Cruise news (Hurtigruten-tagged)

First Cruise Ship of Season Docks at Portland Port
The first cruise ship of the season docked at Portland Port - Isle of Portland (Dorset, England). The Hurtigruten-owned cruise ship ms Fridtjof...
March 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MS Nordnorge Hits Harbour Wall in Norway
A Hurtigruten cruise ship captain battled choppy seas and strong winds while docking in Norway but was not able to prevent the vessel from hitting...
January 29, 2020
Accidents
DIV Group to Take-Over Kleven Verft from Hurtigruten
The Croatian industrial company DIV Group entered into an agreement to take-over Kleven Verft (shipyard in Ulsteinvik Norway) from its current owner...
January 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Passenger Overboard from MS Finnmarken
A woman has died after falling from Hurtigruten's MS Finnmarken in Norway. The ship prepared to dock in the town of Alesund when the passenger fell...
November 1, 2019
Accidents
Hurtigruten Announces Year-Round Hybrid Expedition Cruises
For season 2021, Hurtigruten offers its customers the choice between new expedition cruises on revamped ships (retrofitted with hybrid propulsion) or...
September 3, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Introduces First ex-UK Expedition Season
The Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten announced it will offer roundtrips from homeport Dover UK in the winter 2021-2022 season - for the first time...
August 28, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Unveils 3 New Hybrid-Powered Cruise Ships
Hurtigruten announced that three of its ships will be drydock converted to hybrid-powered vessels. Equipped with battery packs, the trio will operate...
August 20, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Cruise Ship Banned from Entering Russia's Arctic Waters
250 cruise passengers will not cruise Russia's Franz Josef Land as the Norwegian cruiseferry company Hurtigruten was forced to cannel 2 planned...
August 19, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Revises Start-Date and Itinerary for the Maiden Voyage of Roald Amundsen
Hurtigruten revised the itinerary and start-date for the maiden voyage of its brand new hybrid-powered expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen. The...
June 26, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten to Transform MS Finnmarken
Hurtigruten announced it was planning an extensive renovation project which is due to transform MS Finnmarken into a premium expedition ship. The...
March 6, 2019
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MS Roald Amundsen Completes Sea Trials
Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen is currently nearing completion at Kleven Yard in Ulsteinvik. Over the weekend, the first hybrid-powered ...
February 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten's Roald Amundsen to Boast 7-Deck Screen
The first hybrid-powered expedition cruise ship in the world, MS Roald Amundsen, will boast the tallest LED screen at sea. The 17.5-meter tall screen...
January 29, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Unveils Its New Hybrid Ships
Following lengthy delays and shipbuilding challenges that forced cancellation of ten voyages in the Antarctic, Norway’s coastal cruise line...
December 16, 2018
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Launches Second Hybrid-Driven Cruise Ship
Sunday afternoon, December 9, Hurtigruten launched its new expedition ship MS Fridtjof Nansen at Ulsteinvik-based Kleven Shipyard. The hybrid-powered...
December 10, 2018
Cruise Industry
Hurtigruten Cruise Ships Powered by Rotten Fish?
The most high-profile cruise ship operator in the Nordic region is refitting its vessels to make them less polluting. Norway’s Hurtigruten...
November 20, 2018
Cruise Industry