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T2615 - Glaciers, Geysers & Waterfalls of Iceland

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Aug 28
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Updated: Aug 29

6 July 2026 - Liverpool and the evening sail away.

The OWE team – Ian Hadwin, Dave McGrath, Jean Obray and James Phillips arrived on board the Bolete from the early afternoon. Andrea Kirkham, a good friend of Ian and Dave was also on the cruise, and provided a very useful fifth pair of eyes for the team throughout the cruise.  We soon got ourselves settled in ready for the early evening sail away and the exciting days that lay ahead.


Conditions were lovely as we headed down the Mersey and out into the Irish Sea. This allowed us to pick out many familiar local landmarks as we left Liverpool, particularly with Ian’s and Dave’s guidance and local knowledge. The Royal Liver Building and clock tower looked particularly iconic with a couple of Peregrine Falcons circling up over the Liver Birds as we left port.


We were soon cruising along the North coast of Wales close to several large wind farms with the silhouettes of the Welsh mountains including Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and the island of Anglesey all clearly visible. Once out into open waters we started logging seabirds in quite reasonable numbers, including European Storm Petrels, Manx Shearwaters, Northern Fulmars, Kittiwakes, Sandwich Terns, Common Terns, Common Guillemots and Northern Gannets. Later in the evening we passed close to the Calf of Man as we continued our journey northwards through the Irish Sea.

 

7 July 2026 - At sea sailing towards Iceland.

As dawn broke the sea conditions weren’t ideal for whale and dolphin watching with a force five making the sea quite choppy, and this stayed with us for most of the day. Foggy conditions also started to impact our viewing at times from the late morning. With such weather conditions deck 3 – the Promenade Deck – was the place to be. The OWE team took up various positions around the deck for our first deck watch, scanning for whatever wildlife we could find.


We quickly found that there was lots of interest from the passengers with many people telling us that they had joined the cruise with the hope of seeing whales and dolphins.  

We arrived at the shelf edge mid-afternoon and there was an uptick in dolphin observations with a small pod of Common Dolphins seen coming into the bow and three breaching White-beaked Dolphins close to the starboard side of the ship, all viewed from deck 3. Then close to sunset a Fin Whale and three Long-finned Pilot Whales were observed coming down the starboard side of the ship at a reasonably close distance with several passengers getting to see these animals.


We also logged a nice selection of North Atlantic seabirds through the day: Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, Common Guillemots, Northern Gannets, Leach’s Storm Petrels, European Storm Petrels, a Sooty Shearwater, Manx Shearwaters, Northern Fulmars, Kittiwakes, a Great Skua, and a Pomarine Skua.

 

8 July 2026 - At sea, still sailing towards Iceland.

We awoke to find a pretty heavy swell, but the actual sea state was much improved, and it continued to improve as the day progressed. However, the fog was particularly frustrating and remained around the ship from early morning, limiting our ability to see much beyond 200 metres for most of the day.


A change in wind direction brought more favourable conditions at the front of the ship. This allowed us to be up on Deck 6 situated just behind the bow. This is a fabulous viewing platform for observing marine wildlife. By this point we were in much deeper water, with depths now exceeding 1,200 metres. Despite the limited visibility, we were still able to record some classic deep-water North Atlantic whale and dolphin species. During the late morning a feeding group of over 100 Manx shearwaters directly in front of the ship revealed at least three feeding Atlantic White-sided Dolphins in among the shearwaters. Then later in the afternoon a family group of five Northern Bottlenose Whales suddenly appeared just behind the bow on the starboard side of the ship close in and continued to show to passengers as the animals passed down the starboard side.


Seabirds were similar to the day before with the addition of two Arctic Terns, 18 Sooty Shearwaters and four Leach’s Storm Petrels. We also logged one ‘Blue’ Northern Fulmar. These dark smoky grey plumage fulmars are not a subspecies, but a dark colour morph that replace the lighter colour morph in the arctic populations of the Northern Fulmar. This dark ‘Blue’ colour morph can be seen in very small numbers further south particularly off Iceland and the northern British Isles.


Other marine wildlife noted included Hornwrack, which was seen upon the surface of the sea. Although resembling a seaweed, Hornwrack are colonial Bryozoan animals which are found on rocky sea beds across the North Atlantic and Arctic regions, extending from subarctic waters near Iceland down to parts of Western Europe.

