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  • Hurtigruten Expeditions Offers Limited 2-for-1 deal to Support Galápagos Wildlife

    Hurtigruten Expeditions Offers Limited 2-for-1 deal to Support Galápagos Wildlife

    The world’s leading expedition cruise company now offering three new itineraries giving customers even more adventures in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
    In celebration of these new sailing routes, Hurtigruten Expeditions offers limited two-for-one and 50% off solo sailings
    As part of their ongoing commitment to conserving nature, Hurtigruten Expeditions will donate $100,000 of its sales from t

  • HX's (Hurtigruten Expeditions) Chief Commercial Officer Alex Delamere-White

    HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) Strengthens Global Commercial Leadership Team Following Rebrand


    London, United Kingdom (January 12, 2024) - HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions), the experts in expedition travel, has announced changes in roles at a global level including Alex Delamere-White’s official appointment as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), following six months as acting interim CCO.
    Based out of the new HX HQ in London, Alex will bring the global functions under one leadership model t

  • Hurtigruten and HX Announce Next Phase of Rebrand

    Hurtigruten and HX Announce Next Phase of Rebrand

    New Websites, Social Channels and Visual Identities Unveiled Ahead of Wave Season

    HX: Change the way you see the world

    Hurtigruten: Live the legend of Norway

    Oslo, Norway (December 14, 2023) – HX and sister brand Hurtigruten are unveiling the next phase of their new brand identities following the initial announcement in September. This week, in anticipation of Wave Season, the

  • HX will launch four new itineraries in Greenland for 2025

    HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) Announces 2025-2026 Season Line-up


    The world leader in expedition cruising unveils new itineraries in Svalbard, Iceland, the Northwest Passage and Greenland
    London, UK (November 7, 2023) – HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions), the founders of expedition cruising, announces its 2025-2026 season, doubling down on growth destinations with the introduction of new ports, landings, and itineraries, as well as increased local integration

  • HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) Sets New Sustainability Benchmarks with Largest-ever 'Season of Science’ in Antarctica

    HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) Sets New Sustainability Benchmarks with Largest-ever 'Season of Science’ in Antarctica

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    Donating over 1,100 cabins, supporting more than 20 projects and facilitating 8,000+ data submissions for third-party research

    London, UK (November 2, 2023) – HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) sets new sustainability benchmarks in Antarctica for the 2023-2024 season, donating over 1,100 cruise nights to researchers and supporting more than 20 projects. Transforming the travel

  • HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) Becomes First Cruise Company to Establish Shore Power Connection in Iceland

    HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) Becomes First Cruise Company to Establish Shore Power Connection in Iceland

    Pioneering new standards in emission reductions, HX’s fleet has been fitted with shore power connectivity since 2021

    London, UK (September 20, 2023) – HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) achieved a milestone in its pursuit of reducing emissions by becoming the first cruise company to connect to shoreside electricity in Iceland. Yesterday, September 19, expedition vessel MS Maud linked to Iceland’s

  • Hurtigruten Expeditions' new brand identity, including its new logo, will launch fully in December.

    Hurtigruten Expeditions, the World’s Leading Expedition Cruise Company, Rebrands as HX

    Hurtigruten Expeditions will continue to be at the forefront of sustainability and adventure travel under a new name and brand identity, HX
    Hurtigruten Norway’s Coastal Express returns simply to Hurtigruten, the original name of the iconic route it launched in 1893
    Oslo, Norway (September 19, 2023) – After launching the world’s first expedition cruise in 1896, Hurtigruten Group AS is taking

  • The Association of Greenlandic Children, a 2023 Hurtigruten Foundation grant recipient

    Hurtigruten Foundation Invites Coastal Communities to Apply for Funding with New Grant Opportunities

    Communities where Hurtigruten Group operates are encouraged to apply ahead of November 1, 2023 Over one-third of allocated grants in 2022 were recommended by Hurtigruten Group employees; harnessing its peoples’ insights, the Foundation encourages employees to put forward projects that positively impact the communities they visit at sea
    London, UK (September 13, 2023) — Since its establishment

  • MS Roald Amundsen (left) and MS Fridtjof Nansen (right) cross paths for the first time in their respective histories

    World-first for Sustainable Cruising: World's First Battery-Hybrid Cruise Ships Meet in Historic Northwest Passage


    London, UK (August 29, 2023) — A momentous event unfolded yesterday in the Northwest Passage as Hurtigruten Expeditions’ MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen crossed paths for the first time in their respective histories. The bow-to-bow meeting of the battery-hybrid vessels – including MS Roald Amundsen, the world’s first hybrid battery-powered cruise ship, also named after the first expl

  • Hurtigruten Group Receives Best ESG Ranking of a Cruise Company by Leading Research Provider Sustainalytics

    Hurtigruten Group Receives Best ESG Ranking of a Cruise Company by Leading Research Provider Sustainalytics

    By earning the lowest Risk Rating, Hurtigruten Group leads the cruise industry in ESG management, placing fourth in the “Travel, Lodging and Amusement” subindustry category
    London, UK (August 17, 2023) – Hurtigruten Group AS (“HRG” or the “Company”) has received an industry-leading ESG Risk Rating of 19.7 (Low) following an assessment by Morningstar Sustainalytics, an ESG research, ratings and

  • MS Otto Sverdrup. Photo: Marko Stampehl / Hurtigruten Expeditions

    Hurtigruten Group Adapts Fleet To Expand Expedition Itineraries And Strengthen Norwegian Coastal Sailings

    Oslo, Norway: July 19, 2023 – Today, Hurtigruten Group (the Company) shared that it would be adapting its fleet to address its long-term strategic growth initiatives by moving MS Otto Sverdrup to Hurtigruten Norway and deploying MS Maud to the Arctic, and Antarctica, leaving the Norwegian coast.
    This fleet adjustment is a natural extension of the Company’s operational split in 2021 and the rece

  • Alex Delamere-White becomes Chief Commercial Officer, Hurtigruten Expeditions

    Hurtigruten Expeditions Opens Shanghai Office & Appoints Industry Heavy Hitters To Global Commercial Team

    Alex Delamere-White becomes Chief Commercial Officer, Hurtigruten Expeditions
    London: July 13th, 2023 – Hurtigruten Expeditions announced investments in its expedition business, further fuelling its long-term growth in the adventure travel sector. The moves include appointing a new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Alex Delamere-White as part of the Hurtigruten Expeditions Executive Leadership Te

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