jakkojakko Posted June 29, 2018 #1 Share Posted June 29, 2018 We've just spent 9 days on Hurtigrutens ms Spitsbergen on an expedition cruise circumnavigating Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Apart from the fact that expedition cruising is exciting, we were pleasantly surprised by the ship and its crew. The arctic superior cabin 621 is light and big enough but lacks drawer space and has no couch nor desk. The window blind adequately blocked out the 24 hr summer daylight. The large bed has a soft matress and plenty cushions. Sleep was never a problem but that also might be caused by the long active days. The restaurant is buffet for breakfast and lunch, diner is somewhat depending on the expedition schedule, sometimes free seating buffet, sometimes first and second seating table service with a fixed 5 course meal. Being norwegian there is a lot of fish every day but no worries there is meat. Give dietary preferences the first diner and they will automaticaly adjust the 5 course meals! Snacks and coffee/thee in the bar from 15:00 to 17:00 hrs. There is no roomservice. The ships crew/lobby are very nice and polite. The expedition staff consist of about 8 persons, mixed nationality -danish, norwegian, english, french- and spoke good english/german. Lectures were simultaneously translated for the german group using remote radio and earpeaces although that sometimes malfunctioned. There is at least one landing per day, sometimes two. Due to weather and ice, one scheduled stop had to be changed to a zodiac ice cruise. That was also the only real bad weather day. The rest consisted of clear skies to cloudy days with no precipitation. Jackets are provided and are yours to keep. Boots provided as well for the duration and are very good but heavy. We had a wonderfull cruise . Feel free to ask any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted June 29, 2018 #2 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Thank you for the review. This is a cruise in my bucket list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakkojakko Posted June 29, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Magdalenafjorden: NyAlesund: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakkojakko Posted June 29, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Liefdefjorden: Alkefjellen: Pallande Bukta: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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peppajay Posted June 29, 2018 #12 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Fabulous photos. Thank you for posting. We are booked on a cruise similar to this in August 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted June 29, 2018 #13 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Great photos!! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunding Posted June 29, 2018 #14 Share Posted June 29, 2018 jakkojakko Thank you for these superlative photographs! Most of us will never get to Svalbard, and I cannot imagine there could be finer photos than these to show us what we will be missing/have missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhralstin Posted August 30, 2018 #15 Share Posted August 30, 2018 EXCELLENT photos of a remote, beautiful place! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare GeezerCouple Posted November 20, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Wow. This was already on our list... might have just been bumped up a bit. Thanks! GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockleyjack Posted April 25, 2019 #17 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Hi, we’re taking this cruise in a couple of months time. I was wondering whether to take my walking poles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakkojakko Posted May 3, 2019 Author #18 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) On 4/25/2019 at 10:46 AM, Brockleyjack said: Hi, we’re taking this cruise in a couple of months time. I was wondering whether to take my walking poles. Which ship? Ours provided lots off walking poles by the shore landing sites, included. Look at the first picture on post nr 7. You see a bulk of stuff on the landing site. That's where the poles are. Edited May 3, 2019 by jakkojakko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockleyjack Posted May 3, 2019 #19 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Great thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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