hallasm Posted August 3, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2020 As a response to the coronavirus outbreak on board MS Roald Amundsen, Hurtigruten temporarily suspends all expedition sailings on MS Roald Amundsen, MS Fridtjof Nansen and MS Spitsbergen until further notice. Press release from Hurtigruten Coastal voyages from Bergen to Kirkenes are still sailing - this decision Has no no impact on the Coastal Voyage Operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ighten Posted August 3, 2020 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Think ill have to move the UK trip to a coastal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommui987 Posted August 3, 2020 #3 Share Posted August 3, 2020 8 hours ago, hallasm said: Hurtigruten temporarily suspends all expedition sailings on MS Roald Amundsen, MS Fridtjof Nansen and MS Spitsbergen until further notice. Press release from Hurtigruten Coastal voyages from Bergen to Kirkenes are still sailing - this decision Has no no impact on the Coastal Voyage Operation. Part of my bucket list was to take a trip on Hurtigruten up the coast of Norway. I was under the impression that ALL their ships were quasi-ferry boats delivering people, cars, mail, supplies etc up and down the western coast line. Does the line have dedicated ships just for cruising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ighten Posted August 3, 2020 #4 Share Posted August 3, 2020 It has expedition ships which are different to the coastal service offered.. Its the expedition ships that have been suspended for now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted August 3, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, tommui987 said: Does the line have dedicated ships just for cruising? Yes, Hurtigruten expedition cruises and ships are very different from the Coastal operation with cargo/car operation with 34 port stops in 6 days from Bergen to Kirkenes. Previously the expedition cruises did have a focus on Arctic and Antarctic- because of COVID-19 the current focus is Norwegian waters. Due to changes in the coastal operation by January 2021 where HAVILA will operate 3 out og the 11 coastal ships Hurtigruten will start to offer expedition cruises along the Norwegian coast from Hamburg, Dover and Bergen - fewer and longer port stops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted August 3, 2020 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2020 4 hours ago, tommui987 said: Part of my bucket list was to take a trip on Hurtigruten up the coast of Norway. It's a stunning trip. We did the RT and were going to the NB only this past March as part of a bigger trip. When the time is right I highly recommend it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommui987 Posted August 4, 2020 #7 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Thank you for all your responses on the ferry vs expedition ships. Pray that the Corona19 didn't hit the port cities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cienfuegos Posted August 5, 2020 #8 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Bergen, Norway has reported two cases as of about two weeks ago. Resulting in about one hundred individuals identified and tested, etc. Three cases were reported in the entire country that day. This article suggests that the stringent health rules, and the adherence to same, has made a significant impact on controlling the spread. https://www.thelocal.no/20200720/norwegian-city-could-see-over-100-contacts-traced-after-positive-covid-19-tests 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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