The world’s largest expedition cruise company Hurtigruten returns to Antarctica with the battery-hybrid powered ships MS Fram and MS Roald Amundsen.
Both vessels will once again bring passengers to explore the White Continent as of November & December, departing from homeport Punta Arenas (Chile).
Due to the travel restrictions, the third vessel planned for Antarctica - MS Fridtjof Nansen, will be sailing to the coast of Norway out of Hamburg (Germany). She will complement the refurbished MS Otto Sverdrup/Finnmarken, as most of her voyages are sold out for 2022-Q1.
Affected passengers have been contacted with rebooking options.
With strong 2022 booking numbers demonstrating pent-up demand for adventure travel, Hurtigruten now prepares for:
- MS Roald Amundsen set sail on her first Antarctica expedition from Punta Arenas (Chile) on November 25
- MS Fram, initially due to depart from Ushuaia (Argentina) commence her 2021-2022 Antarctica season from Punta Arenas on December 14
- MS Fridtjof Nansen, originally scheduled for Antarctica 2021-2022, have her first departure from Hamburg (Germany) in January 2022.
All passengers and crew for all Antarctica expeditions will be vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency.
The first departure of MS Roald Amundsen will be a Solar Eclipse voyage. The vessel will bring passengers to the Scotia Sea close to the South Orkney Islands, a group of 4 islands ~400 miles northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula. As the region's next solar eclipse phenomenon won't occur for ~400 years, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.