The Northwest Passage was open in 1904, but it isn’t this year.
I saw (the Northwest Passage) open before my ship the first year of my voyage.
- Amundsen
According to NASA. that was the coldest year on record.
The Crystal Serenity is encountering ice, and is backtracking and meandering. Temperatures have dropped well below freezing.
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The forecast shows temperatures below freezing along their path for the next two weeks. Not much ice is going to melt.