Arctic adventures: in search of the northern lights

A cruise is a great way to experience Mother Nature’s most spectacular light show writes Kaye Holland

The Northern Lights – a mesmerising show across the Arctic sky, named after the Roman goddess of dawn – has long featured on my bucket list.

But this kind of trip can be time-consuming and stressful to organise independently. To see this spectacle of nature, you’ll also need lady luck on your side: the?Northern Lights?are elusive and unpredictable at the best of times and dependent on dark, clear skies.

To increase your chances of seeing the aurora borealis, you must head as far north as possible and, ideally in March – an optimum month for aurora spotting due to the long, dark nights.

All of which is how I found myself signing up for a shortened version of Viking's 12-night?‘In search of the Northern Lights’?itinerary onboard Viking Venus.

Read my feature for World of Cruising here: https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cruise-news/arctic-adventures-in-search-of-the-northern-lights