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Expedition-Cruising-Overview.Pdf EXPEDITION Antarctica | Northwest Passage & Arctic Canada CRUISing overview Svalbard | Greenland & Iceland | Arctic Traverse Norway | Alaska | North America | Caribbean & Central America | South America | British Isles | Europe AUTHENTIC, SUSTAINABLE, ADVENTURE LEARN HOW HURTIGRUTEN IS LEADING THE WAY IN EXPEDITION TRAVEL 1 © HURTIGRUTEN © Sustainable expeditions from pole to pole Dear Fellow Explorers, As you discover these amazing destinations with us, we hope you will be moved to share I am so happy to present you with your experience with others. The more this overview of our company and our awareness there is about these fragile, expedition cruises, which will take you to remote destinations, the more it will help the world’s most spectacular coastlines promote work to preserve and protect aboard the most sustainable expedition these pristine environments. I’m proud of ships ever built. Whether you are spotting how Hurtigruten implements eco-friendly polar bears in the Arctic, witnessing the practices on board, such as adopting green northernmost active volcano on Earth, fuels to lessen our emissions and banning or witnessing a Solar Eclipse in the South single-use plastic to help save the single Orkney Islands before or after exploring biggest threat to our oceans. remarkable Antarctica, I promise you life-affirming voyages and experiences in On behalf of all of us, I warmly invite you the polar regions —and beyond—you will to join us on an expedition cruise that never forget! combines a love of nature with meaningful scientific insight. Together, we’ll explore Depending on the destination and itinerary breathtaking coastal regions, learn about you choose, you may find yourself sailing local communities, and spot wildlife in their aboard the world’s first hybrid electric– natural habitats. powered expedition ship, MS Roald Amundsen, or with her newly launched By the end of your voyage, I am sure you will sister ship, MS Fridtjof Nansen. You’ll feel refreshed, uplifted, and inspired by this travel aboard all our small ships safely and world’s many wonders, and motivated to do with confidence with our recently updated all you can to protect them. Health & Safety protocols. We look forward to welcoming you on board These innovative, energy-efficient vessels soon. are important milestones in our 127-year legacy. Their ‘green’ technology takes us Daniel A. Skjeldam leaps forward in our quest to offer you zero- CEO Hurtigruten emission expedition cruises. August, 2020 For our guests, knowledge is a key part of exploration, and on Hurtigruten expedition voyages, you’ll not only see and experience a destination, but learn about and truly understand its geography, wildlife, and even its environmental challenges. You’ll BOOK YOUR EXPEDITION TODAY likely spend many fascinating hours in the Science Center, engaging in hands-on Call your travel advisor or book online: Citizen Science projects and listening to CALL: +1 (800) 323-7436 engaging and pertinent lectures delivered ONLINE: HURTIGRUTEN.COM by the expert Expedition Team members. urtigruten H / NE AY H S 2 “The future of exploration travel relies on WHERE WE GO 4 stricter regulations and green technology. OUR HISTORY 6 That’s why we have chosen to lead by SUSTAINABILITY 8 example and put sustainability at the core UNDERSTANDING of every part of our operations.” EXPEDITION CRUISING 10 INCLUSIONS 12 EXPLORE WITH THE EXPERTS 14 SCIENCE PROGRAM 16 EXCURSIONS AND EXPERIENCES 18 RELAX AND RENEW 20 EXPLORE A WORLD OF FLAVORS 22 OUR SHIPS 24 From the naming ceremony of MS Roald Amundsen in Antarctica 2019 3 Northwest Passage & Arctic Canada Alaska Explore North America the world with us Caribbean & Central America Northwest Passage & Caribbean & Arctic Canada Central America South America Expect the unexpected as we aim Embark on cruises to visit beautiful to journey through the legendary islands and beaches, experience Northwest Passage or attempt to exciting cultures, and transit the circumnavigate Baffin Island. Panama Canal. Alaska South America Explore Gold Rush history, Native Join us as we visit remote towns, American culture, and amazing lush rainforests, and sites of nature and wildlife on a cruise ancient civilizations and long- through Alaskan wilderness. lost cultures in beautiful South America. North America Experience iconic highlights and Antarctica landmarks as well as historic cities Sail in the wake of great explorers and sites as we sail along the coast and embark on an adventure to the of North America. end of the Earth, the immense and inspiring Great White Continent. Antarctica 4 Svalbard Arctic Traverse Greenland Norway & Iceland British Isles Europe Svalbard Norway Enter expedition mode as we sail Explore new and favorite destina- into the realm