Utqiagvik, United States

No cruise ships are scheduled in Utqiagvik today, Thursday 12 November 2026. The next is MS Roald Amundsen on Wednesday 11 August 2027. Over the next 12 months, 2 calls bring about 1,100 passengers.

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Flat green tundra near Utqiagvik stretching to the sea under a deep blue sky, seen from the deck of the Barrow observatory with white instrument domes and a mast
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Ship schedule

Next 2 calls · all times local (Alaska Time)

August 2027
MS Roald Amundsen
HX Expeditions530 passengers
Wed 11 Aug
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DepartureNot yet published
MS Fridtjof Nansen
HX Expeditions530 passengers
Tue 31 Aug
ArrivalNot yet published
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Cruise Ships in Utqiagvik

Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Alaska Time)

Today · Thu 12 NovNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today

Next 7 days

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    15 Nov
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Utqiagvik day.

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Where is the Utqiagvik cruise port?

There is no harbour, pier or cruise terminal at Utqiagvik. The few expedition ships that call stay offshore, and passengers go ashore in small inflatable boats onto the beach in front of town.

The exact landing spot depends on the sea, surf and ice, and because the coast is fully exposed, wind, fog or sea ice can delay, shorten or cancel a landing. The town is small and flat, and the Inupiat Heritage Center is about 1.5 km northeast of the shore in front of the town centre.

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About Utqiagvik

Utqiagvik, long known as Barrow, sits on flat Arctic tundra beside the Chukchi Sea, a short way southwest of Point Barrow, and is often described as the northernmost town in the United States. Its Inupiat name, Ukpeagvik, means 'place where snowy owls are hunted', and most of its roughly 4,600 people are Inupiat.

The town is the main centre of Alaska's North Slope, and bowhead whaling is still at the heart of local life. Visitors can walk to the whale bone arch on the beach near the old Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station, learn about Inupiat life and the 19th-century whaling era at the Inupiat Heritage Center, and see carved and painted whalebone art.

Grey and bowhead whales are often seen offshore. Expedition ships call only rarely, in the short late-summer season.

Climate
A cold, dry Arctic climate. Long-term averages for Utqiagvik airport give about 2 C (36 F) in June, 5 C (42 F) in July and 4 C (40 F) in August, falling to about 1 C (34 F) in September. October averages about -6 C (21 F) and November about -15 C (6 F). Winter is long and very cold, averaging about -21 to -24 C (-6 to -12 F) from December to March, with April near -16 C (4 F) and May near -5 C (23 F). Precipitation is only about 140 mm (5.4 in) a year. July and August are the wettest months, with about 25 to 28 mm each, while December to April bring about 4 to 6 mm a month, mostly as snow. All figures are approximate.
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