Steady yourself against the railing as the M.V. Iceberg Alley bobs gently on the North Atlantic. See icebergs rising like surreal white mountains from the blue sea. Gasp at the sight of a whale’s tale as it plunges into the deep. Search for colourful puffins on craggy islets. Spot a lighthouse on a rugged headland.
Meet Captain Cecil Stockley and step onto the renowned Iceberg Man’s boat. Cruise into Iceberg Alley where frozen monsters calved from the Greenland Ice Cap drift by throughout summer. Feel the cool air on your face from the frozen pillars. Hear tales about decades of close encounters with icebergs and learn how ancient bergs harbour the world’s freshest water that is “harvested” to become popular local vodka and beer.
Hold your breath when a Humpback whale breaches out of the water. Follow Minke and Fin whales surface feeding, shooting spouts into the air. Watch flocks of seabirds circling above. Count pods of curious Atlantic dolphins leaping and playing just off the bow. See colonies of kittiwakes nesting on a sheer cliff face.
Ashore, visit the Iceberg Man Gallery for depictions of past iceberg and whale encounters. Immerse in coastal Newfoundland culture at the craft shop housed in an historic barn pulled across the frozen harbour more than half a century ago. Catch a local musical theatre production of a real-life shipwreck. Then head out to sea again at sunset when icebergs are lit up in dramatic shades of orange and red.
