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“We are expanding in
Antarctica, we are
expanding in the Arctic.
We are expanding
between the poles,
offering more than 200
destinations in 30
countries.”
his fleet by July, and the company re-
cently signed a deal to convert most of
its fleet to hybrid powerplants, combin-
ing engines running on LNG with bat-
teries.
Daniel Skjeldam, ‘Explorer Way’
CEO
“We are expanding in Antarctica, we
HURTIGRUTEN are expanding in the Arctic. The Mid-
natsol was hugely successful in Ant-
Explorer Dominance arctica,” Skjeldam said, in a late April
interview. “We are expanding between
Celebrating its 125th anniversary in are scheduled in Antarctica, the Arctic, the poles, offering more than 200 desti-
2018, Hurtigruten is noting its past and the Caribbean and Canada/New Eng- nations in 30 countries.
looking ahead to significant corporate land, with bigger plans on the horizon.
growth. “The Caribbean and Central Amer-
The company has been on solid foot- ica are on our agenda. We are explor-
“Starting in 2021 we plan to have ing since welcoming TDR Capital as ing the tiny islands and exciting places
more ships doing expedition cruises its owner in 2014. where the large ships can’t go, seeing
compared to year-round coastal opera- the Caribbean in the Hurtigruten ex-
tions,” said Daniel Skjeldam, CEO. Two new hybrid expedition vessels, plorer way.”
the Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nan-
Year-round Norwegian coastal ser- sen, at 530-guests each, join the fleet in The Midnatsol will up its deploy-
vice, the company’s foundation, has 2019. ment in the Atlantic, while the Fram
given it the core to expand into expedi- will spend additional time in Canada/
tion cruises globally. More departures In addition, Skjeldam has promised New England.
to have single-use plastics banned from
Launching service next May, the
The Midnatsol MAXIMILIAN SCHWARZ/HURTIGRUTEN Roald Amundsen will sail a modi-
fied Norwegian coastal program from
Hamburg before heading to the North-
west Passage.
New Ships
Hurtigruten’s year-round coastal ser-
vice is backed by a government con-
tract, which will be split between two
operators starting in 2021. While an-
other operator will enter the coast with
four ships, that will let Hurtigruten uti-
lize its assets a bit differently
“We are going to utilize our com-
petence, heritage and knowledge on
the Norwegian coast to operate modi-
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