**PLEASE NOTE: All information provided in this application is in addition to the information submitted in application 124679. All activities and other information provided in the original application (other than those items noted below) are still valid for the current year**

Between the dates of 15 August - 16 September 2017 Crystal Cruises LLC (hereafter CCLLC) plans to transit the Northwest Passage with MS CRYSTAL SERENITY, who will be carrying an estimated 900-950 guests, 655 crew and approximately 20 expedition staff.

Dates within Nunavut are as follows:
2017: 28 August - 03 September (Clearance in at Cambridge Bay / Clearance Out at Pond Inlet)

In addition to one stop in the Northwest Territories (Ulukhaktok), the vessel also plans several stops in Nunavut (including the community visits in Pond Inlet and Cambridge Bay as noted above) before proceeding on to Greenland and then to the U.S.

Two Canadian Ice Pilots, both very experienced in the Canadian Arctic, and the Northwest Passage in particular, will be aboard to assist the ship’s Master.

The vessel will be joined in Ulukhaktok by an ice-breaking escort vessel, the RRS SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON (hereafter ERNEST SHACKLETON), who will escort her through the NW Passage as far as Nuuk, Greenland. Aboard the ERNEST SHACKLETON will be an additional Canadian ice pilot plus approx. 44 support crew and operations staff.

For the 2017 voyage the expedition company has changed from Expedition Voyage Consultants Ltd. (EYOS) to Arctic Kingdom Inc.

For the 2017 voyage the company has applied to the Canadian Wildlife Service for permits to visit bird sanctuaries on Prince Leopold and Bylot Island.

For any visits to protected migratory bird sanctuaries, all passengers will be accompanied by members of Crystal Cruises expedition staff, which includes team leaders, multiple Inuit guides, polar bear monitors, and a number of naturalists and expert lecturers. The proposed activities during these visits include zodiak cruising in the ocean surrounding the Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary (at the Cape Hay location) and Prince Leopold Island (along the South East cliffs). Visitors to Prince Leopold Island may make landfall in the bay to the West of the South East spit for a short time to launch kayaks (weather dependent) and then return to the water in kayaks. Crystal Cruises would like to offer a select number of guests the opportunity to visit Prince Leopold Island by helicopter (Please see attached document detailing the information for this proposed activity). These guests would land at the research camp and make a short hike out to a viewing spot before returning to the helicopter. Crystal Cruises shore staff will provide interpretation of the sites and ensure that all passengers adhere to strict look but do not touch and leave no trace policies. Crystal Cruises has hired Arctic Kingdom, a Canadian company with 18 years of experience working in the Canadian Arctic, to provide the shore staff for this expedition. Their staff have years of experience traveling in protected areas around the Arctic and are familiar with and will abide by all guidelines any governing agencies have for visits to these sites. Site visits are planned to be between a half day and a full day in length, will take place between August 15th and September 16th, 2017, and may be shortened or cancelled due to bad weather or environmental conditions.

The MS Crystal Serenity itinerary has remained the same as was submitted in project application 124679. We have included the two additional bird sanctuary locations on the project map. Please refer to the previous application for full outline of the ships route through Nunavut.