Hurtigruten unveils Arctic sailings for next summer

Hurtigruten Expeditions has added seven new Arctic cruises to its 2023 programme.

The departures span from 11 to 19 days in length and run from June to September next year.

Each cruise departing from either Dover or Reykjavik will be operated by MS Maud.

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MS Maud’s programme includes two 17-day True Arctic Expeditions; a 20-day Greenland Summer Explorer itinerary; two Iceland Circumnavigation cruises; and two 12-day Island Hopping in the North Atlantic cruises.

The sailings feature destinations across Greenland, Svalbard, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.

Prices for the Island Hopping in the North Atlantic cruise, departing from Dover on June 29, 2023, start from £3,390.

The Greenland Summer Explorer cruise, departing from Reykjavik on July 20, 2023, is priced from £7,058.

The line said each expedition cruise can be extended with a two to four day land-stay in Iceland.

MS Maud (pictured) is one of five of Hurtigruten ships to offer Arctic cruises next summer.

Asta Lassesen, Hurtigruten Expeditions chief executive, 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.”

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