NORWEGIAN EXPERIENCE FROM VIKINGS TO HEROES OF WWII 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE WAR N O R T H C A P E Mehamn71° N Berlevåg Honningsvåg Båtsfjord 3 unique itineraries led by Havøysund Kjøllefjord Vardø Hammerfest Vadsø Øksfjord Kirkenes Tromsø Skjervøy Professor Terje I. Leiren Risøyhamn Sortland Finnsnes StokmarknesVESTERÅLEN Harstad Svolvær TROLL- 13-Day Roundtrip Norwegian Experience (RT Bergen) Stamsund FJORDEN L O F O T E NBodø Combine Viking Coast + Remember Heroes of WWII Ørnes 6 6 ° 3 3 ' N A R C T I C C I R C L E Nesna Departs Sept 2, 2015 Sandnessjøen Brønnøysund From $3299 pp Rørvik Kristiansund Trondheim Ålesund Molde Torvik Måløy Geirangerfjord 7-Day Viking Coast (Bergen - Kirkenes) Florø Hjørundfjord Sognefjord NORWAY Departs Sept 2, 2015 Bergen From $2199 pp Oslo • Transfer airport to ship • 7-day Northbound Voyage with full board, Bergen to Kirkenes • Nidaros Cathedral (Trondheim) • Lofotr Viking Feast (Stamsund) • Exclusive lectures: “Viking Culture” and “Viking Religion & Society” • Specially selected documentary film • Transfer to hotel or airport 8-Day Remember Heroes of WWII (Kirkenes - Bergen) ABOUT DR. TERJE LEIREN Departs Sept 7, 2015 Dr. Terje Leiren is Professor of From $2299 pp Scandinavian Studies and History at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the current holder of the Sverre • Transfer airport to hotel Arestad Endowed Chair in Norwegian • 1 night stay in Kirkenes, including breakfast Studies. Professor Leiren received his • Guided afternoon Kirkenes tour (dinner at Snowhotel) Ph.D. in history from the University of • Historical Walking Tour of Kirkenes North Texas and was a research scholar • 6-day Southbound Voyage with full board, Kirkenes to Bergen in the Department of History at the University of Oslo for two years before • Exclusive lectures: “Norway, Neutral and Invaded” and “Norwegian joining University of Washington in Resistance to German Occupation” 1977. Dr. Leiren teaches courses in • Specially selected documentary film Scandinavian history and culture, • Visit Hammerfest Museum including the popular “History of the Vikings” and courses in advanced • Visit Lofotr War Museum Norwegian literature and culture. He • Guided Bergen City Tour taught courses on the History of Norway • 1 night stay in Bergen, including breakfast at the University of Oslo International • All group transfers Summer School from 1988 to 1999. *All prices are capacity controlled and subject to change without notice. Hurtigruten reserves the right to cancel, change or modify itinerary. Price based on two people traveling together in an inside cabin (Category I), on Sept 2, 2015, from Bergen, or on Sept 8, 2015, from Kirkenes. Not included: Flights, luggage handling and travel insurance. Ship’s Registry: Norway Norwegian Experience - Special Inclusions TRONDHEIM WITH NIDAROS CATHEDRAL Norway’s original capital, Trondheim was founded as early as 997 by the Viking King Olav Tryggvason, who gave the town the name Nidaros. On the tour, you will hear about the city’s many features, including a short stop at Utsikten to admire the city from a high elevation. We continue to Nidaros Cathedral. Built over the burial place of St. Olav, the patron saint of Norway, the construction began as early as 1070. After a guided tour around the cathedral, you will understand why many describe it as the most beautiful religious building in Norway. LOFOTR VIKING FEAST At the Lofotr Viking Museum, the largest Viking building ever found, has been recreated. The original Chieftain’s house was established around 500 AD and was inhabited until around 900 AD. The Chieftain and the Lady of the house invite you to join them for a real Viking feast in the banquet hall. Experience the magic and excitement as they make sacrifices to the Gods, praying that the sun will return to avoid Ragnarok. After the Viking feast, served with home-brewed mead, you will travel by bus to Svolvær and re-join the ship. HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR OF KIRKENES Enjoy a custom 3-hour historical walking tour of Kirkenes. We will walk past two anti-aircraft gun bunkers along the Barents Sea shore, view the Russian monument erected in honor of the Red army which liberated Kirkenes in 1944, go inside the Andersgrotta - a civilian bombshelter during WWII, explore the old library and visit the Borderland Museum which houses a rare Russian Ilyushin Il-2 two-seater fighter-bomber plane and other documents, photos and artifacts. HAMMERFEST MUSEUM The exhibition aims to convey the poignancy of the dramatic events of WWII; the forced evacuation. The conflagration and the restoration. Never before has any war had such dire consequences for the people of Norway. You will be able to learn about how people adjusted to forced evacuation and cave life during the arctic winter of 1944-45, how they rallied optimism and faith, and by dint of sheer willpower built their new homes. See what happened when multicultural communities were “Norwegianised”, standardised and modernised. LOFOTEN WAR MUSEUM Norway’s largest exhibition of uniforms, artifacts and small objects from WWII. The exhibition reflects the time span 1940 to 1945 with all its drama, degradation and brutality. However the museum shows examples of personal sacrifices, unselfishness and courage from that period, and possesses a large library with an extensive collection of literature, original pamphlets and posters from that period. A large number of never before published photographs, mostly from North- Norway, has been collected. HALF-DAY GUIDED BERGEN CITY TOUR Join a custom guided tour focusing on Bergen during WWII. You will visit the sub pens, as well as the Sverresborg Fortress. Inside, the Defense Museum has exhibits that detail both the civilian and military resistance efforts. This area suffered incredible damage in the port of Bergen on April 20, 1944 when the Dutch vessel Voorbode, loaded with 273,000 pounds of dynamite and ammunition, blew up the buildings and structures of Bergenhus. EXCLUSIVE ONBOARD LECTURES & SPECIALLY SELECTED FEATURE FILMS Join us for a series of lectures by Dr. Terje Leiren. Topics for the Northbound Voyage include Viking Culture and Viking Religion & Society. Topics for the Southbound Voyage include Norway, Neutral & Invaded, and Norwegian Resistance to German Occupation. The roundtrip voyage will include all four lecture series. Dr. Leiren will be happy to answer questions and speak to our guests after each special presentation. A specially selected feature film will also be chosen for each voyage. 10/14.