Cruise news (Hurtigruten-tagged)

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
Person tests positive for COVID-19 onboard Hurtigruten’s ms Finnmarken
Hurtigruten has confirmed Saturday afternoon, September 19, that a person onboard its ms Finnmarken (Otto Sverdrup) ship had tested COVID...
September 20, 2020
Accidents
Hurtigruten cancels all 2020 cruises
Hurtigruten canceled its remaining cruises scheduled for 2020 due to the rise in COVID cases in Europe and the Americas, the company announced on...
September 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
Tersan Shipyard launches first two Havila Voyages newbuilds
The first two of the new coastal ships currently being built for Havila Kystruten - Havila Castor and Havila Capella, were launched at Turkey's...
September 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
Tom Cruise hires GBP 0,5 million Hurtigruten cruise ship for Mission Impossible 7 crew
Tom Cruise has rented an entire cruise ship in order to prevent any more filming delays to his next "Mission: Impossible 7" movie production. The...
September 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Number of COVID-19 cases on Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen ship rises to 62
The number of people on Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen ship who have tested COVID-positive has risen to 62. Following the outbreak, the ship's...
August 7, 2020
Accidents
Hurtigruten suspends all expedition sailings until further notice
As a response to the COVID outbreak onboard its MS Roald Amundsen ship, Hurtigruten temporarily suspends all expedition voyages on MS Spitsbergen, MS...
August 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
33 crew test positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship
Hurtigruten’s ms Roald Amundsen, which is one of the first cruise ships to resume sailings in the wake of the pandemic, reported an outbreak of...
August 1, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen ship
4 crew members on Hurtigruten's ms Roald Amundsen have tested COVID-positive. The authorities in Tromso Norway are cooperating with the cruise...
July 31, 2020
Accidents
UK's FCO updates travel advice to allow river cruises
It has been a week since the UK Government hindered the passenger shipping industry, with the FCO (UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office) advising...
July 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten returns 14 expedition cruise ships to operation
After successfully restarting passenger shipping operations in June, Hurtigruten announced plans to further expand operations with a total of 14 (out...
July 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten’s ms Maud to sail from Dover UK in 2021
The Norwegian cruise and ferry shipping company Hurtigruten announced it will start a year-round program of expedition itineraries roundtrip from...
July 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
World's first ocean cruise line to resume passenger shipping is Hurtigruten
On Tuesday, June 16, Hurtigruten became the world's first ocean cruise line to resume passenger shipping operations following the COVID lockdown...
June 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
International cruise lines resuming operations earlier than expected
The Norwegian passenger shipping company Hurtigruten is one of the first of the major cruise lines to resume service - on June 16th. Hurtigruten...
June 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten introduces year-round cruises from Dover UK in 2021
The Norwegian ferry and cruise shipping company Hurtigruten will use Port Dover England as homeport / roundtrip departure port for 4 itineraries in...
June 10, 2020
Accidents