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Hurtigruten Expeditions Partners with California Ocean Alliance to Study and Protect Whales in Antarctica

Whale research to gather evidence supporting our understanding and management of whale behavior in Antarctica.
Hurtigruten Expeditions, the world leader in exploration travel and advocate for sustainable travel, is strengthening its partnership with the California Ocean Alliance (COA), a research, conservation, and education organization, to better understand and protect whales and other marine

DEPARTING FROM CHILE: MS Roald Amundsen will this season alongside MS Fram again explore Antarctica. PHOTO: Dan Avila/Hurtiruten Expeditions

29 September 2021 13:52

Hurtigruten Expeditions returns to Antarctica with two ships – both departing from Chile

Hurtigruten Expeditions, the world's leading and largest expedition cruise company, returns to Antarctica with the battery-hybrid powered MS Roald Amundsen, and MS Fram. Both will once again bring guests to explore the White Continent as of November and December, departing from Punta Arenas, Chile.

GREENER CRUISING: MS Fridtjof Nansen was built with sustainability in mind. Now, she's named the world's safest and most sustainable cruise ship. Photo: ANDREA KLAUSSNER/Hurtigruten Expeditions

27 October 2021 11:41

Hurtigruten Expeditions' MS Fridtjof Nansen rated the world’s most sustainable cruise ship

Hurtigruten Expeditions’ battery-hybrid powered MS Fridtjof Nansen has been named the safest and most sustainable cruise ship in the world.
Scope ESG Analysis, the leading European provider of ESG analysis, has done the first in-depth assessment of 400 cruise ships focusing on a combination of safety and sustainability.
On top of the list: Hurtigruten Expeditions’ battery-hybrid powered e

IN WAKE OF HEROES: As the polar hero it's named after, battery-hybrid powered MS Fridtjof Nansen will explore spectacular destinations such as Antarctica, Greenland and the Arctic. Photo: ANDREA KLAUSSNER/Hurtigruten Expeditions

2 September 2021 11:03

Hurtigruten Expeditions marks 125 years of exploring by naming battery hybrid powered MS Fridtjof Nansen on Svalbard

In 1896, Hurtigruten Expeditions founded expedition cruising. 125 years later, what has grown to become the world’s leading and largest expedition cruise line is naming its battery-hybrid powered MS Fridtjof Nansen in the birthplace of expedition cruising – on the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard.

STARLINK TO ANTARCTICA: With SpaceX’ innovative broadband service Starlink, Hurtigruten Expeditions’ guests are given access to high-speed connectivity while exploring. PHOTO: Oscar Farrera/Hurtigruten Expeditions

12 October 2022 08:53

Hurtigruten Expeditions completes industry-first fleetwide installation of SpaceX’s Starlink

Hurtigruten Expeditions will be the first cruise line to implement SpaceX’ innovative broadband service Starlink across all ships. In cooperation with long-time connectivity partner Speedcast, the installation will be completed in October.

Bissagos Islands in Guinea-Bissau, a new Hurtigruten Expeditions' destination for 2022

10 August 2021 10:00

Hurtigruten Expeditions launches African cruises

The world leader in exploration travel will be the only expedition cruise line to explore the African West Coast next year and introduces four new countries to its jam-packed 2022/23 season
Hurtigruten Expeditions, the world’s leading expedition cruise line, is responding to guest demand for more warm water destinations by adding the West Coast of Africa and its unique archipelagos – the Bissag

EXPLORING RUSSIA: MS Spitsbergen will embark on White Sea expedition cruises from 2022. Photo: Karsten Bidstrup/Hurtigruten Expeditions

26 August 2021 11:10

Hurtigruten Expeditions adds Russia as its latest cruise destination

The world leader in exploration travel will launch expedition cruises to Russia’s White Sea – combined with exploration of Murmansk, the UNESCO-listed Solovetsky Islands, and Norway’s North Cape

BATTERY-HYBRID POWERED: MS Otto Sverdrup offers year-round expedition cruises along the spectacular Norwegian coastline, and is Hurtigruten Expeditions' third battery-hybrid powered ship. Photo: AGURTXANE CONCELLON/Hurtigruten Expeditions

24 August 2021 10:03

Hurtigruten Expeditions adds third battery hybrid powered ship as expedition cruising resumes

Hurtigruten Expeditions continues to push boundaries for green travel: As expedition cruising restarts, the world leader in exploration travel introduces the expedition cruise line’s third battery-hybrid powered ship - MS Otto Sverdrup.

EPIC EXPERIENCES: Hurtigruten Expeditions’ new series of Grand Expedition Cruises includes three Pole-to-Pole expedition spanning over four continents from the Arctic to Antarctica. Photo: Oscar Farrera / Hurtigruten Expeditions

8 February 2022 12:00

Hurtigruten Expeditions Announces New Epic Pole-to-Pole Expedition Cruises

Close to 100 adventure-packed days; four continents and more than 100 landing sites; ever-changing climate zones and waters; world wonders both at sea and on land – all packed into one life-changing expedition from the Arctic to Antarctica.

Photo: ESPEN MILLS/Hurtigruten Expeditions

21 September 2022 11:22

Hurtigruten Expeditions adds 7 new Arctic adventures for 2023

Hurtigruten Expeditions, the world’s largest and leading expedition cruise line, expands its 2023 Arctic Summer season with seven brand new adventures – taking guests closer to the local people and communities, and deeper into the wilderness of the north.
Spanning 11 to 19 days, the new departures from June to September 2023 will take in some of the most spectacular areas beyond and above the

NEW ADVENTURES ON NEW SHIP: Hurtigruten Expeditions’ Galápagos guests will be the first to experience the “new” MS Santa Cruz II. Photo: Hurtigruten Expeditions

14 December 2021 12:04

Hurtigruten Expeditions more than doubles Galápagos offering

Hurtigruten Expeditions is significantly expanding its Galápagos offerings. From 2023, the world leader in exploration travel will add three new, year-round itineraries.

Hurtigruten Expeditions' inaugural Galápagos expedition cruise departs on January 7, 2022, but the company has already revealed an additional three new itineraries available for 2023 and 2024.
Guests wil