The first episode documented the effect of the sun returning to the North Pole after 6 months of darkness. Sir David Attenborough says that the ends of the Earth are as alien to most of us as the surface of another planet. And this is one of the reasons why the show is so popular – viewers are given a glimpse of the unearthly beauty of this frozen, forbidding landscape, they can witness Mother Nature at her most ruthless, and marvel how wildlife survives, thrives and evolves in these unimaginable conditions.

Watch the first part of the Frozen Planet online here. And remember -even though these places are alien to most of us, Hurtigruten can take you closer. We will take you to the planet's last untouched continent on our Antarctica voyages and if you can't wait to see a real penguin,  hurry up as we still have last cabins available for this seasons  Antarctic Discovery and Weddell Sea Adventure. Perhaps you prefer to join us in the land of a Polar Bear? Then check out our Spitsbergen voyages.