and am always impressed with her trip reviews. I'm envious of her adventures and wish I could be there with her.
Thank you! 😁❤️
the northern lights must be next level 🤯
TH-cam commenting on my video is next level 🤯
@@NotJarredPlayz4220Bit nosey love.
@@Justanotherperson274 I'm just guessing but it wouldn't be difficult with a day job + loyalty programs + youtube monetization + not having children. Inheritance or marriage are also obvious possibilities.
Seems like a really cool cruise. I also forget that not everyone is as used to cold weather as others. for example here in Utah 14f in the winter is considered a warmer day. and it isn't uncommon to hit the negative F temps here. I personally would love to take a cruise like this as well as a cruise through Norway.
To be fair, on the ocean that would be a damp cold. Brr!
Growing up in MN, I was blessed to see the northern lights twice. It's really amazing!
Amazing, i actually teared up watching this, add this one to my to-cruise list 🥰
thank you so so much!!
Rewatching this video. Im reminded how good the quality of the editing is in terms of making an enjoyable and informative video
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
I remember feeling lucky when seeing the lights in iceland. I think once you see them you want to go capture them again and spot the other colours. Well worth the rocky travel on the way.
Yesss 😁🙌
My cousin is in the army & lived in Alaska & my whole family decided to visit him for July 4th in 2016. Yes it is annoying not having the sun go down at night. Especially when you’re in an RV with no curtains. It’s so weird going to sleep when it’s light out & then waking up when it’s light out. For most of our days there though it was cloudy in the mornings so it wasn’t to bad. Next time I go I’m buying blackout curtains.
Glad you got to see the northern lights. You might be able to see them from Scotland at times. We did see some on a visit to Scotland many years ago. I grew up in Wisconsin. We would see northern lights on occasion. They are very pretty. One night I was driving home from Milwaukee heading north. The drive was about an hour long and away from city lights as it is a rural areal. I got to see the most impressive northern lights raging from the greens to orange. It was amazing. I am going to Norway next year, I hope it's not that cold, but being from WI it wasn't actually that cold. Right now living on the TX/Mexico border and it's 90 F today, I probably would not survive too well in the cold weather either.
Sounds amazing 😀💕 I’ve been to Wisconsin lots of times!
You are just so special, Emma! I'd watch anything you put out just to hear ya talk! Greetings from Oslo
You have outdone yourself this time. I was rooting for you till the end and so happy the Northern Lights would not disappoint you. I am so glad you had a good time and the photos you took came out well in the end. You deserved the success even though we were all hoping for it to be grander. Too bad you didn’t have a chance to kiss a dead fish, he would have enjoyed it for sure.
Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
Good presentation Emma. Fred Olsen seems like a cool cruise line. I don't own a cell phone so I'd just have to remember what I would see. This is now on my bucket list. Regards. The old guy.
I was up in Norway last friday and saturday! Stunning place! Friday was full on snow day, and saturday was fully blue sky day! So cool, even though I was a local tourist from Oslo! Funny you were in Tromsø aswell not long before me! Hope you enjoyed it just as much as I did! Keep up the awesome videos, love your work! Greetings Sem
Thank you! 😁❤️
Whoah! So cool that you know David! I’m also very glad you got to see the lights with your own eyes!!
Love that guy! We were so lucky. Thanks for sharing! 🥳👏🏼
Here in Ontario the lights can be seen up North but last year we got to see them from the back deck of the house. They are only white but it was still amazing 🇨🇦
Excellent video, you are a natural orator and the editing funny and informative, well done you
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
hahaha! I did the dog-sledding when we were on Svalbard 🤗 The best cuddles and kisses but yes, my gloves smelled like dog for a while 😝❤️
I live in south Norway and have not had the pleasure to see the northern lights yet, maybe next year I will give it a go with a specialized cruise or trip 🤔 This year it was quite horrible up north weather wise 😅 There was even a hurricane near Narvik in february 😑 Usually it is much clearer weather. The colder it is, the less clouds and the better to see them 🤗🥶
Huhh Emma, the way you pull me from one video to another. i have watched many cruising videos but never ever thought i will take one but after watching your videos i figured i might do so in the future. To be honest i never knew that there are cruise ships with 1000 people only and are on the quiet side. Thanks for the great feedback ,off to watching why the cruise got cancelled after only 4 hours.
Funny thing, and very unusual, the other day people were seeing the Northern Lights from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina! That's a LONG way from the Arctic Circle.
Yess!! Bonkers. Crazy cool. 😀❤️
Lovely Video as always Emma! cant wait to book now
Great video, loved your commentry, espescially the smelly dogs.. priceless !