 

9 July 2026 - Reykjavík and the evening sail away.

As we headed north, the sunrise was getting earlier and earlier but we were excited at the thought of being out on deck as we approached the coast of Iceland and then sailing into Reykjavik. Hence, we made a concerted effort to be on deck bright and early, very early in fact – we were there for 04:00hrs.  Several passengers joined us too. Immediately as we arrived on Deck 6 we had a Minke Whale appear close to the bow of the ship. It was so close that we could hear the exhalation of air from the animal’s blow hole. It departed as quickly as it appeared.


As the Bolette came round the headland into Faxaflói Bay we started encountering feeding Minke and Humpback Whales in reasonable numbers. There was a feeding group of Humpback Whales out in the bay which gave good views from the port side of the ship. The whales could be seen lunge feeding and at times showed their tail flukes really well as they went for deeper dives. Small numbers of White-beaked Dolphins were also in association with the feeding Humpbacks. With the reasonable sea state, we also managed to pick out a couple of Harbour Porpoise in front of the bow.



As we started to sail in towards Reykjavik Harbour a group of four Risso’s Dolphin suddenly appeared on the starboard side of the ship. Although not on view for very long this was a significant record. Risso’s Dolphins have only just started to be seen off the coast of Iceland in recent years.  This is likely due to the oceans getting warmer, allowing for these more southernly occurring species to expand their range northwards. So significant is the record, that we will ensure reporting this to cetacean specialists currently working on this species.

We were also seeing plenty of seabirds with many hundreds of Atlantic Puffins, Northern Fulmars, Kittiwakes and Arctic Terns constantly on view.  Large numbers of Gannets were present with many thousands commuting between the large breeding colony on the small island nature reserve of Eldey and feeding areas further out into the bay. We saw our first Arctic Skuas, both light phase and dark phase birds, harrying the numerous Kittiwakes and Arctic Terns present and we had a couple of small flocks of Red-necked Phalaropes lift off the sea close to the ship as we passed.


Once in Reykjavik the OWE team disembarked and spent the day either exploring Reykjavik, the city’s Whale Museum, Lake Tjörnin and Hljómskálagarðurinn Park in the centre of the city or heading out for a whistle stop tour of the classic Golden Circle sites. Notable wildlife seen on the Golden Circle circuit included a Gyr Falcon hunting a Whimbrel, a Merlin, Red-throated Divers, Black-tailed Godwits, Common Snipe and breeding Fieldfares. While on Lake Tjörnin in the centre of Reykjavik there were Whooper Swans, Greater Scaup with ducklings, Arctic Tern colonies and breeding Redwings. The Redwings were of particular interest, as the birds found here are a distinctive sub species unique to Iceland.


Once back onboard, the weather and sea state looked perfect for the evening sail away from Reykjavik. As we left the harbour expectations were high with many passengers joining us on Deck 6.

Sail away from Reykjavik © James Phillips / OWE
Sail away from Reykjavik © James Phillips / OWE

We quickly relocated the feeding group of Humpback Whales out in the bay, more distant now but pretty much in the same place as we had encountered them in the morning. One animal could be seen continually slapping its huge pectoral fin on the surface of sea. This is common surface behaviour for this species, where the Humpback Whale rolls onto its side or back and strikes the water with its massive, 15-foot fin to create a low sound and large splash. The reasons for this behaviour could be to act as communication to other whales nearby, social or mating display, or a way to remove and shake off skin parasites or it could act as a signal of annoyance.


As we continued our course, it soon became clear that this part of Faxaflói Bay held really good numbers of feeding whales and dolphins. For the next three hours, cetaceans were almost constantly in view. White-beaked Dolphins gave a wonderful display, with numerous groups approaching the bow, breaching, and showing exceptionally well; we logged more than a hundred animals. Minke Whales also featured, with several individuals surfacing close to the ship. The best part of the evening was watching the reaction on Deck 6. For many passengers, this was their first encounter with whales and dolphins, making the sightings especially memorable. Seeing and hearing people’s excited responses was very special.

 

10 July 2026 - Grundarfjörður.

We awoke to find the Bolette in west Iceland with the ship moored in a bay close to the harbour of Grundarfjörður on the Snæfellsnes peninsula.


The scenery was beautiful with snow-capped mountains all around us. The team spent some time watching from Deck 8, seeing displaying Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver, many thousands of Northern Fulmar nesting on the surrounding cliffs, another ‘Blue’ Fulmar, Black Guillemots and numerous Glaucous Gulls.


