Cruise news (Kirkenes Norway-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Havila Polaris ferry ship to host a Music Festival at Sea in April 2025
From April 2 to 13, 2025, the Havila Polaris ferry has scheduled a music-themed voyage with blues and roots artists performing live each day...
July 7, 2024 - Cruise Industry
HX-Hurtigruten celebrates 131 years with North American Birthday Sale
HX-Hurtigruten Expeditions is marking 131 years of navigating the iconic Norwegian coastline with a North American Birthday Sale from June 25 to July...
June 26, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Norway unveils revived Land and Sea Tours and Astronomy-focused sailing
Hurtigruten Norway is reintroducing 3 distinct itineraries that capture the essence of Nordic culture and the celestial marvels of the European...
November 26, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages offers free port-to-port cruise promo
Havila Voyages is commemorating the operation of all four of its ships along the Norwegian coastline and is extending a special promotion for August...
August 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages takes delivery of Polaris and Pollux ships from Tersan shipyard (Yalova Turkey)
During an official ceremony at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey on Tuesday, August 1st, Havila Voyages received the delivery of its second pair of...
August 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages launches its first sustainability and human rights report
Havila Voyages Norway confirmed the ambition for emission-free coastal sailings by 2030 via its current ships. The company launched its first...
June 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten introduces "Svalbard Express” and “North Cape Express" cruiseferry routes in 2023
The Norwegian cruiseferry company Hurtigruten marks its Biggest Product Evolution with two Premium Journeys to be introduced in 2023. The &ldquo...
June 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Havila Voyages takes delivery of its 2nd ship Havila Castor
On Friday, April 22, Havila Voyages took delivery of its 2nd ship, Havila Castor, at Turkey's Tersan shipyard. Havila Castor will commence sailing...
April 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express to welcome first emission free ship by 2030
Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express partnered with leading research organization SINTEF in order to create zero-emission vessels for the Norwegian...
April 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s MS Richard With starts conversion to battery hybrid propulsion
The first of 3x Norwegian Coastal Express cruiseferries owned by Hurtigruten is being converted from diesel to battery-hybrid propulsion. The 1993...
February 13, 2022 - 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 - Cruise Industry
Havila Capella cruiseferry embarks on her maiden voyage on the Bergen-Kirkenes route
On Sunday, December 12, Havila Capella embarked on her maiden voyage and became the first new ship on the Bergen (Norway)-Kirkenes (Norway) route in...
December 14, 2021 - Accidents
Havila Voyages delays first round-trip cruise of Havila Capella
On November 24, Havila Capella arrived in homeport Bergen (Norway) as the first of the 4 new Norwegian coastal cruiseferries. However, the date for...
November 30, 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 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