😂😂😂 Thank you! 😁❤️
Great 👍 videos 😊❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉
I am a foodie. We just need your twin to do all your videos that discuss all the food. Like did the ship have super fresh fish 🐟 in Alaska and Norway? What was sushi and Asian food like in Singapore. ? ❤❤❤❤
You’re epic Emma keep it up!
Right back at you Chris!!! :)
Yes. Looks like Northern Lights to me!
Please try the Hurtigruten version - i think you will like it more than you expect...
I saw the Northern Lights many times in northern Wisconsin, northern Minnesota, and in Alaska. They are special and worth making the trip. It was back before phones i think i might have one print from a film camera.
Petting the dogs would have been my highlight. Don't know how good it would have worked but using a tripod on land helped a lot.
Loved your video, thank you!
Great video Emma!!!
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
We get the northern nights here in Scotland
Come to scotland if you want real snow
Hi Emma, I know that you’re busy but I just wanted to tell you that I’m going on the MSC Meregiliva the 2nd, I’ll let you know how it went, have a great weekend
Have a great time! 🥳🥳
Sounds like you caught a cold on the cruise, Emma !
I caught covid, ha ha. All better now though! :)
I'm sad to say a week ago the northern lights were visible from my home in MN but I didn't know until the next morning 😢😢 I missed them
I would have taken my drink with me!
imagine what the "northern" lights look like from other planets 😲
Wow, what a great experience! I love your big red jacket, what brand is it?
It's called Brave Soul, its a pretend superdry I think but was only £30. Ha ha. :)
When you turn down a cookie you know there is something wrong in the Universe!!
Yep!!! 😂😂😂😂
Emma: Wow! What an adventure!
Does Captain Hudson get seasick?
Nope never ever!!! 😂😂
OMG! Absolutely gorgeous cruise and amazing xoxo 😘 ❤️❤️❤️💛💕💕🖤❤️🩹🤎💝💓🖤🌈🌈💙💞💙💜💚💚💚🧡💙💞💞💜🧡💚💙💙🌈🌈🌈🌹❤️🩹❤️❤️🌷🌷🌼🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
i live in Norway but i have never seen the northern lights
Really?! ❤️
@@EmmaCruises yes but i live in Bergen
Did you build a snowman?
If you want to see ice in the sea try the Baltic in winter rather than Atlantic.The Gulf Stream keeps to Atlantic relatively unfrozen.I remember years ago going on a ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn and we got stuck in the ice on the way back and and ice breaker was sent out to rescue us!Also flying over the Aland Islands in January and the sea between Finland and Sweden was all iced over.
Brrr!!!!
Do the bars and restaurants close in bad weather ?
I've never known any to :)
I forget how lucky we are here in Saskatchewan to constantly see something so beautiful like the northern lights on a regular basis. A few nights ago they danced with multiple colors. So beautiful
I didn’t see them in Greenland or Iceland. (Too cloudy)
But I’ve seen them on my last 4 trips to Saskatoon area. (July-October)
Oh my, wow! ❤️
As someone who grew up in a secluded rural community - I had no idea how lucky I was until I moved away and had to live in grimy anonymous cities.
Hi Neighbour. The northern lights have been pretty spectacular out here on the prairies this year, haven't they.
@@pileofstuff Extra visible in Ontario and Michigan this year too.
"This is what dogs smell like if you don't wash them. And they live outside. They smell. 🙁"
This is the travel commentary we're here for. Thank you for taking us with you on this great trip.
Haha, gotta be honest about that smell! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s what happens to you when you eat raw fish and don’t wear a lobster bib. Dogs do that all the time.
Emma, your editing and presentation keeps getting better and better. Thanks from a long-time viewer.
Thanks so much, I try to get a little better each time, or so I hope 😀🙏
Moved to tears. Not joking. So happy for you! Keep up the great work, Emma. You are a wonderful storyteller! Can’t wait to see where your travels take you next.
I love that. Thank you 🥹❤️
As someone who lives in a place where you see northern lights semi regularly, it’s interesting to me that there’s whole trips for people to see something so normal to me. When they pop up here we may stick our head out the door and have a quick look but then we just shrug and go back inside 😂 I’m sure people who live in beach towns, etc., feel similarly.
I can’t even imagine getting used to natural beauty like that! However I live in New York and have no idea why anyone would come here except maybe our food so I guess there is that.
and in the US if you said you were going to stroke your dog we'd probably report you to the authorities...
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The signage for the bathrooms at 4:08 is fantastic. Sorry to hear you had a rough trip but the Northern Lights are definitely on my bucket list.
