Cruise news (Hurtigruten-tagged)

World's first ocean cruise line to resume passenger shipping is Hurtigruten
On Tuesday, June 16th, Hurtigruten became the world's first ocean cruise line to resume passenger shipping operations following the COVID lockdown...
June 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
International cruise lines resuming operations earlier than expected
The Norwegian passenger shipping company Hurtigruten is one of the first of the major cruise lines to resume service - on June 16th. Hurtigruten...
June 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten introduces year-round cruises from Dover UK in 2021
The Norwegian ferry and cruise shipping company Hurtigruten will use Port Dover England as homeport / roundtrip departure port for 4 itineraries in...
June 10, 2020
Accidents
Hurtigruten restarts coastal cruises between Bergen and Kirkenes from June 16
Norway’s Hurtigruten announced plans to resume coastal service between Bergen-Kirkenes from June 16, 2020. The first ship to sail will be MS...
May 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
European cruise ports beginning to open giving hope of recovery amid Coronavirus crisis
European cruise ports are beginning to open, giving hope of recovery. A survey of a total of 113 seaports (produced by two trade associations...
May 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Canadian Arctic cruises suspended to prevent spread of Coronavirus
Canadian Arctic's summer’s 2020 cruise season will be suspended due to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The annual report of the...
March 31, 2020
Cruise Industry
Australian Doctors Stuck on MS Roald Amundsen Off Chile
A large group of Australian doctors has been trapped onboard a Hurtigruten cruise ship off the coast of Chile after the country tightened travel...
March 18, 2020
Accidents
First Cruise Ship of Season Docks at Portland Port
The first cruise ship of the season docked at Portland Port - Isle of Portland (Dorset, England). The Hurtigruten-owned cruise ship ms Fridtjof...
March 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MS Nordnorge Hits Harbour Wall in Norway
A Hurtigruten cruise ship captain battled choppy seas and strong winds while docking in Norway but was not able to prevent the vessel from hitting...
January 29, 2020
Accidents
DIV Group to Take-Over Kleven Verft from Hurtigruten
The Croatian industrial company DIV Group entered into an agreement to take-over Kleven Verft (shipyard in Ulsteinvik Norway) from its current owner...
January 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Passenger Overboard from MS Finnmarken
A woman has died after falling from Hurtigruten's vessel MS Finnmarken in Norway. The ship prepared to dock in the town of Alesund when the passenger...
November 1, 2019
Accidents
Hurtigruten Announces Year-Round Hybrid Expedition Cruises
For season 2021, Hurtigruten offers its customers the choice between new expedition cruises on revamped ships (retrofitted with hybrid propulsion) or...
September 3, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Introduces First ex-UK Expedition Season
The Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten announced it will offer roundtrips from homeport Dover UK in the winter 2021-2022 season - for the first time...
August 28, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Unveils 3 New Hybrid-Powered Cruise Ships
Hurtigruten announced that three of its ships will be drydock converted to hybrid-powered vessels. Equipped with battery packs, the trio will operate...
August 20, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Cruise Ship Banned from Entering Russia's Arctic Waters
250 cruise passengers will not cruise Russia's Franz Josef Land as the Norwegian cruiseferry company Hurtigruten was forced to cannel 2 planned...
August 19, 2019
Cruise Industry