Cruise news (MS Fridtjof Nansen-tagged)
- 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
Godmothers announced for Hurtigruten Expeditions' battery-hybrid powered ship MS Fridtjof Nansen
Hurtigruten Expeditions appointed two seasoned exploration and environmental pioneers as godmothers of MS Fridtjof Nansen: Sunniva Sorby (Canadian...
September 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Expeditions to name its newest ship MS Fridtjof Nansen on Svalbard
Hurtigruten founded expedition cruising back in 1896 and 125 years later, what has grown to become the world's largest expedition cruise company is...
September 2, 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. Otto Sverdrup departed from Hamburg Germany...
August 25, 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 announces 2 more no-fly cruises from the UK in 2022
The Norwegian cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten announced additional no-fly cruises from the UK scheduled for 2022. The two itineraries are out...
March 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s Valentine’s Day cruise promotion
Hurtigruten announced the company's 2nd annual North America “Suites for your Sweet” promo offering an additional 10% off per person with...
February 10, 2021 - Accidents
Person tests positive for COVID-19 onboard Hurtigruten’s ms Finnmarken
Hurtigruten has confirmed Saturday afternoon, September 19, that a person onboard its ms Finnmarken (Otto Sverdrup) ship had tested COVID...
September 20, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten cancels all 2020 cruises
Hurtigruten canceled its remaining cruises scheduled for 2020 due to the rise in COVID cases in Europe and the Americas, the company announced on...
September 18, 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
Hurtigruten suspends all expedition sailings until further notice
As a response to the COVID outbreak onboard its MS Roald Amundsen ship, Hurtigruten temporarily suspends all expedition voyages on MS Spitsbergen, MS...
August 3, 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
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
First Ship of the Year Arrives at Lerwick Harbour
Port Lerwick’s 2020 cruise season launched last week with the arrival of Fritdtjof Nansen (Hurtigruten-owned vessel) that berthed at Victoria...
March 1, 2020