Cruise news (Northwest Passage -tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten establishes separate expedition cruise entity
Hurtigruten Group reported strong demand for 2021-2022 cruises. Preparing for post-COVID expansion, the company announced it will redefine its...
October 16, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Quark Expeditions introduces 17 cruises for the Arctic 2022 season
The leader in Polar Adventures, Quark Expeditions, released details of its Arctic 2022 season line-up of cruises that are designed to immerse...
September 6, 2020 - Cruise Industry
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
Le Commandant Charcot to Sail from Iceland to Alaska 2021
An Arctic expedition cruise in 2021 sails from Iceland to Alaska (via the Northwest Passage) on the first hybrid-electric polar ship in the world...
January 15, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Quark Expeditions’ Ultramarine Ready for Booking for Inaugural Arctic Season
Quark Expeditions opened bookings for company's newest polar cruise ship Ultramarine. The inaugural itineraries are cruises to the Canadian Arctic...
January 9, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Silversea Charting the Northeast Passage
For the first time in the history of the cruise line, Silversea passengers recently crossed the Northeast Passage. From August 10 through...
September 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen Completes Northwest Passage Crossing
This week, Hurtigruten’s expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen became the first battery-hybrid powered vessel to ever traverse the Northwest...
September 13, 2019 - Accidents
RCGS Resolute Briefly Arrested in Nunavut
One Ocean Expeditions' cruise ship has been briefly arrested on Baffin Island earlier this month, a rare occurrence in the passenger ship sector (and...
August 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MS Roald Amundsen to Be Christened in Antarctica
Hurtigruten announced the first-ever naming ceremony in Antarctica for the line's hybrid-powered expedition ship MS Roald Amundsen. This fall, when...
July 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Battery-Powered Cruise Ship Takes to Sea
The world’s first cruise vessel propelled partially by battery power is now set to head out from northern Norway on her maiden voyage, cruise...
July 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Bookings Open for Ponant’s Le Commandant-Charcot Arctic Cruises in Summer 2021
Ponant opened bookings for its Le Commandant-Charcot Arctic cruises in summer 2021. Guests will be able to sail completely new itineraries at the...
June 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
SeaDream Introduces New Luxury Yacht
SeaDream Yacht Club announced a new era in luxury yachting. For the first time since the founding of the company in 2001, SeaDream is expanding the...
March 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Silversea's Silver Explorer to Cruise Northeast Passage 2019
Silversea Expeditions is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary with the first for the line Northeast Passage crossing. The route transits Arctic...
July 19, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Adventure Canada Introduces Northwest Passage Adventures
Adventure Canada announced there was still space available aboard their two expedition cruises through Northwest Passage in 2018. The once...
July 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises Introduces New 2019-2020 Itineraries
Scenic Cruises announced it is adding a number of new itineraries for 2019-2020 cruise season. Highlights include a 13-day adventure through...
April 5, 2018