of the polar bear tions with the experts as we sail the through the sea ice on an attempt beautiful fjords under the Midnight to circumnavigate the Svalbard Sun or the Northern Lights, with Archipelago. magnificent mountains as backdrops. Arctic Traverse British Isles Journey through Arctic beauty and Discover UNESCO World Heritage untouched wilderness as we go Sites, Viking heritage, Victorian island hopping through highlights architecture, and spectacular castles such as Iceland, Svalbard, Jan Mayen, as we sail along the rugged coastline Scotland, and the Faroe Islands. of the British Isles. Greenland & Iceland Europe Welcome to a world of glaciers and Experience incredible diversity as icebergs. Greenland offers Inuit culture we visit historic cities, explore lovely and communities, and in Iceland you Atlantic islands, and discover cultural can experience Viking heritage and highlights along the western coast volcanoes. of Europe. 5 6 southern Norway—Hurtigruten. southern toservice linknorthern and establishes thesteamship Captain With Richard since 1893 boundaries Pushing © HURTIGRUTEN 1893 pioneering the travel industry inSvalbard. industry thetravel pioneering Trondheim, from to Spitsbergen hotel, Turisthotellet, Captain andSpitsbergen. his ships Hammerfest With Hurtigruten starts between Route’ the‘Sports Route’ The ‘Sports 1896 © NASJONALBIBLIOTEKET, BLDSA_03C119 1898 explorer Otto Sverdrup. Hurtigruten captain and offormer the leadership under and Arctic Canada expedition to Greenland departs second onher The OriginalFram © NATIONAL ARCHIVES - THE VDS ARCHIVE ship Gjøa. ship withthepolar explorer Passage first to navigateNorthwest the Amundsen becomesRoald the Passage The Northwest 1902 1906 South Pole. set foot ontheGeographic become humans to thefirst to Seaand theRoss cross and histeam used Fram Amundsen Roald 1911 © NASJONALBIBLIOTEKET MS Nordstjernen. once again, thistime with available toservice Spitsbergen Hurtigruten thesummer makes Svalbard NASA IMAGE BY JEFF SCHMALTZ 1994 the Antarctic Peninsula. expedition cruises to Hurtigruten starts Antarctica To 2002 © T RYM IVAR BergsMO © DANIEL A. SkjeLDAM –– Our heritage of exploration creates a living legacy for today’s expeditions. © susAN CARL - Guest IMAGE Climate Voyages Hybrid future Hurtigruten begin their Climate Hurtigruten launches the world’s Voyages to Svalbard to enhance first hybrid powered expedition Expedition cruises knowledge about the Arctic. ships: MS Roald Amundsen in in Norway 2019, and MS Fridtjof Nansen in Our new cruises starting from 2020, to open a new era in greener Dover, Hamburg, and Bergen exploration. take guests to handpicked © HURTIGRUTEN © 125 years highlights and hidden gems of Norway. N Hurtigruten celebrates AMA its 125-year anniversary E S E and announces the ban of New destinations LL I single-use plastic on board Hurtigruten announces a wide variety of AM C © and onshore. new destinations in the British Isles, the Caribbean, Central America, and Europe. 2007 2010 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 New MS Fram Refurbishment Hurtigruten’s expedition MS Finnmarken was ship MS Fram completes her refurbished in 2020 to meet maiden voyage to Greenland. Hurtigruten’s new standards. The ship will be renamed (in P 2021) to MS Otto Sverdrup, and will be equipped with Bidstru three restaurants, a Science GE Center, and a new gym and rsten MA urtigruten I wellness area. H © KA© © uest - G - Exploring even further IN L OH New expedition cruises to Alaska and Canada are available. BIRGIT © 7 A footprint we are proud of Travel and explore in a more caring and sustainable way Our history and traditions call on us to are taking important steps to get there. explore in the most sustainable way pos- We have adopted the UN Sustainable sible, introduce green technology, advocate Development Goals as our guide to offer stricter regulations, fight overtourism, and you the greenest and most advanced support local communities. Our goal is to expedition voyages on Earth. image achieve emission-free operations, and we uest - G - CHER A L 8 NGRID I © LESS PLASTIC Green technology Innovation has been at the Making a difference heart of Hurtigruten for over The Hurtigruten Foundation was established to ensure that our 125 years. In 2019 we launched guests of tomorrow can enjoy the same meaningful travel experiences the world’s first hybrid our guests do today. The Foundation supports a wide variety of electric–powered expedition projects, such as study ing whale populations, fighting marine ship, MS Roald Amundsen, pollution, supporting beach clean-ups, and other local initia- and in 2020 her sister ship tives. The Hurtigruten Foundation is funded through onboard Fritdjof Nansen followed. activities, for example, our Green Stay Program, and donations.
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