Pilot Service
Pilot service is mandatory for all passenger ships with over 250 pax
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AECO Community Guidelines
Are you interested in cooperating with the locals in the Arctic? Read AECO’s guidelines here
Safety in arctic waters
In a number of incidents Zodiacs and dinghies have been used by cruise vessels to bring passengers within close proximity of icebergs and glaciers in Greenland.
Recipe for a Successful Call
The call of a cruise ship to a Greenland port is always a welcome and happy occasion.
Nature Protection And Cultural History
The Arctic is fragile, vast and beautiful with pristine spaces and extreme climate, and a wealth of natural resources.
Icebergs Exercise Caution
Exercise caution when sailing near icebergs
Qaqortoq
Colourful and located in a natural amphitheatre, near the Davis Strait, lies oldest and largest town in the South Greenland. Qaqortoq is the vibrant cultural, educational and administrative centre of the region.
Ilulissat
Nature puts on one of its finest displays when mountainous icebergs float from one the most productive glaciers in the world and out into the Disko Bay right next door to this town of 5,000 people.
Igaliku
The modern farming community of Igaliku has its roots in a 1,000 year old South Greenland tradition begun by the Norse who settled in this area upon their arrival from Iceland.
Upernavik
Upernavik means ‘place of springtime’, inheriting its name because it is the same plentiful hunting ground and important trade area today as it was for Inuit in the past.
