It was a momentous occasion for Norwegian line, Hurtigruten. This week, Hurtigruten’s Ms Finnmarken set sail from Bergen on a 12-day Original Coastal Voyage on the coast of Norway. With mostly Danish and Norwegian holidaymakers on board, this is the first time passengers have been able to take a full coastal cruise since the COVID-19 … Read more
Expedition line, Hurtigruten and luxury cruise company, Ponant have introduced new COVID-Safe measures across their fleet of ships. Hurtigruten has halved its passenger capacity on its ships to allow for social distancing for its summer sailings which restarted on 16 June. Passengers will have their temperatures checked before embarkation and temperature screening cameras have been … Read more
Some international cruise lines are resuming operations sooner than expected, with expedition leader, Hurtigruten, one of the first lines to return to the seas on 16 June. The line will kick start its summer season with the classic Bergen-Kirkenes-Bergen itinerary onboard the 900-passenger MS Finnmarken for local cruisers with prices starting from $4982 per person … Read more
Expedition line, Hurtigruten has extended the suspension of its worldwide sailings until 16 June. “We are two months into what is a truly extraordinary situation. In one way or another, the consequences of the pandemic impact us all,” said Daniel Skjeldam, Hurtigruten CEO. “There is still a lot of uncertainty in what the next weeks … Read more
Expedition line Hurtigruten is offering an onboard credit of up to $500 per person if you book a coastal voyage in Norway before 30 June for departures up to the end of 2021. The itineraries include a classic 12-day roundtrip voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes, an 11-day Voyage of Discovery from Bergen to Kirkenes and … Read more
With cruisers stuck at home, lines have turned to virtual cruises to keep their passengers’ travel dreams alive until they get the greenlight to sail again. From Viking’s own television station, Viking.TV to Silversea’s collection of 60 virtual cocktails presented by bartender Alex, you can now tune-in to watch the joys of ocean, river and … Read more
Two rescue flights returned to Australia this morning carrying 245 passengers from Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen and the luxury Scenic Eclipse. The final flight for Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen departed the Falkland Islands Thursday afternoon local time, bringing more than 100 Australian doctors and dentists home. The line managed to redirect the ship to Port Stanley in the Falkland … Read more
The Norwegian Jewel’s 287 Australian passengers landed in Sydney on a Qantas charter flight from Honolulu, Hawaii this morning. The charter flight departed Honolulu on Wednesday afternoon after more than a day’s delay, according to Guardian Australia. The ship arrived in Hawaii on Sunday March 22 and charter flights to bring all passengers home were … Read more
As cruise lines the world are working hard to get remaining passengers back home, there are tales of great resilience emerging. Around 350 passengers are currently onboard Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen, which is floating off the coast of Chile after the country closed all ports to cruise ships. The ship was scheduled to dock at Punta Arenas … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