In the afternoon we headed out to explore Grundarfjörður itself. Over the next couple of hours, we saw a nice selection of birds including Eiders, Red-necked Phalaropes, Purple Sandpipers, nesting Ringed Plovers, displaying Golden Plover, Snipe and Redshank with Arctic Terns defending their nesting colony as we walked along a road close by.


Botanically there were some nice surprises with good numbers of the Icelandic endemic Leafy Northern Green Orchid in flower plus Alpine Lady’s Mantle, Common Butterwort and Wood Cranesbill. Just above the shingle shoreline we found good amounts of the distinctive Oyster Plant. This northern coastal perennial gets its name from the fact that its edible leaves taste remarkably like fresh Oysters. With global warming this plant has become much rarer in the UK in recent years and has disappeared from England altogether.


We ensured that we were back onboard the Bolette in plenty of time for the evening sail away. Catching up with other passengers we heard that people had seen Arctic Foxes with cubs and even managed to get some video footage of the fox cubs and had seen several soaring White-tailed Eagles.  One passenger also had a fabulous photograph of a breaching Humpback Whale, which he had seen from Deck 6 at 5:00am that morning.


As the Bolette cruised down the Grundarfjörður Fjord this evening, the captain skilfully manoeuvred the ship so we could all view the stunning Kirkjufell Mountain - Standing 463 meters tall, this iconic, cone-shaped mountain is Iceland’s most photographed peak and was a popular Game of Thrones filming location. The evening light was wonderful, allowing for many great photographs to be taken.


As we started our evening journey to our next destination, the Western Fjords, we passed close by to the small island of Melrakkaey. This protected island holds a significant population of Iceland’s breeding Glaucous Gulls, with at least 250-500 pairs breeding here. Many nesting Glaucous Gulls could be seen with good numbers of Atlantic Puffin, Shag and Kittiwakes present too. Small numbers of Arctic Skua were in attendance, chasing and harrying the Kittiwakes and Puffins.  A small pod of White-beaked Dolphins also put in a brief appearance.

 

11 July 2026 - Cruising the Western Fjords.

The remoteness and vast wilderness of the Western Fjords was striking and breathtaking as we came out on deck early in the morning. The Western Fjords is one of the least populated areas of Iceland. It really was a privilege to be here, as only a small percentage of Iceland’s visitors get to see this remote uninhabited area.


The captain took the Bolette into the Ísafjarðardjúp Fjord in search of breathtaking scenery and whales and to get us the best experience. As we cruised the fjord, we were surrounded by steep snow-capped and ice-capped mountains and rolling tundra hills as far as the eye could see. The Ísafjarðardjúp Fjord is well known as an important area for feeding whales and we logged 13 Humpback Whales - with animals seen feeding, breaching and tail fluking, with some animals coming close to the ship.

  

We headed back out from the Fjord and continued to cruise east along the northern coast of Iceland. Our next destination was the huge, towering seabird cliffs of Hornbjarg and Haelavikurbjarg, home to over a million seabirds.

Hornbjarg Seacliffs © James Phillips / OWE
Hornbjarg Seacliffs © James Phillips / OWE

We were able to cruise reasonably close to the stunning Hornbjarg, one of the largest seabird cliffs in Europe. We could see many thousands of breeding Kittiwakes, Fulmars, Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, Common Guillemots and good numbers of Brunnich’s Guillemots. Our estimate of the number of Kittiwakes on view from the ship during the afternoon was in the region of 100,000 birds.  We had many Common Guillemots, Razorbills, Puffins and Brunnich’s Guillemots on the sea feeding close to the bow of ship giving the passengers wonderful views from the forecastle deck of these four auk species. We picked out quite a few ‘bridled’ Common Guillemots – they are not a separate species but a distinctive morph of the Common Guillemot, having a striking white ring around the eye with a thin line stretching back towards the bird’s neck, making it look as if the bird is wearing spectacles. The percentage of ‘bridled’ guillemots steadily increases the further north you go. In the UK, southern colonies hold only 1%, in northern Scotland and Orkney it is 10%, and in parts of Iceland it can be as high as 25% of the population showing this bridled feature.


