Cruise news (Hurtigruten-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
North Americans can now cruise to Norway with a negative COVID test
Hurtigruten is celebrating the reopening of Norway as the country will no longer require North Americans to quarantine for ten days upon arrival...
January 31, 2022 - Accidents
Hurtigruten's MS Fridtjof Nansen runs aground in Norway
In the early hours of Wednesday, January 12, Hurtigruten's MS Fridtjof Nansen had ground contact in Sognefjord close to Maloy (Vagsoy Island, Norway...
January 13, 2022 - Accidents
Hurtigruten cuts short Antarctic cruise due to COVID outbreak on MS Roald Amundsen
Hurtigruten Expeditions will cut short a sailing in the Antarctic region after a COVID outbreak, the Norwegian cruise company announced on Thursday...
January 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten doubles Galapagos cruises in 2022-2024 with Santa Cruz II yacht
Hurtigruten Expeditions's inaugural Galapagos cruise is currently scheduled to depart on January 7, 2022. The company has already revealed additional...
December 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages takes delivery of Havila Capella: #1 of 4 new coastal ferries
Havila Voyages took delivery of Havila Capella cruiseferry. The 1st of all 4 new ferries for the shipowner Havila Kystruten will soon start sailings...
November 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten returns to Antarctica with MS Fram and MS Roald Amundsen
The world’s largest expedition cruise company Hurtigruten returns to Antarctica with the battery-hybrid powered ships MS Fram and MS Roald...
October 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’ship MS Fridtjof Nansen christened in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
In unique surroundings at latitude 78˚ North in Longyearbyen (on Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago), the community joined the...
September 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten adds expedition cruises to Russia’s White Sea
Hurtigruten Expeditions announced it is adding another new region to its growing list of destinations: Arctic Russia, and particularly the White Sea...
August 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten adds 3rd battery hybrid powered ship, MS Otto Sverdrup
Hurtigruten Expeditions introduced the fleet’s 3rd battery-hybrid powered ship - MS Otto Sverdrup/Finnmarken. Otto Sverdrup departed from...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten's ship MS Spitsbergen offers African island cruises in 2022
Hurtigruten Expeditions is adding West Coast Africa and two archipelagos - Cape Verde and Bissagos, to its list of new destinations. The 13-day...
August 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten to launch Galapagos cruises from January 2022
From January 2022, the Norwegian cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten (via its new brand Hurtigruten Expeditions) is due to expand its breadth of...
June 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten introduces 93-day Arctic to Antarctica cruise 2022
The Norwegian brand Hurtigruten Expeditions announced the 93-day "Pole to Pole 2022 Expedition Voyage" scheduled to explore Alaska, the Canadian...
June 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten returns to Norwegian Coastal Voyage service all 7 of its ships from July
Hurtigruten Norway announced it will return all of its 7 ships on Norwegian Coastal cruises between Bergen and Kirkenes in July. The return follows...
June 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Norway investing in batteries and biofuel to cut emissions by 25%
At the core of Hurtigruten Group’s large-scale green upgrade of the fleet of Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express ships are batteries, shore...
May 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship with a Northwest Passage cruise in 2023
The world leader in exploration travel Hurtigruten revealed a new flagship cruise for the 2023 season, departing on August 18. Onboard MS Roald...
March 23, 2021