Set to be opened on June 18, a new official touring route along the northern coast has been ranked third among places to visit in Europe this year by Lonely Planet.
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Hurtigruten charity channels funds to destinations
The cruise and exploration travel operator's foundation supports a variety of projects in places where it sends its passengers.
Read More »MS Roald Amundsen captain began career in galley
Kai Albrigtsen has been named as the captain of Hurtigruten’s new hybrid-powered expedition ship.
Read More »Hurtigruten orders third new expedition ship
The Norwegian cruise company says the hybrid-powered ship will be one of the most environmentally friendly ever seen.
Read More »Hurtigruten CEO: Norway needs new cruise policy
Daniel Skjeldam is raising the alarm about the increasing size of ships visiting small towns, the fjords and Svalbard.
Read More »Arctic cruise start-up has Greenland base
Arctic Cruise Line is another expedition cruise hopeful, but its chief executive has lifelong knowledge of Greenland.
Read More »Polar bear killed after cruise ship attack in Svalbard
The animal was killed after wounding the man shortly after a Hapag-Lloyd cruise ship docked.
Read More »Hapag-Lloyd to add ‘adults-only’ expedition ship
Now three new expedition ships are to be built in Norway for the TUI-owned cruise company.
Read More »Seabourn signs up for expedition ships – with subs
Seabourn Cruise Line joins an increasingly crowded market of lines getting into expedition cruising.
Read More »World’s first energy-positive Arctic Hotel
A Nordic firm of architects has designed a future hotel that will produce more energy than it uses.
Read More »Cruise firm orders ‘luxury icebreaker’
Norwegian shipbuilder to build cruise ship for Ponant
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