Hanseatic Spirit
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Hanseatic Spirit current position
Hanseatic Spirit current location is at North East Atlantic Ocean (coordinates 43.40639 N / -8.36929 W) cruising at speed of 10.1 kn (19 km/h | 12 mph) en route to La Coruna. The AIS position was reported 45 seconds ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionCurrent itinerary of Hanseatic Spirit
Hanseatic Spirit current cruise is 11 days, one-way from Hamburg to Funchal. Prices start from USD 5719 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary starts on 11 Oct, 2024 and ends on 22 Oct, 2024.
Date / Time | Port |
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11 Oct 18:00 | Departing from Hamburg, Germany hotels |
13 Oct 13:00 - 20:00 | Honfleur, France |
14 Oct | Guernsey Island, St Peter Port, Channel Islands UK |
16 Oct 07:00 - 17:00 | La Coruna, Spain Galicia |
17 Oct 12:00 - 18:00 | Vilagarcia de Arousa, Spain Galicia |
18 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Porto-Leixoes, Oporto, Portugal |
19 Oct 10:00 - 19:00 | Lisbon, Portugal |
21 Oct 12:00 - 19:00 | Porto Santo Island Madeira, Vila Baleira |
21 Oct 23:59 | Funchal, Madeira Island Portugal |
22 Oct | Arriving in Funchal, Madeira Island Portugal hotels |
Specifications of Hanseatic Spirit
Year of build | 2021 / Age: 3 |
Flag state | Malta |
Builder | VARD shipyards (Tulcea Romania and Langsten Norway) |
Class | ice-strengthened expedition ship |
Building cost | EUR 145 million (USD 155 million) |
Speed | 16 kn / 30 km/h / 18 mph |
Length (LOA) | 138 m / 453 ft |
Beam (width) | 22 m / 72 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 15540 gt |
Passengers | 199 - 230 |
Crew | 170 |
Decks | 9 |
Cabins | 120 |
Decks with cabins | 7 |
Sister-ships | Hanseatic Inspiration, Hanseatic Nature |
Christened by | tba |
Owner | TUI AG (via TUI Cruises GmbH) |
Operator | Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |
Hanseatic Spirit Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
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2024 Sep 12 | 19 days, one-way from Kangerlussuaq to Hamburg | Kangerlussuaq | $10584 |
2024 Oct 01 | 4 days, round-trip German Bight | Hamburg | $2151 |
2024 Oct 05 | 6 days, round-trip British Isles | Hamburg | |
2024 Oct 11 | 11 days, one-way from Hamburg to Funchal | Hamburg | $5719 |
2024 Oct 22 | 9 days, one-way from Funchal to Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Funchal | $5178 |
2024 Oct 31 | 14 days, one-way from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Hamburg | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | $6043 |
2024 Nov 14 | 15 days, round-trip Norwegian Fjords | Hamburg | $7773 |
2024 Nov 29 | 15 days, round-trip Norwegian Fjords | Hamburg | $7773 |
2024 Dec 14 | 7 days, one-way from Hamburg to Kiel | Hamburg | $4097 |
2024 Dec 21 | 15 days, one-way from Kiel to Hamburg | Kiel | $9179 |
2025 Jan 05 | 15 days, round-trip Baltic Sea | Hamburg | $8746 |
2025 Jan 20 | 15 days, round-trip Norwegian Fjords | Hamburg | $7990 |
2025 Feb 04 | 15 days, round-trip Norwegian Fjords | Hamburg | $7990 |
2025 Feb 19 | 15 days, round-trip Norwegian Fjords | Hamburg | $7990 |
2025 Mar 06 | 15 days, round-trip Norwegian Fjords | Hamburg | $7990 |
2025 Mar 21 | 15 days, round-trip Baltic Sea | Hamburg | $8746 |
2025 Apr 05 | 17 days, one-way from Hamburg to Funchal | Hamburg | $9936 |
2025 Apr 22 | 11 days, one-way from Funchal to Porto-Leixoes | Funchal | $6973 |
2025 May 03 | 11 days, one-way from Porto-Leixoes to Hamburg | Porto-Leixoes | $6686 |
2025 May 14 | 10 days, round-trip British Isles | Hamburg | $5494 |
2025 May 24 | 13 days, round-trip British Isles | Hamburg | $7446 |
2025 Jun 06 | 15 days, one-way from Hamburg to Longyearbyen | Hamburg | $12055 |
