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From the magnificent fjords of Norway to the awesome ice-filled bays of Antarctica, Hurtigruten is renowned for its comprehensive collection of voyages to remote, beautiful and dramatic coastlines from the far north to the distant south.
With over 120 years of maritime experience and our fleet of fourteen intimate and comfortable ships, we offer voyages that go beyond the traditional cruise, allowing closer encounters with environments, wildlife and people along shorelines near and far.
Hurtigruten is offering free flights on selected dates during August and September sailings to the Norwegian fjords. Passengers booking the 12-day Classic Round Voyage will be entitled to free return flights on SAS from Heathrow to Bergen. The ships calls at more than 30 ports, from Bergen in the south to Kirkenes in the north and as the ship travels north of the Arctic Circle the days become longer until you can witness the Midnatsol (Midnight … [Read more...]
Emily Payne en route to Antarctica on icebergs, defecating penguins and Drake Passage Disasters: Part 1 It’s almost impossible not to empathise with the smugness of Roald Amundsen as you finally spot an iceberg on the horizon, after two days at sea in hazardous conditions. We’ve only gone and got to Antarctica. And while Amundsen’s self-satisfaction stemmed from beating Scott to be the first the South Pole, I can imagine what some of those … [Read more...]
Try horse riding in the Caribbean, visit a volcano in Iceland or race through river rapids in Canada- cruise excursions are reinventing themselves in a big way. … [Read more...]
Cook with Marco Pierre White and P&O, learn to lindy hop with Saga or trace your family history with Voyages of Discovery … [Read more...]
Hurtigruten has added a number of extra regional departures to its Northern Lights itineraries this year. For the first time a new direct flight from Bristol is featured, as well as additional dates for Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh between October and December, 2012. The new charter flights are available on select departures for the 12-day Classic Round Voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes and back, with prices from £1,299pp. They are also … [Read more...]
This year promises to be one of the most exciting ones yet in cruise. We pick the top 10 hottest events, the coolest cruises and the hippest destinations for 2012! 1.Rio Carnival It doesn’t get much hotter than the Rio Carnival and one of the most frustrating things about events like Carnival is how hard it is to secure tickets – unless, that is, you go on a cruise. Cruise lines are increasingly tying in their cruises with … [Read more...]
Hurtigruten has entered the Guinness Book of Records after a live TV documentary filmed on board a Hurtigruten ship sailing from Bergen to Kirkenes was confirmed as the world's longest live TV documentary. A total of 148 countries around the world tuned in either via TV, the live stream on the internet or via embedded players to watch the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NRK) 134-hour non-stop live coverage of the voyage. During the voyage … [Read more...]
Hurtigruten has linked up with Norwegian TV to broadcast 134 hours of live, non-stop TV following one of the fleet's journey along the Norwegian Coast. The Norwegian Broadcasting Company will use nine cameras to capture every one of the 8,040 minutes on board MS Nordnorge on its journey from Bergen to Kirkenes. The show, which will start tomorrow (Thursday 16 June) will be broadcast live into Norwegian homes and streamed over the internet. You … [Read more...]
Hurtigruten Cruise is offering guests the chance to come and celebrate Norwegian Day on the 17 May. The annual 17 May festivities mark the anniversary of Norway’s emergence as a fully independent nation. The Norwegians celebrate their national day in a unique and fun-filled way. No military parades to be seen here, rather the occasion is one of colourful processions of children, traditional dress and lots of banners, flags and bands. Hurtigruten’s … [Read more...]
We made the plane in Tromso with minutes to spare, taking off in a snowstorm that in the UK would probably have shut an airport. Above the clouds it was sunny and as we headed towards Kirkenes, our final stop on this Arctic adventure, the clouds and the snow gradually disappeared allowing us to glimpse a beautiful white landscape below, interspersed with the clearest blue lakes. Clear skies and low temperatures boded well for the Northern Lights, … [Read more...]
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