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Contact Information:
Hurtigruten
405 Park Avenue
Suite 904
New York, NY 10022
800-323-7436
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Why Hurtigruten?
 Spectacular scenery takes center stage on expedition sailings
Newest ship offers 66-night Arctic-to-Antarctic odyssey
Onboard naturalists provide enriching commentary
Editor's Pick: Best Cruises for Non-Cruisers
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About Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten (meaning "fast route" in Norwegian) began life in 1893. Until 2007, the line was known as Norwegian Coastal Voyage. Then, as now, the line served the isolated towns and villages sprinkled throughout the shoreline and fjords of Norway's western seacoast between Bergen on the south and Kirkenes, about 240 miles above the Arctic Circle. Known fondly as the coastal steamers or the mail boats, these vessels provided a vital lifeline to areas isolated from other forms of transportation.
With the passage of time, extra services have been offered and additional markets tapped. A Hurtigruten cruise is likely to include a mix of traditional cruisers, along with passengers traveling point to point along the coast, and some ferrying their cars as well. The couple sitting next to you at lunch may be booked in a luxury suite, or may be aboard so short a time they didn't book a cabin at all. And the ships still carry freight (but not mail), so a voyage on this line is comprised of a handful of extended port calls interspersed with several shorter stops each day, many just long enough to load and offload cargo.
Over the years, Hurtigruten has kept the number of ships in its fleet relatively stabile, constantly modernizing both amenities and technology with each new-build, retiring an older, smaller, less sophisticated ship for new ones brought online. In this way the company has hit on a formula that fosters growth and modernization without outstripping the demand for berths.
Hurtigruten has also expanded the span of its cruising region to include, along with its signature fjord and coastal trips, expedition cruising to Spitsbergen, Greenland, Antarctica and the Chilean Fjords.
Though comfortable and, in the case of the most recent builds, stylish, these ships lack many of the trappings emblematic of cruising: casinos, organized activities, entertainment, etc. In Hurtigruten's own words, on their voyages Mother Nature provides the entertainment, and interaction with fellow travelers and spectacular scenery is the main draw.
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