2025 Jun 21 | 10 days, one-way from Longyearbyen to Tromso | Longyearbyen | $9233 |
2025 Jul 01 | 10 days, one-way from Tromso to Longyearbyen | Tromso | $9644 |
2025 Jul 11 | 18 days, one-way from Longyearbyen to Kangerlussuaq | Longyearbyen | $15355 |
2025 Jul 29 | 17 days, round-trip Greenland | Kangerlussuaq | $16628 |
2025 Aug 15 | 29 days, one-way from Kangerlussuaq to Seward | Kangerlussuaq | $26392 |
2025 Sep 13 | 22 days, one-way from Seward to Kanazawa | Seward | $18174 |
2025 Oct 05 | 20 days, one-way from Kanazawa to Koror-Palau | Kanazawa | $13504 |
2025 Oct 25 | 19 days, one-way from Koror-Palau to Lautoka Viti Levu | Koror-Palau | $15017 |
2025 Nov 13 | 15 days, one-way from Lautoka Viti Levu to Papeete | Lautoka | $12098 |
2025 Nov 28 | 23 days, one-way from Papeete to Puerto Montt | Papeete | $16207 |
2025 Dec 21 | 22 days, one-way from Puerto Montt to Ushuaia | Puerto Montt | $19991 |
2026 Jan 12 | 22 days, round-trip Antarctica | Ushuaia | $21288 |
2026 Feb 03 | 20 days, one-way from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires | Ushuaia | $17937 |
2026 Feb 23 | 16 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Belem | Buenos Aires | $10152 |
2026 Mar 11 | 18 days, one-way from Belem to Iquitos | Belem | $19775 |
2026 Mar 29 | 18 days, one-way from Iquitos to Belem | Iquitos | $19775 |
2026 Apr 16 | 11 days, one-way from Belem to Porto-Leixoes | Belem | $3881 |
2026 Apr 27 | 12 days, one-way from Porto-Leixoes to Hamburg | Porto-Leixoes | $6476 |
2026 May 09 | 10 days, round-trip Baltic Sea | Hamburg | $6043 |
2026 May 19 | 7 days, round-trip Western Europe | Hamburg | $4530 |
2026 Jun 05 | 8 days, round-trip German Bight | Hamburg | $4530 |
2026 Jun 13 | 10 days, round-trip British Isles | Hamburg | $5178 |
2026 Jun 23 | 19 days, one-way from Hamburg to Kangerlussuaq | Hamburg | $14693 |
2026 Jul 12 | 12 days, round-trip Greenland | Kangerlussuaq | $11774 |
2026 Jul 24 | 12 days, round-trip Greenland | Kangerlussuaq | $11341 |
2026 Aug 05 | 17 days, round-trip Greenland | Kangerlussuaq | $16639 |
2026 Aug 22 | 18 days, round-trip CanadaNew England | Kangerlussuaq | $15774 |
2026 Sep 09 | 15 days, one-way from Kangerlussuaq to Reykjavik | Kangerlussuaq | $12423 |
Hanseatic Spirit Review
Review of Hanseatic Spirit
The 2021-built MS Hanseatic Spirit cruise ship is the third/last (for now) of Hapag-Lloyd's new expedition boats - with sisterships Hanseatic Inspiration (2019 October) and Hanseatic Nature (2019 April). All these boats are of the same design.
The vessel (IMO number 9857640) is currently Malta-flagged (MMSI 215973000) and registered in Valletta.
Hanseatic Spirit was officially delivered from VARD (shipbuilder) on June 29, 2021. Like all Hapag-Lloyd cruise ships, Spirit serves predominantly German-speaking travelers. However, unlike the fleetmates Inspiration and Nature, Spirit is marketed as an adults-only boat.
History - construction and ownership
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (Kreuzfahrten) is a Hamburg-based passenger shipping company and premium travel brand owned by TUI AG (shipowner) and managed by its subsidiary TUI Cruises. Between 2017-2020, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises was fully owned by Hapag-Lloyd AG (German-Chilean shipping company, one of the world's oldest), currently ranked the world's 5th largest container shipping line in terms of fleet capacity.
The shipowner TUI AG (Hanover Germany-based) is a British-German multinational currently ranked the world's largest leisure and travel company. It was founded in 1923 and until 2002 was named "Preussag AG". TUI Group's companies specialize in hospitality and tourism services worldwide, with a portfolio including passenger airlines, cruise shipping, package vacations, hotels and resorts, travel agencies, retail shops.
