MS Richard With deck plans

MS Richard With (1993-built, last refurbished in 2022 February) is one of the six advertised as “contemporary” Hurtigruten ships – together with Kong Harald, Nordkapp, Nordlys, Nordnorge, Polarlys. These ships serve the company’s "Norwegian Coastal Voyages" (NCV) program for cruise ferry travel by passenger-cargo vessels with regularly (year-round) scheduled ferry crossings along Norway’s coast and visiting a total of 34 different seaports between Bergen and Kirkenes.

MS Richard With cruise ship deck plan shows a total of 219 staterooms for 464 passengers (max capacity is 590 guests on Norwegian coastal voyages) served by 70 crew-staff (all Norwegian). The boat has 7 decks (6 passenger-accessible, 4 with cabins, all accessed via 2 elevators), 1 car lift (connecting decks 2-3 only), 4 bars, 5 lounges, Spa/Sauna, Fitness, 2 jacuzzies. The ship’s interior design features many beautifully decorated public spaces displaying artworks made by Norwegian artists living in the country’s coastal regions, including some by the Harr family. The dominating color onboard is yellow. The ship has four cabin decks with mostly twin-bed configuration outside staterooms with large-size picture windows.

The Richard With ship is named after the Hurtigruten line’s founder Richard Bernhard With (1846-1930) – a ship captain, and also Norwegian politician and businessman.