Hurtigruten Expeditions is expanding its 2023 Arctic summer season with seven new adventures, taking guests to local people and communities and deep into the Northern wilderness.
The new products depart from June to September next year, spanning 10 to 11 days, and will take in some of the most spectacular areas beyond and above the Arctic Circle on board the small-size expedition cruise ship MS Maud.
Local connections, small-sized ships and expedition team experts offer a special way to explore wildlife, volcanoes, glaciers and the world’s largest fjord system.
CEO Asta Lassesen said: “We are thrilled to further expand our Arctic expedition cruise offering by introducing MS Maud on a series of best-of-the-best itineraries, handcrafted by our team of experts and based on our almost 130 years of Arctic experience. Working closely with the local communities, our small-ship expedition cruises take you where the big ships can’t, closer to the people and nature of the North. While exploring, our guests and crew not only create local value, but contribute to science projects that are vital to understanding and preserving the areas for future generations of explorers.”
Guests will visit Greenland, Svalbard, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands and Iceland. The new itineraries will depart from Dover or Reykjavik.
These include:
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Two True Arctic Expeditions, a combination of Iceland, the wild east coast of Greenland, Svalbard archipelago and the Arctic volcanic island of Jan Mayen. The 17-day cruises depart and arrive in Reykjavik.
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One 20-day Greenland summer explorer expedition cruise, with 20 days to explore icebergs, fjords, wildlife and communities along Greenland’s west coast.
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Two Iceland Circumnavigation expedition cruises, for an 11-day deep-dive from Reykjavik to some of Iceland’s most incredible sights, including the crossing of the Arctic circle.
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Two 12-day Island Hopping in the North Atlantic expedition cruises that explore Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Shetland, Orkney, and the British Isles. Being the first and last adventures of MS Maud’s 2023 summer season, they either depart or conclude in Dover.
The cruises can also be extended by two to four days’ land adventures in Iceland.
Hurtigruten is represented in South Africa by Development Promotions.