The 230-passenger ship Hanseatic Spirit was built by VARD Holdings Ltd (the Norwegian subsidiary company of the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri). The hull is constructed at Tulcea shipyard (Romania), while the rest of the ship was built at VARD's shipyard in Langsten (Norway). The vessel has ice-class PC6 (highest for passenger ships) and offers 5-star premium hotel service and amenities, gourmet cuisine, large staterooms, and public spaces.
Hapag-Lloyd's new cruise ship design is based on an ice-strengthened hull and implemented top-notch marine technologies developed specifically for a polar vessel. Among those is the long-range 3D sonar "FarSounder 1000". The device is forward-looking (installed in the ship's bow) and integrated into the vessel's bridge navigation system. The sonar allows it to maneuver through icy waters, showing and mapping approaching hazards, such as icebergs or shallow coral reefs.
The ship design features 2 extendible glass balconies (glass-bottomed and glass-walled) providing passengers with the unique feeling of floating over the water. The vessel has a retractable Navigation Bridge wing allowing it to pass through a narrow river and canal locks.
Hanseatic Spirit is fitted with modern environmental-friendly technologies and equipment. Vessel's hull shape is optimized to reduce fuel consumption and the overall bunker consumption. The ship has an SCR catalytic converter, reducing NOx emissions by nearly 95%. The ship's propulsion features a PROMAS rudder with a specially-designed propeller that helps reducing fuel consumption and lowers emissions. Special polar equipment is the ice detectors - thermal imaging technology with infrared cameras. Cold ironing (shore-to-ship power capabilities) are also available.
Decks and Cabins
MS Hanseatic Spirit staterooms (120 total, in 10 cabin categories) allow max passenger capacity 230 (max 199 on Antarctic cruises).
Cabins categories are Panorama (22 m2/235 ft2), French Balcony (21-23 m2/225-250 ft2), and Balcony (28 m2/300 ft2) with private balcony (6 m2/65 ft2). Amenities include separable beds, Nordic walking poles, binoculars, rain shower, free minibar, coffee machine, a heated wall in the bathrooms for wet parkas and towels.
Junior Suites (43 m2/465 ft2) are with step-out balcony (6 m2/65 ft2) and as amenities offer butler service, separate living and sleeping areas (with panoramic views and HDTVs), separate dining area, separable beds, Nordic walking poles, binoculars, free minibar, coffee machine, bathroom with rain shower and two sinks, steam sauna in the shower area, a heated wall in the bathrooms for wet parkas and towels.
Grand Suites (71 m2/765 ft2) are with private terrace (16 m2/170 ft2) featuring space heaters. Amenities include exclusive service privileges, butler service, separate living and sleeping areas (with panoramic views and HDTVs), separate dining area, separable beds, Nordic walking poles, binoculars, free minibar, coffee machine, daylight bathroom with balcony access, free-standing bath, rain shower and two sinks, steam sauna in the shower area, separate toilet, a heated wall in the bathrooms for wet parkas and towels.
Kids under 11 years old travel for free. Teens (ages 12-15) travel at a fixed rate of EUR 60 per night.
The boat has 9 decks, of which 7 are passenger-accessible and 4 with cabins.
Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks
Meals are offered within open-seating during the day. Dinner is served in the ship's main dining room restaurant (aft on deck 4). The ship has 2 bars and 3 restaurants: Main Restaurant (178 seats), Speciality Restaurant (44 seats) and Bistro Restaurant (Lido Buffet) with 84 indoor seats plus around 100 outdoor seats.
Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport
MS Hanseatic Spirit offers a sophisticated atmosphere and the chance to visit exotic ports. Each voyage is accompanied by lectors. There are extensive wellness and fitness areas, as well as an aft marina platform for water sports. 16 onboard Zodiacs (inflatable boats) and E-Zodiacs (with electric-powered engines) make possible landings in remote expedition areas, regardless of their vicinity to a port.
- Main Lounge (deck 4) with cutting-edge technology suitable for media presentations, precaps, and recaps, full Bar, separate Smoking Lounge.
- Observation Lounge (deck 8)
- Fitness area (100 m2 / 1076 ft2) with modern exercise equipment, separate Course Room (for classes).
- Spa area (215 m2 / 2314 ft2) with ocean view.
- Pool deck area with swimming pool, jacuzzi, Pool Bar
- Spacious top-deck Sun Deck with flexible canopy (shaded seating area).
- (Ocean Academy) Interactive Knowledge Studio - enables passengers to do their own research whenever they wish by viewing the information.
