Spanning five continents and more than 150 different itineraries, Hurtigruten Expeditions has unveiled its 2023/24 expedition cruises, including a selection of Galápagos, Antarctica, Arctic and West Africa expeditions, along with more Alaskan small-ship explorations. According to Hurtigruten, the upcoming 2023/24 season is the most extensive in its company history.
“We are thrilled to offer the greatest ever selection of adventure travel opportunities covering some of the most extraordinary areas of our planet,” said Hurtigruten Expeditions CEO Asta Lassesen.
Abundance of adventures
In addition to new destinations, a growing fleet adds opportunities in some of Hurtigruten Expeditions’ destinations. Some of the highlights of the 2023-24 season include:
- Four different, year-round itineraries in the Galápagos Islands aboard the newly upgraded MS Santa Cruz II in collaboration with the Ecuadorian company Metropolitan Touring in which Hurtigruten Group recently acquired a 24.9 per cent stake;
- Greener exploration on board MS Fridtjof Nansen, which was recently named “world’s most sustainable cruise ship”, and its sister ship MS Roald Amundsen;
- Year-round expedition cruises to Norway and the Arctic with departures from Hamburg, Germany, and Dover, UK, with MS Otto Sverdrup and MS Maud;
- 34 different Antarctica departures, which Hurtigruten says is the largest ever offering on the continent, with three ships exploring Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Expeditions span from 12-23 days, including several 16-day attempts to push south of the Antarctic Circle;
- A series of Pole-to-Pole expedition cruises, 66-94 days explorations from the Arctic to Antarctica, combining destinations such as Alaska, Iceland, Greenland, the Northwest Passage, South America and Antarctica with crossings such as the Arctic Circle, the Panama Canal and the Drake Passage;
- More Alaska expedition cruises;
- Additional opportunities to explore Svalbard.
Other expeditions include exploration of both the East and West coasts of Greenland, eight full circumnavigations of Iceland, exploration of the Chilean fjords, and more.
More experts
All Hurtigruten Expeditions’ cruises feature large on-board expedition teams with experts picked for each itinerary. Leading up to the 2023/24 season, the size of the expedition team on all Hurtigruten Expeditions’ ships will be increased even further, and more expedition equipment will also be added to the ships.
For the guests, this will mean a wider range of activities to choose from, such as more kayaking, more small-boat exploration, hiking, lectures, science projects, and other activities – and even more experts to indulge in knowledge and create a deeper understanding of destinations visited.
“Great will get even better. Sharing passion, knowledge, and expertise of the areas we explore, is the core of the Hurtigruten Expeditions experience. Bigger expedition teams mean more of everything – more experts, more knowledge, more activities, and more options for our guests,” said Lassesen.
For more information on Hurtigruten Expeditions, visit its web site.
