--- title: "Nuuk Cruise Port" url: https://cruisello.com/destinations/greenland/nuuk description: "Greenland's capital under the peak of Sermitsiaq" --- # Nuuk 🇬🇱 · Greenland · Greenland > "Greenland's capital under the peak of Sermitsiaq" ## At a Glance - **Avg. Ships/Day:** 1 - **Avg. Time in Port:** 9h - **Visiting Sailings:** 3 - **Cruise Lines:** 1 ## Photos - ![Nuuk, Greenland](https://cruisello.com/img/ports/greenland/nuuk/nuuk-unsplash-i-a4zbbc-hy.webp) Photo by [Ken Mathiasen](https://unsplash.com/photos/red-and-white-ship-on-sea-near-mountain-during-daytime-i-A4ZBbc_HY?utm_source=cruisello&utm_medium=referral) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=cruisello&utm_medium=referral) - ![Nuuk, Greenland](https://cruisello.com/img/ports/greenland/nuuk/nuuk-unsplash-umj8pgfi6ee.webp) Photo by [Bogomil Shopov - Бого](https://unsplash.com/photos/a-small-red-church-on-a-snowy-hill-UMj8PgFi6eE?utm_source=cruisello&utm_medium=referral) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=cruisello&utm_medium=referral) - ![Nuuk, Greenland](https://cruisello.com/img/ports/greenland/nuuk/nuuk-unsplash-p-nkxcg5m84.webp) Photo by [Bogomil Shopov - Бого](https://unsplash.com/photos/a-view-of-a-town-with-mountains-in-the-background-p-nKXCg5M84?utm_source=cruisello&utm_medium=referral) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=cruisello&utm_medium=referral) - ![Nuuk, Greenland](https://cruisello.com/img/ports/greenland/nuuk/nuuk-pexels-33348862.webp) © [Биљана / Pexels License](https://www.pexels.com/photo/scenic-view-of-nuuk-greenland-s-colorful-buildings-33348862/) - ![Nuuk, Greenland](https://cruisello.com/img/ports/greenland/nuuk/nuuk-commons-51465085.webp) © [Thomas Leth-Olsen / CC BY-SA 2.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuuk_(2013).jpg) - ![Nuuk, Greenland](https://cruisello.com/img/ports/greenland/nuuk/nuuk-pixabay-1226101.webp) © [Summersdale / Pixabay Content License](https://pixabay.com/photos/greenland-nuuk-town-arctic-1226101/) - ![Nuuk, Greenland](https://cruisello.com/img/ports/greenland/nuuk/nuuk-pexels-13399648.webp) © [Lars H Knudsen / Pexels License](https://www.pexels.com/photo/rocky-mountains-beside-a-body-of-water-13399648/) - ![Nuuk, Greenland](https://cruisello.com/img/ports/greenland/nuuk/nuuk-pexels-33348859.webp) © [Биљана / Pexels License](https://www.pexels.com/photo/colorful-coastal-houses-in-nuuk-greenland-33348859/) ## Peak season Not really a peak season 3 sailings over the next 12 months Busiest months: Jul (2 sailings), Aug (1 sailing) ## About Nuuk Nuuk is the capital of Greenland and home to around 19,000 people, about a third of the country's population, at the mouth of a long fjord system on the southwest coast. Smaller ships tie up at the Atlantic quay, about a kilometre from the centre, while larger ships anchor off and tender passengers to the Colonial Harbour. That old harbour is where the town began: Hans Egede's house from 1728 is the oldest building in Greenland, and the red Church of Our Saviour stands nearby. The Greenland National Museum, right at the Colonial Harbour, displays the Qilakitsoq mummies, Inuit remains around 500 years old found in the 1970s. Katuaq, the cultural centre with a wave-shaped wooden facade, is a few minutes' walk uphill. Boat trips go into the Nuuk Fjord for icebergs, humpback whales and views of Sermitsiaq, the 1,210-metre mountain behind town. Try musk ox, reindeer or suaasat, a traditional meat soup. Greenlandic and Danish are spoken, and the currency is the Danish krone. ## Quick facts - **Currency:** Danish Krone (DKK) · €10 ≈ DKK 75 - **Timezone:** America/Nuuk (UTC-1) - **Tipping:** Not customary ## Location Coordinates: 64.1685, -51.7219 - [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/cruise+terminal+Nuuk/@64.16849,-51.72191,13z) - [Open in Apple Maps](https://maps.apple.com/?q=cruise%20terminal%20Nuuk&ll=64.16849,-51.72191&z=13) ## Nearby ports - [Paamiut](https://cruisello.com/destinations/greenland/paamiut.md): 263 km (142 nm) · Greenland - [Sisimiut](https://cruisello.com/destinations/greenland/sisimiut.md): 322 km (174 nm) · Greenland - [Qaqortoq](https://cruisello.com/destinations/greenland/qaqortoq.md): 482 km (260 nm) · Greenland ## Cruise lines stopping here - [AIDA Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/aida-cruises.md) ## Cheapest Available Sailing **[View this cruise →](https://cruisello.com/cruises/icefjord-run-nuuk-reykjavik-sisimiut~AIDA-AIDASOL-20270627-21.md)** - **Price:** €4,045 per person (€8,090 total for 2 guests) - **Cruise Line:** [AIDA Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/aida-cruises.md) - **Ship:** [AIDAsol](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/aida-cruises/aidasol.md) - **Duration:** 21 nights - **Departure:** 2027-06-27 - **Itinerary:** Icefjord Run – Nuuk, Reykjavik & Sisimiut ## Cruises visiting Nuuk Prices are per person, two sharing. | Cruise | Ship | Line | From | Departure | Nights | Price | |------|------|------|------|------|------|------| | [Icefjord Run – Nuuk, Reykjavik & Sisimiut](https://cruisello.com/cruises/icefjord-run-nuuk-reykjavik-sisimiut~AIDA-AIDASOL-20270627-21.md) | AIDAsol | AIDA Cruises | 🇩🇪 Hamburg | 2027-06-27 | 21 | €4,045 | [See all Nuuk cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruises.md?stopoverPorts=nuuk) ## Ready to sail to Nuuk? 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