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​Hurtigruten launches new September British Isles expedition cruises

Hurtigruten is to launch a series of new itineraries in the British Isles over the coming months. The battery hybrid powered MS Roald Amundsen will head for British waters after completing a summer season on Svalbard. The September cruises are scheduled from Portsmouth on the 2nd, Glasgow on the 12th and Liverpool on the 7th

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MS Roald Amundsen to be first ship ever christened in Antarctica

MS Roald Amundsen, the world’s first hybrid powered expedition cruise ship, will make history yet again when she becomes the first ever ship to be named in Antarctica. And instead of the traditional bottle of champagne, the vessel will be christened with a large chunk of ice in a ceremony originally undertaken by Amundsen himself.

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World first! Roald Amundsen becomes first ever cruise ship to sail on battery power

Hurtigruten’s MS Roald Amundsen has made maritime history as the first cruise ship in the world to sail purely on battery power. The moment the brand new expedition cruise ship moved through the water silent and completely emission free, powered only by her large battery packs, was captured in a series of pictures taken off

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Hurtigruten breaks new ground in Alaska in its widest ever selection of expedition cruises in 2020

Hurtigruten is expanding its expedition cruise program in 2020 with new and unique destinations including, for the first time, exploration of the Alaskan wilderness on the brand-new MS Roald Amundsen. “Alaska is a perfect fit for Hurtigruten and our expedition cruise concept,” says Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam. “We will go where the big ships can’t,

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​World first … Hurtigruten’s ground-breaking hybrid cruise ship sails through first sea trial

The world’s first hybrid powered cruise ship, Hurtigruten’s MS Roald Amundsen, has successfully completed her first sea trials in the fjords along the western coast of Norway. MS Roald Amundsen undergoing sea trials in the waters off Kleven Yard in Norway Image: Tor Erik Kvalsvik/Kleven/Hurtigruten With the famous Sunnmøre alps as a spectacular backdrop, the

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