Guests aboard Quark Expeditions’ ships the Ultramarine and Ocean Explorer witnessed the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, from Harefjord, Greenland. 

The first total solar eclipse visible from this region since 2015 lasted approximately two minutes and 15 seconds of totality, the company said in a statement. 

This is said to be one of the longest durations of totality visible anywhere on Earth, as the path of totality crossed Greenland and Iceland.  

Joining guests aboard the Ultramarine was David Baron, veteran science journalist and author of the American Eclipse, who has witnessed nine total solar eclipses across the globe.  

He delivered his keynote presentation, Scientific America: The Eclipse That Enlightened A Nation, preparing guests for what they were about to witness.  

“This was my tenth total solar eclipse, but my first in the High Arctic, and the setting enhanced the experience,” said Baron. “Gazing at the glorious corona above the rugged terrain of Scoresbysund, I felt as if I had been transported to an alien world. People have traveled great distances to see eclipses for centuries, and this voyage reminded me why.”  

Aboard the Ocean Explorer, guests were joined by eclipse cartographer Michael Zeiler, founder of GreatAmericanEclipse.com and co-author of Atlas of Solar Eclipses: 2020 to 2045. 

He deepened guests’ understanding of eclipse viewing, observational astronomy and celestial mechanics throughout the 17-day voyage.  

“I have spent years mapping this eclipse, and Scoresbysund stood out early as one of the best places on Earth to see it,” said Zeiler. “From the deck of Ocean Explorer, guests experienced two minutes and 15 seconds of totality. Seeing the map become real, exactly where the calculations said it would, never gets old”  

Both voyages also featured Quark’s new Guided Photography Program, giving guests dedicated expert guidance to photograph the eclipse and the polar landscape surrounding it.