Utopia of the Seas Review
Join our family as we review Utopia of the Seas, from Royal Caribbean. We were on the first sailing of this beautiful ship. It’s the 2nd largest cruise ship in the world. At a quick glance, it h...
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Hurtigruten is the world leader in sustainable adventure travel. The pioneering company with a history of over 130 years, offers expedition cruises to more than 250 destinations in over 30 countries from pole to pole. With 14 custom built expedition ships, Hurtigruten guests can enjoy nature-based expedition cruises to places such as Alaska Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, the Northwest Passage, South America, Svalbard, West Africa, and more. In 2019 and 2020, Hurtigruten introduced the world’s first hybrid electric-powered expedition ships, MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen, and was the first major travel company to remove non-essential single-use plastic from its entire fleet - further strengthening Hurtigruten’s focus on sustainability.
Price: Please call for rates - # of Days: 16 days
Cruise Oslo/Helsinki
4-star accommodation
10 nights’ hotel accommodation (1 night in glass igloo) & 6 nights’ cruise accommodation
Daily breakfast, 7 lunches (5 on Hurtigruten)
10 dinners (6 on Hurtigruten) & 1 farewell dinner in Helsinki including a glass of beer, wine, soft drink.
Norway in a Nutshell: Flåm Railway journey and fjord cruise on UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord
First-class coach from Kirkenes to Rovaniemi
2nd-class rail from Rovaniemi to Helsinki
City tours of Oslo and Bergen
English-speaking tour manager from start to finish
Reindeer safari (sled ride, depending on weather)
Husky safari (cart or sled ride, depending on weather)
Santa Claus Village visit
Siida Museum visit in Inari
Luggage service from hotel in Oslo to hotel in Bergen (1 bag per person)
Last day to book: 09/25/2025
Price: $2,508 - # of Days: 6 days
Cruise Bergen/Kirkenes
Cabin guests
Enjoy our feel-at-home Hurtigruten hospitality. Enjoy various included benefits when you choose from our selection of comfortable options: Polar Inside, Polar Outside, and Arctic Superior cabins.
Accommodation on ship: Your home away from home
Choice of cabin type
Choice of cabin location (1)
Comfortable cabin with ensuite bathroom
Your culinary experience on board: Food & drink
Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the ship’s main restaurant Torget
Unlimited selection of tea and black filter coffee (1)
Choice of dining time (1)
Life on board
Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship and in your cabin (1)
Multi-lingualCoastal Experience Team
Daily themed lectures
Enhance your journey with:
Wine package (House, Superior, Premium)
Welcome basket with sparkling wine
Dinner in fine dining restaurant Kysten
Wide range of optional seasonal excursions and guided hikes
(1) Voyages booked in Select Fare
Suite guests
For the best in onboard comfort, cuisine, service, and beautifully appointed rooms, choose our suite experience.
Accommodation on ship: Your home away from home
Choice of suite type
Choice of suite location
Priority check-in
Stylish, spacious suite with ensuite bathroom
Welcome basket with sparkling wine
Your culinary experience on board: Food & drink
Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the ship’s main restaurant Torget
Unlimited selection of tea and black filter coffee
Choice of dining time
Life on board
Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship and in your cabin
Multi-lingualCoastal Experience Team
Daily themed lectures
Enhance your journey with:
Wine package (House, Superior, Premium)
Dinner in fine dining restaurant Kysten
Wide range of optional seasonal excursions and guided hikes
Last day to book: 08/27/2025
Price: $1,941 - # of Days: 5 days
Cruise Kirkenes/Bergen
Cabin guests
Enjoy our feel-at-home Hurtigruten hospitality. Enjoy various included benefits when you choose from our selection of comfortable options: Polar Inside, Polar Outside, and Arctic Superior cabins.
Accommodation on ship: Your home away from home
Choice of cabin type
Choice of cabin location (1)
Comfortable cabin with ensuite bathroom
Your culinary experience on board: Food & drink
Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the ship’s main restaurant Torget
Unlimited selection of tea and black filter coffee (1)
Choice of dining time (1)
Life on board
Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship and in your cabin (1)
Multi-lingualCoastal Experience Team
Daily themed lectures
Enhance your journey with:
Wine package (House, Superior, Premium)
Welcome basket with sparkling wine
Dinner in fine dining restaurant Kysten
Wide range of optional seasonal excursions and guided hikes
(1) Voyages booked in Select Fare
Suite guests
For the best in onboard comfort, cuisine, service, and beautifully appointed rooms, choose our suite experience.
Accommodation on ship: Your home away from home
Choice of suite type
Choice of suite location
Priority check-in
Stylish, spacious suite with ensuite bathroom
Welcome basket with sparkling wine
Your culinary experience on board: Food & drink
Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the ship’s main restaurant Torget
Unlimited selection of tea and black filter coffee
Choice of dining time
Life on board
Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship and in your cabin
Multi-lingualCoastal Experience Team
Daily themed lectures
Enhance your journey with:
Wine package (House, Superior, Premium)
Dinner in fine dining restaurant Kysten
Wide range of optional seasonal excursions and guided hikes
Last day to book: 03/30/2026
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Read moreThe Hurtigruten Route takes passengers through 1,500 miles of the most spectacular scenery on earth.
Norway’s culinary traditions has much in common with the scenery of the coastline. It is always fresh, distinctive and full of variety. We have always strived to give our guests a truly unique and authentic experience, and local produce and authentic food traditions are incorporated into every element of the culinary experience on board. Visiting 34 ports, Hurtigruten has an exceptional opportunity to get fresh produce from local suppliers every day. This means delicious new and fresh ingredients, both from the coastal and inland areas.
Real food experiences
To enhance this unique concept, you will have food experiences not only in the restaurants, but also through storytelling. As part of our ‘Autumn Gold’ concept, we serve cloudberries out on deck. An woman in Finnmark has handpicked these berries and she delivers them to our ships. Experiences with Hurtigruten don’t get more authentic than this.
A menu that changes with the seasons and areas in which we sail
Based on the season’s freshest ingredients, our chefs create either three-course dinners or lavish buffets. Being a coastal voyage, seafood often dominates the menu, accompanied by fresh vegetables and delicately-flavored sauces. Each dinner ends with traditional desserts, like homemade cakes, puddings, berries or sorbet. Breakfast and lunch are served buffet style. To accompany each meal you can choose from our comprehensive selection of red and white wines, beer, aquavit and soft drinks. Afterwards, you can enjoy fresh coffee in any of the lounges or drinks in one of the bars while taking in the picturesque landscape.
Each of our twelve coastal ships has its own style, adding a special personality to your home away from home. All provide the same intimate travel experience, with their own informal Hurtigruten atmosphere.
Become Part of Norwegian Daily Life
All of our ships have comfortable lounges, with panoramic views, a library and 24-hour cafe. A few even have Jacuzzis and a fitness room.
All of our 12 ships have a wide range of comfortable cabins. No matter which cabin you travel in, we can promise you a comfortable journey with a relaxed atmosphere. Our ships include panoramic lounges and ample deck space affording perfect views as you glide through some of the world’s most beautiful and untouched coastal scenery.
They all have a small library where you can immerse yourself in a good book, and a cafe serving snacks and drinks 24 hours a day.
As you board a Hurtigruten ship, you will be taking part in a long tradition of transporting people and cargo. Hurtigruten ships are working vessels operating a regular service to a set timetable. Our ships carry goods, vehicles and passengers between ports, night and day, as an integral part of Norwegian daily life.
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