Haha 🤣❤️ Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Haha it took me a while to go to 4:08 and stop long enough to see them. They are so cute!😅
I see that signage on toilets alot in the Netherlands where I live. Maybe it’s a thing in countries whose names start with an N. 😆
Nothing beats your content, Emma! You’re so informative👌 Sorry to hear you had rough seas, I hope seeing the Northern Lights was worth it!
Hey Amy!! Thanks so much that’s very kind of you to say. 🥹❤️
Emma this video is so funny haha! I love all the jokes and silly graphics. Plus all the charm and articulated knowledge we always get from your videos
Thanks so much. Takes me ages but makes me laugh I think it’s worth it’s😂😂😂
I live in the Canadian sub-arctic and I can see the aurora from my backyard. It is an amazing experience even if it is common for me.
Agree with your observations on Huskies. We went dog sledding in Whistler. The operator only ever made dogs that want to run pull us. Some dogs who weren't even attached to the sled decided to run alongside us anyway! One even decided to sit in with me 🤣
Despite the long drive north, extreme seasickness, freezing artic temperatures and care home like surroundings you managed to smile from start to finish. Well done. You did it!
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"care home like surroundings"? Bolette is a beautiful ship!
We occasionally see northern lights here in Vermont (USA) and I’ve seen them mostly as blues, purple and pink. They’re fascinating and awesome to witness!
I have great trouble when it comes to seeing the color Green. The US Coast Guard Academy bumped me out when I failed their colorblind testing. I have failed to see the green sky prior to a tornado. I have seen what others have called the Northern Lights but I do see the yellow quite clearly. If your unfamiliar with common color blindness, some see colors but not what you see, it’s like a tone deaf singer. Oh how they love to sing! 😏
I was blessed to see the Northern Lights in a winter Alaska trip. So beautiful.
Forgot to say it was -20 degrees Fahrenheit so I paid my cold dues to see them.
Brrr!!!!£ Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I had high hopes to see the northern lights on an Alaska trip a few years ago, but no such luck! What we did manage to do was toss some warm water in the air and watch it turn to snow before it hit the ground! I think it bottomed out at -40 at night 🥶
I'm surprised you don't see them more often in the UK. It's not that uncommon to see them in southern Ontario (but much less common than in northern Ontario and the western provinces), and southern England is much further north than Toronto or Ottawa (and actually close to the same latitude as Winnipeg).
Very occasionally like every few years you can see them in Northern Ireland. Scotland I think is the same though maybe more often in the very North.
I'm so happy you found the lights, Emma! It sounds like it was an incredible experience (minus the sea sickness).
The best thank you, minus the seasickness and Covid!! 🤣❤️
Get transderm scop seasick patches. They are amazing
For any foreigners, you don't have to sail that north to see a night where sun doesn't come down. You can experience the same in Baltic Sea cruises and ferries. You can also experience Northern lights in Baltic Sea Cruises and ferries if you get lucky. If you book the Tallink- or Silja Lines Emma has visited during midsummer season, you can experience the summer night just the same.
Great video, my wife and I were on this cruise and the whole experience was brilliant. We loved Bolette and seeing the Aurora was a tick in the bucket list. Would definitely book with Fred Olson again, the whole experience felt a little special and less like a resort on water.
Keep the vids coming I shall be checking out potential future cruises on how you perceive them.
I have been stalking TH-cam for the last several days waiting for this video lol
Haha!! Thanks so much. 😂❤️
So glad you were able to experience the Aurora Borealis! You really earned it, with the prior rough seas! 👍🏼
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Beautiful photos of an amazing experience seeing the northern lights! I absolutely love what you said about seeking out the feeling of awe.
That was absolutely amazing to see the northern lights, thanks for sharing your photos and experience.
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Went on the Fred Olsen's Bolette late last year for a week round northern western europe, absolutely loved the experience! Found the staff to be very friendly, never had to fight for sun-beds or chairs, live music throughout the whole day. Crossing the north sea was quite rough though. Me and my partner as both in mid 20's and didn't feel excluded, my other half said he preferred Fred Olsen to NCL! Would happily cruise with them again.
Love that!! Yes! I’d do it again for sure. ❤️
Emma, I don’t know if you realized, but you gain more than 2k subscribers PER WEEK ! Continue the great work !
I can’t even think about that my brain can’t understand haha! Took me 18 months to get my first 1k. 😂🙏
@@EmmaCruises 😂
I know Fred Olsen as a ferry service between the Canary Islands. The northern lights I once saw from a plane between Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska in february. Thank you for your impressive report.
One of my best discovered YT channels of 2023. I love your energy have a wonderful 2024 (cruising of course).