We also logged close to 70 Brunnich’s Guillemots, there were likely more present. This auk of the high arctic was on the ‘must see’ list for the keen bird watchers on board. The Hornbjarg holds one of the most southerly populations in the world and was our best chance of getting to see this truly arctic species on the cruise. The views we had didn’t disappoint.

For the rest of the afternoon and evening we cruised along the northern coast of Iceland continuing to enjoy the extraordinary scenery that this remote part of Iceland had to offer.  

 

12 July 2026 - Akureyri and the land of the midnight sun.

We awoke to find ourselves port side in Akureyri with the team keen to explore the port and local area.


A gentle stroll from the port revealed small parkland lakes full of breeding Slavonian Grebes, Red-throated Divers and Eurasian Wigeon, with many feeding Redwings and very distinctive looking Redpolls in the surrounding gardens. Numerous Black Guillemots showed well in the harbour. Other birds seen by passengers on the various excursions and walks from the ship today included Snow Buntings, Harlequin Ducks and a drake Barrow’s Goldeneye.

In the afternoon, the OWE team joined a whale-watching trip and enjoyed good views of Humpback and Minke Whales. The return journey was a little challenging to say the least with the small boat having to turn into a very strong headwind on the way back to shore.

Once back onboard the Bolette, the captain informed the ship that the evening sail away from Akureyri would focus on looking for whales and dolphins while enjoying beautiful snow-capped mountain scenery surrounding the Eyjafjörður Fjord. Large numbers of passengers joined us on Deck 6 for a very enjoyable evening of sightseeing and whale watching on the Eyjafjörður.

A busy Deck 6 for the sail away © James Phillips / OWE
A busy Deck 6 for the sail away © James Phillips / OWE

We logged three Humpback Whales, a Minke Whale and a small pod of White-beaked Dolphins. But best of all were the three Northern Bottlenose Whale we saw. What looked to be a small family group gave everybody fabulous views from Deck 6 as they swam right to left at the surface very close to the front of the bow of the ship. These large beaked whales are found in the cooler waters of the North Atlantic. They can be naturally inquisitive, often coming close to ships. This species is most easily recognised by their large distinctive bulbous ‘melon’ foreheads, which are particularly pronounced in older males. What looked to be a male with a very pronounced ‘melon’ was seen leading the group.


Northern Bottle-nosed Whales © James Phillips / OWE
Northern Bottle-nosed Whales © James Phillips / OWE

It was now very close to midnight as we came to the entrance of the Eyjafjörður, the sky scape looked beautiful with the surrounding snow-capped hills bathed in a beautiful gentle evening light. Those passengers still on Deck 6 and the Forecastle were well placed to enjoy a truly beautiful and very atmospheric sunset this evening. It was now midnight and the sun was still setting; we really were in the land of the midnight sun.

 

13 July 2026 - Húsavík.

With the exceptional whale-watching opportunities Húsavík had to offer, anticipation onboard ship was sky high for the day ahead. This was quickly confirmed by the numerous Humpback Whales, Minke Whales and White-beaked Dolphins we started seeing from early morning as the Bolette came through Skjálfandi Bay to Húsavík.


Whale watching was very much the order of the day for many of the passengers including the OWE team and this did not disappoint. Everybody came back to the ship with wonderful tales of their encounters with Humpbacks, Minke Whales and White-beaked Dolphins (including a calf) from various whale watching boats and ribs. One group even had a feeding Basking Shark close to a rib. Many passengers also got close-up views of the thousands of Atlantic Puffins present. Those passengers who stayed onboard today also reported seeing Humpbacks and Minke Whales constantly on view from the ship. We estimated at least 10 Humpback Whales present offshore from Húsavík today including one mother and calf. The area is so good for Humpbacks and other cetaceans because Skjálfandi Bay provides such an ultra-rich feeding ecosystem. Mineral-rich runoff and melting glacial rivers merge with long daylight hours creating huge blooms of plankton and schooling fish that draw the whales close to shore in high numbers from April to September. Húsavík harbour held good numbers of Black Guillemots, feeding Arctic Terns and a family of Red-breasted Mergansers with 8 ducklings showed well.


It was a late afternoon sail away today. As we left Húsavík a very large congregation of seabirds was present associating with several feeding Humpback Whales. This involved Kittiwakes, Northern Fulmars, Puffins and Arctic Terns. There were easily 5,000 birds involved, all gleaning food from the surface of the sea in the wake of the feeding Humpbacks.


