Unfortunately, the planned Northwest Passage of Hurtigruten with the “Roald Amundsen” in August 2021 will probably not happen. (Photo: Hurtigruten) As the Canadian government announced there will be no cruises in their waters this year. This was announced...
The MS “Roald Amundsen” started in July 2019. The ship is state-of-the-art, powered by an environmentally friendly hybrid drive and can accommodate up to 530 guests. (Photo: Hurtigruten) Hurtigruten reports strong demand for cruises for 2021 and 2022 in a...
Among the properties owned by Hurtigruten Svalbard is the Radisson Blu Polar Spitsbergen, the largest 128-room hotel in Longyearbyen. Hurtigruten had recently modernised and expanded the hotel to meet the growing number of tourists. But that was before COVID. Picture:...
Hurtigruten has one of the most modern fleets of expedition ship in the expedition travel industry. And with Hurtigruten Svalbard AS, they also own one of the most important tourism players on Svalbard. But COVID-19 has hit hard the various divisions and made them...
UPDATE 03/08/20: In addition to the 36 crew members, 5 passengers have also been tested positive for COVID-19. Hurtigruten has now announced that it will suspend all expedition cruises with the ships “Roald Amundsen”, “Fritjof Nansen” and...