Thanks so much you are very kind! 💕
Thank you, Emma, for sharing these wondrous lights with us.
Is an England, a higher latitude, the Maryland I seen the northern lights a couple times in here I went to Vermont dang summer I've been as far north as New Jersey during the summer but I've seen Aurora's once or twice from Maryland USA
In Ireland, we would say can I pet your dog!
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I'm glad you got to see the Northern Lights on your trip they are something everyone should see. I lived in Fairbanks, Alaska for three years and saw them quite often. I have seen them as far south as Carlisle, Pennsylvania and Bamburg, Germany. The farther south you go the redder the lights are.
Sounds awesome. Thank you! 😁❤️
You'd get some weird looks for sure if you asked someone in the U.S. to "stroke" their dog 🤣
I would ask 'can I pat your dog?'. Not 'pet' or 'stroke'. 🇦🇺
Emma, your video is so great. Hopefully Hollywood learns from your story telling and lovely video cuts. So nice 😄🏝️🛳️
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
Most of my cruises are not warm cruises.
Glad you got to see the Lights!
We had them in Minnesota last week.
YASSSS! :)
13:22 lmao indeed "stroke" has a very different connotation in the USA lmao 🙂
You can see the northern lights from England. It might only appear a few times a year though.
I live in Minnesota and one year, I saw them all over the sky from Minneapolis. They went all the way down to the southern horizon!
BTW, -10 degrees C is NOT cold. That's tee-shirt weather in Minnesota. :)
I love the skepticism...maybe the cruiseline is shining a green light...🤣
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Congrats on seeing the Northern Lights. The best time to see them is about 9pm to 3am. They are also most active around the equinoxes.
That is just indescribably beautiful! I cannot even imagine.
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I grew up in Alberta Canada and was lucky to see the lights frequently. I've since moved across the country and see the lights far less often. I visited Iqaluit and missed seeing them due to asthma issues (it was -40 outside)
Oh my wow! That’s crazy. ❤️
I lived up in the suburbs Arctic, and the best time to see the “Lights” was in September and October. It’s not too cold then. It was always too cold the rest of the year. We also had more blizzards and stormy weather than I can count. Very stormy place.
How cool! I was going to say that night mode on our iPhones should get some great photos, I was glad to see you used it. I love taking pictures of the stars and night sky. If you edit the photo and choose auto adjust and slide the slider up and down it will adjust the colors in the photos and really bring out the stars and should for the the northern lights also!
Great video Emma, want to do this more than ever now, skied for years and dog sledded and seen the puppies in Alaska who were training for the Iditarod so know how much fun you had :)
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You traveled to the Arctic Circle to see the Northern Lights. Ironically, 3 days ago there was a magnetic storm on the sun so powerful that we could see them here in Phoenix, Arizona!
Absolutely crazy cool! 😀💕
🌈💚💒happy Easter 2023!🧸🥀🌹
Loved you vlog on the Northern Lights.....thank you. My husband and I have done this cruise with Fred, and like you, were very lucky to see the lights, in fact it has got to be one our favourite cruises we have ever done x
So glad you got too to! ❤️
What a wonderful trip it must have been! Thank you for sharing.
I'm so happy you got to see them, especially given all the rough seas. I was supposed to go to Finland to try to see the Northern Lights this month but had to cancel so I really enjoyed this video!
Definitely need to do this! Looks amazing (despite the rough seas and cold weather!) - thanks so much for showing it!
How could you tell who the Canadians were? They were the ones in the pool, at night, watching the Northern lights while drinking an ice cold beer! 😂
So glad you took this amazing trip. I actually am a sled dog musher and race in the Midwest in USA with my kennel; I have a few friends in Norway and I think I might recognize the kennel you went to. 🤣 It is so awesome to see you have such a good time there and enjoy just how HAPPY the dogs are and how much they love to run. We actually just got a northern lights show the other night here in north Wisconsin - I’ve never seen the lights before but people were saying it was the best show in nearly a decade. It was amazing to see and I am glad you were lucky enough to see it on this cruise too!
Oh wow!!! That’s so fun. 🥹💕
If someone in America told someone they stroked their dog they'd probably end up in jail 😅
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Brilliant video Emma just subscribed I hit the thanks button hope it helps. Done alaska and we are going to America in September from Southampton. Keep them coming. Take care and stay safe. Tom.
Thanks Tom!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
6:18 Quick Cº to Fº = Celsius × 2, take off 10%, add 32º. So 25º x 2 = 50, -10% = 45, add 32 = 77º But if you Double it and add 30, you're quickly within 2-3º.