MS ROALD AMUNDSEN Voyage Handbook

MS ROALD AMUNDSEN voyage handbook MS ROALD AMUNDSEN VOYAGE HANDBOOK 20192020 1 Dear Adventurer 2 Dear adventurer, Europe 4 Congratulations on booking make your voyage even more an extraordinary cruise on enjoyable. Norway 6 board our extraordinary new vessel, MS Roald Amundsen. This handbook includes information on your chosen Svalbard 8 The ship’s namesake, Norwe- destination, as well as other gian explorer Roald Amund- destinations this ship visits Greenland 12 sen’s success as an explorer is during the 2019-2020 sailing often explained by his thor- season. We hope you will nd The Northwest Passage 16 ough preparations before this information inspiring. departure. He once said “vic- Contents tory awaits him who has every- We promise you an amazing Alaska 18 thing in order.” Being true to adventure! Amund sen’s heritage of good South America 20 planning, we encourage you to Welcome aboard for the ad- read this handbook. venture of a lifetime! Antarctica 24 It will provide you with good Your Hurtigruten Team Protecting the Antarctic advice, historical context, Environment from Invasive 28 practical information, and in- Species spiring information that will Environmental Commitment 30 Important Information 32 Frequently Asked Questions 33 Practical Information 34 Before and After Your Voyage Life on Board 38 MS Roald Amundsen Pack Like an Explorer 44 Our Team on Board 46 Landing by Small Boats 48 Important Phone Numbers 49 Maritime Expressions 49 MS Roald Amundsen 50 Deck Plan 2 3 COVER FRONT PHOTO: © HURTIGRUTEN © GREGORY SMITH HURTIGRUTEN SMITH GREGORY © COVER BACK PHOTO: © ESPEN MILLS HURTIGRUTEN CLIMATE Europe lies mainly lands and new trading routes. variations in landscape within in the temperate climate After World War II, there was small areas. The coastline of zone. The climate is milder in a decline in Western European Europe oers it all, from hilly comparison to other areas of dominance in world aairs, lands to rolling plains, busy the same latitude due to the when the United States and towns to sleepy villages, deep inuence of the Gulf Stream. the Soviet Union became very ords to white beaches, high During spring and autumn powerful. During the Cold mountains, green valleys, months, temperatures in this War, Europe was divided along and lush forests. Migrating area will normally be around the Iron Curtain between birds can be seen in almost all 10–15° Celsius (50–59° Fahren- NATO in the west and the areas, and each region has its EUROPE heit). Warsaw Pact in the east. own wildlife. Our expedition European integration led to team will oer lectures on the CURRENCY The Euro is the the formation of the European nature, history, and geology of most prevalent currency in Union, which has expanded of the places you’ll visit during Europe, but there are still a eastward since the fall of the your voyage. few countries that use their Soviet Union in 1991. Today, own currency. Small bills have 28 nations are a part of the POPULATION The archipelago been replaced by coins. There European Union. of the Azores has a population are ATMs widely available of around 250,000 people in Europe (at airports, train LANGUAGE The languages unevenly distributed across stations, and scattered across of the places we visit include the islands, with the majority cities, etc.). Most ATMs have Portuguese, Spanish, French, living on São Miguel. Spain an English language option. At and German. has over 46 million people, ATMs, you will be given local and with less than 92 inhabit- currency at the exact current MOBILE PHONES ASHORE ants per square km, it is less exchange rate. Most European Using your mobile phone populated than most other businesses take credit/debit with roaming can be very Western European countries. cards; Visa and MasterCard expensive. Check with your France’s current population is are the most widely accepted. mobile provider before over 65 million and continues traveling. Access to Wi-Fi to grow. HISTORY Europe was the varies from destination to birthplace of Western civili- destination and can change SHOPPING ASHORE Sales and zation, playing an important rapidly. import taxes have already been role in global aairs by the ¢gured into the display price at 16th century. Between the 16th NATURE AND WILDLIFE most stores and shops. and 20th centuries, European Europe has a relatively large nations had colonies all over land mass that stretches from Explore the European coastline with Hurtigruten, from the capti- the world, and European the extreme north to the far explorers searched for new south, and we can see great vating ports on the Atlantic coast to remote islands in the North SHUTTERSTOCK WATER DE VAN DENNIS © Atlantic Ocean, and prepare to be amazed sailing along these historical coastlines. –––From the remote islands in the North Atlantic Ocean to the scenic region along the