We headed out of Skjálfandi Bay passing by the island of Lundey, or Puffin Island. Lundey holds over 100,000 breeding pairs of Atlantic Puffins with easily 200,000 breeding Puffins present during the summer months. Lundey Island is one of the largest Atlantic Puffin colonies in Iceland.


As we continued our evening journey pods of White-beaked Dolphins continued to show well around the ship. Many passengers had wonderful views of this large distinctive looking dolphin today from the various whale watching boats and ribs operating out of Húsavík.  White-beaked Dolphins are found in the northern Atlantic Ocean with their distribution going above the arctic circle. They are one of the most northernly occurring dolphin species.   

 

14 July 2026 - Seyðisfjörður.

We arrived at our final stop in Iceland, the picturesque village of Seyðisfjörður. As we had breakfast, we heard that the crew on the bridge had seen two Killer Whales at 05:00hrs close to the entrance to the Seyðisfjörður Fjord, crossing in front of the bow of the ship.

As we came port side, we were welcomed by a Red-necked Phalarope in flight, and a pair of summer plumaged Long-tailed Duck were showing well at the river mouth. Eiders were everywhere in the village’s small coastal lagoon with many small ducklings in tow. Recently fledged Arctic Terns were very vocal as they were fed by adult birds right next to the ship in the dock.  



Some of team disembarked to walk along the River Fjarðará up towards the Gufufoss Waterfall. We came through the village walking along the pretty Rainbow Road. It was a beautiful walk and with it being mid-July flowering plants were in profusion. At times it was like wondering through a botanical garden with a wonderful array of arctic and alpine plants to be found. Highlights included Mountain Avens (Iceland’s national flower), Alpine Bartisa, Frog Orchids, Leafy Northern Green Orchids, Small White Orchids, Common Spotted Orchids Lesser Twayblade, Alpine Mouse-ear, Alpine Cinquefoil, Alpine Willowherb, Starry Saxifrage, Yellow Mountain Saxifrage, Tufted Saxifrage, Scottish Asphodel, Moss Campion, Common Wintergreen, Wood Cranesbill, One-flowered Fleabane, Tundra Willow, Woolly Willow, Fir Club Moss, and Moonwort.  


Many shorebirds still had young chicks with Oystercatchers, Black-tailed Godwits, Golden Plovers, Snipe, Redshanks and Whimbrels all seen with young along the river. Two Harlequin Ducks flew upstream and at times both light phase and dark phase Arctic Skuas were patrolling, hunting along the river. Every time a Herring Gull appeared angry groups of Redwings would quickly fly up from the surrounding woodlands to mob and scold the passing gulls.  All too soon it was time to head back to the ship.


Once back onboard we caught up with passengers – many who had joined the excursion to a nearby seabird colony where people had fabulous views of the breeding Atlantic Puffins there. It was beautiful weather for the 19:45hrs sail away. Seyðisfjörður Fjord looked breathtakingly beautiful as we cruised back down the fjord towards the open sea. We tried very hard to relocate the Killer Whales seen earlier in the day, but to no avail. All the now familiar seabirds were seen with good numbers of Black Guillemots logged and a Great Northern Diver too.

 

15 July 2026 - At sea southwest of the Faeroe Islands.

By early morning the Bolette was cruising south of Iceland and back into the deep water of the North Atlantic southwest of the Faeroe Islands.


The sea state was good, but we were fog bound early on which resulted in limited visibility throughout the morning. However, conditions quickly improved by the early afternoon.  The lifting of the fog coincided with the ship crossing the northern edge of the Rockall Trough.

The Rockall Trough is an area of natural underwater seamounts, topography, currents and upwellings. These deep seamounts, ridges and slopes are recognised to be important underwater habitats use by the deep-diving beaked whales. The topography and water currents within this area encourage upwellings, nutrients and provide an important feeding area for the larger baleen whales.


Knowing that we were in such a good area for cetaceans was exciting particularly as we quickly started recording whale species from the ship. A scattered pod of 20 Long-finned Pilot Whale showed well from Deck 3.  We also logged two Fin Whales on the port side of the ship and had four large distant rorqual blows through the afternoon which were probably Fin Whales too.