In late-February 2019, Hapag-Lloyd announced a user-friendly digital concept for onboard learning never seen before on expedition vessels. The new "study wall" is available on the fleet's three new Hanseatic ships (Inspiration, Nature, Spirit).
The innovative touchscreen technology (screen size 6x1,8 m / 20x6 ft) allows passengers to research information and various topics related to the ship's current cruise itinerary destinations. The digital Study Wall was developed over a 2,5-year period via a partnership with two German (Hamburg-based) companies - Intermediate Engineering GmbH, and mpg ErlebnisRaumDesign GmbH.
Digital content (articles, biographies, photos, videos) is divided into 5 categories. Most of the information is provided by GEOMAR (Kiel Germany), also by journalists, scientists, and experts. The Study Wall is located in Knowledge Studio (Wissens Atelier / Deck 8). The research facility also has four Study Seats (with touchscreens to explore the content), Study Poster (visual scientific explanations), a dedicated area for microscope research.
Itineraries
MS Hanseatic Spirit itinerary program is based on expedition voyages to polar destinations - Arctic (Norway, Iceland) and Antarctica, as well as tropical destinations like the South Seas and Amazon River, Mediterranean.
In addition to polar itineraries, the ship also operates on voyages visiting Amazon River, Chilean Fjords, Azores Islands, Cape Verde Islands. Itinerary durations range between 4-day Frisian Islands (aka the Wadden Islands, in North Sea, Europe) to 20+ days (Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetlands, South Orkneys, The Falklands) leaving from homeport Ushuaia Argentina.
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Cruise ship cabins were prefabricated by the shipbuilder's sister company VARD Accommodation. Staterooms were designed by the Finnish company NIT Design, which also supplied all the materials. Besides the ship's cabins and their balconies, NIT Design also made the Spa, the a la carte restaurant, all staircases and outdoor deck areas. The ship's keel consists of 2 steel blocks, each with length 9 m, width 11 m, height 1,5 m and weight 33 tons.
In November 2017, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises announced that hull design changes resulted in projected over 10% annual fuel savings for the new expedition vessels. After an initial assessment, the hull's efficiency was optimized using DNV GL developed form optimization process that included 10,000 hull design analyses to confirm the hull model optimization results. The main changes were done to the hull's stern - optimized for passenger comfort by minimizing the impact of slamming.
On July 3, 2018, VARD signed the shipbuilding contract for Hanseatic Spirit. Hapag-Lloyd officially announced that the ship will be marketed as adults-only. TUI Group announced its plans for a 3rd vessel in the Expedition series in May 2018.
In Romania was constructed only the hull (weight 6500 tons), while the rest of the ship was assembled at VARD's shipyard in Langsten Norway (near Alesund). The 4000 mi (6450 km) long towing of the hull from Romania to Norway takes around 5 weeks.
The vessel's keel-laying ceremony (at VARD Tulcea shipyard) was held on July 16, 2019. The ship was launched (floated out from VARD Tulcea's drydock) on July 14, 2020, and officially delivered from VARD to Hapag-Lloyd on June 29, 2021.
Bookings for Hanseatic Spirit cruises were opened on July 23, 2019.
The Inaugural Cruise was scheduled for September 4, 2021.
(MAIDEN VOYAGE 2021) 6-day "German Bight" itinerary (prices from USD 3750 pp / EUR 3150 per person with double occupancy)
Date / Time | Port |
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04 Sep 19:00 | Departing from Hamburg, Germany |
05 Sep 12:00 - 18:00 | Borkum Island, Germany |
06 Sep 08:30 - 18:00 | Oudeschild, Texel Island, Holland |
07 Sep 08:30 - 23:59 | Heligoland Island, Germany |
08 Sep 16:15 - 09 Sep 15:00 | List auf Sylt, Sylt Island, Germany |
10 Sep 08:00 | Arriving in Hamburg |
During winter, the boat is usually deployed in South America for voyages to Antarctica.
(Inaugural Antarctica cruise 2021) 21-day from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia (from USD 23185 / EUR 19485 pp)
Date / Time | Port |
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16 Dec 18:00 | Departing from Punta Arenas, Chile Antarctica |
18 Dec - 19 Dec | Port Stanley, East Falkland Island |
22 Dec - 24 Dec | South Georgia Island, British Antarctica |
26 Dec - 27 Dec | South Orkney Islands |
28 Dec - 30 Dec | South Shetland Islands |
02 Jan - 03 Jan | Antarctic Peninsula |
06 Jan | flight |
06 Jan 06:00 | Arriving in Ushuaia, Argentina |
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