southern coasts of Spain and Portugal, our voyages let you explore iconic and picturesque destinations in an active and immersive way, giving you rare insight into European history and culture. Our itineraries include both well-known sights and hidden gems, ancient civilizations, and magnicent cities, and our expedition team will prepare lectures to enhance your experience and enable a better understanding of each place we visit. © MARTIN LEHMANN SHUTTERSTOCK HURTIGRUTEN © SEAN PAVONE SHUTTERSTOCK 4 5 came to prominence during the NATURE AND WILDLIFE Norway is a Viking era (800–1050 B.C.), Deep ords, islets, and the high with strong trade relations and mountains of the Scandes, unique country colonies in Greenland, Ire- which belong to the Caledonien land, England, Scotland, and mountain range, characterize that continous- Normandy. Norwegian history the Norwegian landscape. The NORWAY ly impresses is synonymous with this era, climate dierences create a vari- which was responsible for the ation in the vegetation, from the with its enor- major expansion of the entire northern European deciduous Nordic region. forests in the south to the Bore- mous contrasts. Christianity was introduced al and Fjellbirke forests to the in the 11th century, but took tundra vegetation in the north CLIMATE The climate shows a many centuries before it was and on the mountain plateaus high range of variation due to fully accepted. It is believed that (’ell’). Approximately 200,000 the 1,000 miles from the south Norway’s Golden Age was the elks ramble through the Norwe- to the north and the vast dier- late 13th and early 14th centu- gian forests, and most reindeer ences in altitude. ry, when it enjoyed substantial are half domesticated and be- The North Atlantic drift has a international trade with Britain long to the Sámi population, but positive inuence on the climate and Germany. Norway suered several thousand wild reindeer on the western side of the Scan- the Black Death (also known as still live in the Hardangervidda des; the eastern side experienc- the Great Plague and the Black and the Dovreell regions. The es a more continental climate Plague) in 1349, when many wolf was on the verge of extinc- with extremely cold winters and communities were entirely tion, but there are now various warmer summers. While the wiped out. This ended Norway’s projects in place to protect them. Gulf of Bothnia can be frozen Golden Age. From 1380 onward, Brown bears and wolverine live for a month, the Atlantic coast- there were many political alli- in the forests but are rarely seen. line stays ice free. The North At- ances between various Scandi- Norway’s birdlife is abundant lantic drift means the possibility navian countries, with Norway and varied, and within the rich of a vast expanse of agriculture, gaining independence briey waters of the Norwegian sea even in North Finnmark at a lat- in 1814 before a forced union there are vast amounts of ¢sh, itude of 70° North. The height with Sweden, which lasted until including cod, halibut, and coal- of the Scandes causes the enor- 1905, when Norway proclaimed ¢sh. mous rainfall at the windward full independence. Norway is side of the mountain range. For rich with natural resources, and POPULATION Norway’s pop- example, the city of Bergen is with large reserves of petroleum ulation in 2018 exceeded 5.2 famous for its rain, while on the and natural gas discovered in million. © ANDREA KLAUSSNER HURTIGRUTEN ANDREA © KLAUSSNER leeward side, the farmers often the 1960s, it is now a prominent Norway, ocially the ‘Kingdom of Norway,’ is need an irrigation system for an and wealthy country with one of SHOPPING ASHORE In Norway, Europe’s most northwestern country. It is a e¤cient harvest. the highest standards of living in sales tax/VAT is included in the the world. retail price. Norway is a great sovereign and unitary monarchy whose terri- CURRENCY The currency in place to shop for traditional Nor- Norway is Norwegian Kroner LANGUAGE Norwegian is the wegian clothes, and the sweat- tories includes the island of Jan Mayen and the (NOK). Foreign currencies may most widely spoken language ers are of great quality. archipelago of Svalbard. be exchanged into local curren- and is closely related to Swedish cy at most banks during the voy- and Danish. English is com- ––– The western boundary is formed by the age. Credit cards are accepted monly spoken across Norway in most places. Please note that North Atlantic, with deep ords and thousands there is no currency exchange MOBILE PHONES ASHORE of islets creating a remarkable coastline. Inland service on board. Using your mobile phone with roaming can be very expensive. Norway is dominated by the Scandes mountain HISTORY ’The way to the North’ Please check with your mobile – Norway – has a very long, provider before traveling.

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