From the late afternoon beaked whale sightings became a real feature and continued well into the evening.  We recorded three Northern Bottlenose Whales and a total of 13 Sowerby’s Beaked Whales. A family group of eight Sowerby’s Beaked Whales came down the port side of the ship mid evening, giving many passengers their first encounter of a beaked whale. The sighting included a bull animal breaching 11 times close to the ship, which passengers sitting in the Observation Lounge were able to observe. Another five small distant unidentified beaked whales were probably Sowerby’s too.


Seabirds recorded included hundreds of Manx Shearwaters, small numbers of Sooty Shearwaters, a couple of Arctic Skuas and Pomarine Skuas with a Long-tailed Skua logged too. A group of Kittiwakes joined the ship and stayed with us for some time calling on numerous occasions as they circled up over Deck 6.   

 

16 July 2026 - At sea in Hebridean waters and the Irish Sea.

We awoke to find ourselves southwest of the Outer Hebrides and Tiree in an area known as the Stanton Banks, a marine protection zone, which has been designated for its abundant marine wildlife.


Today was one of those days you don’t forget. The weather was beautiful, clear blue skies stretching to the horizon with fabulous visibility, warm but not too hot with a gentle breeze. The sea state was exceptional, 0 to 3 all day. Perfect viewing conditions. Deck 6 was the place to be. Many passengers joined us for what was a truly fabulous display of marine wildlife in UK waters. We had continuous close wildlife encounters throughout the day beginning in Hebridean waters and continuing as we cruised past Islay and then Rathlin Island, the coast of Northern Ireland and into the Irish Sea.

 

We witnessed large numbers of feeding Minke Whales and Common Dolphins throughout - we logged 37 Minke Whales (including groups of Minke feeding together) and 632 Common Dolphins. We also encountered a young Fin Whale, pods of feeding Bottlenose Dolphins and numerous family groups of Harbour Porpoises.


Many thousands of feeding Manx Shearwaters, Gannets and Kittiwakes were present too. We had good numbers of European Storm Petrels in Hebridean waters and the Irish sea seem to be teeming with thousands of Common Guillemots and recently fledged young birds. We counted many parent birds with young ‘jumplings’ as we cruised towards Liverpool. The strange begging call of the young guillemots was clearly audible from Deck 6! The name ‘jumpling’ comes from the fact that at three weeks old the young guillemots jump from the breeding cliffs fluttering down onto the water to join the waiting parent birds.

Guillemot "jumpling" with parent © James Phillips / OWE
Guillemot "jumpling" with parent © James Phillips / OWE

We had close encounters with eight Basking Sharks feeding close to the bow of the ship in Hebridean waters and just as we thought it was over for the evening we watched a fabulous Thresher Shark from Deck 8, suddenly start breaching close to the ship!  Other marine wildlife encountered included a minimum of 70 Grey Seals recorded and large numbers of Lion’s Mane and Moon Jellyfish.


It had been a truly fantastic day and a wonderful way to finish a fabulous cruise on the Bolette.

 

17 July 2026 - Liverpool.

We arrived back in Liverpool in the early hours. Before the OWE team disembarked later that morning, we were able to say our farewells to the many passengers we had met and shared many fabulous wildlife observations together over the last 12 days.


Cetacean Totals

SPECIES

LATIN NAMES

TOTALS

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

4

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

64

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

61

Rorqual Whale Blows

Rorqual spp.

5

Northern Bottlenose Whale

Hyperoodon ampullatus

11

Sowerby’s Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon bidens

17

Small beaked whales (probably Sowerby’s)

Mesoplodon spp.

5

Whale spp.

 

2

Killer Whale (seen by the bridge crew)

Orcinus orca

2

Long-finned pilot whales

Globicephala melas

23

Risso’s Dolphin

Grampus griseus

4

Atlantic white-sided Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

3

White-beaked Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

168

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

13

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

663

Dolphin spp.

 

4

Harbour Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

21

The Owe Team and Andrea (left to right): Dave, Ian, Jean, Andrea and James
The Owe Team and Andrea (left to right): Dave, Ian, Jean, Andrea and James

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the passengers who have provided images for use in this blog.


The Ocean Wildlife Encounters team would like to thank Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and the crew of MS Bolette for their support. Most of all we would like to thank the fabulous passengers for taking the time to share the incredible wildlife that helped make such a memorable cruise. We hope to see you again on another cruise sometime soon.

 
 
 

1 Comment

Brian Pearson
Brian Pearson
Sep 06

A wonderful cruise and great company from the OWE team. Looking forward to meeting you again in the future.

Brian Pearson

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