Cruise news (Hurtigruten-tagged)

VIDEO: Hamburg opens new YouTube Channel ‘Hamburg Cruise News’
Since November 1, 2020, Germany is in lockdown. Technical ship calls and layups are permitted but ship cruises have been suspended. During the past...
December 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten sustains ransomware cyber attack
Hurtigruten Norway announced it had suffered a ransomware cyber attack on Monday, December 14, and several of its systems had been paralyzed. The...
December 14, 2020
Accidents
Hurtigruten's MS Lofoten to serve as training ship
Hurtigruten's smallest cruise ship MS Lofoten was sold and will be transferred to a Norwegian maritime academy to serve as a training ship (hotel...
November 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten cancels remaining 2020-2021 Antarctica cruises
Hurtigruten Norway cancelled its remaining 2020-2021 Antarctica cruise season through 2021-Q1, citing the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis...
October 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten establishes separate expedition cruise entity
Hurtigruten Group reported strong demand for 2021-2022 cruises. Preparing for post-Coronavirus (COVID-19) expansion, the company announced it will...
October 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Person tests positive for COVID-19 onboard Hurtigruten’s ms Finnmarken
Hurtigruten cruise line has confirmed Saturday afternoon, September 19, that a person onboard its ms Finnmarken (Otto Sverdrup) cruise ship had...
September 20, 2020
Accidents
Hurtigruten cancels all 2020 cruises
Hurtigruten cancelled its remaining cruises scheduled for 2020 due to the rise in Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Europe and the Americas, the...
September 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
Tersan Shipyard launches first two Havila Voyages newbuilds
The first two of the new coastal ships currently being built for Havila Voyages - Havila Castor and Havila Capella, were launched at Turkey's Tersan...
September 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
Tom Cruise hires GBP 0,5 million Hurtigruten cruise ship for Mission Impossible 7 crew
Tom Cruise has rented an entire cruise ship in order to prevent any more filming delays to his next "Mission: Impossible 7" movie production. The...
September 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Number of COVID-19 cases on Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen ship rises to 62
The number of people on Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen ship who have tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 62. Following...
August 7, 2020
Accidents
Hurtigruten suspends all expedition sailings until further notice
As a response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak onboard its MS Roald Amundsen ship, Hurtigruten temporarily suspends all expedition voyages on...
August 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
33 crew test positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship
Hurtigruten’s ms Roald Amundsen, which is one of the first cruise ships to resume sailings in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
August 1, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship
4 crew members on Hurtigruten's ms Roald Amundsen have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The authorities in Tromso Norway are cooperating...
July 31, 2020
Accidents
UK's FCO updates travel advice to allow river cruises
It has been a week since the UK Government hindered the passenger shipping industry, with the FCO (UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office) advising...
July 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten returns 14 expedition cruise ships to operation
After successfully restarting passenger shipping operations in June, Hurtigruten announced plans to further expand operations with a total of 14 (out...
July 9, 2020
Cruise Industry