Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will deploy one of its three purpose-built expedition ships to Scandinavia for the 2023/24 winter season. HANSEATIC nature will for the first time offer northern light voyages to Norway and winter adventures to Lapland for the Northern winter period.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has offered a first look at the planned 2024/25 operation of its two luxury ocean ships and trio of expedition vessels. The program includes the return of MS EUROPA 2 to Oceania waters and the deployment of HANSEATIC inspiration to the South Pacific.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is expanding its digital service for travel agency partners, introducing a chatbot called Henry Hansen

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has officially named its latest ship, HANSEATIC spirit, after a grey seal named Nemi.

Fincantieri’s subsidiary VARD, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialised vessels, has delivered HANSEATIC spirit, the third ship in a new series of luxury expedition cruise vessels to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises inaugurate the third of its new expedition class of ships, HANSEATIC spirit, in August 2021.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is accepting non-binding and free of charge pre-bookings for its 2022/2023 global programs.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has cited changing entry requirements at cruise ports around the world and flight restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak for the temporary suspension of all cruises until 28 April 2020.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ newest expedition ship, HANSEATIC inspiration, was christened by godmother Laura Dekker on the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany on Friday [11 October, 2019] night. Around 230 guests were on hand to watch the naming ceremony of the second of three new luxury expedition ships that have joined the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ fleet, backed by TUI Group.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has confirmed its global fleet of luxury and expedition ships will switch to marine gas oil effective July 2020. The low-pollutant fuel (which has a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%), will reduce the sulphur emissions of the cruise company’s tourism operation by 80%. The changeover to marine gas oil will also result in a reduction of soot and particulates of up to 30%.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ brand new expedition ship, HANSEATIC nature, will enter service today [Sunday 5 May, 2019] on its inaugural cruise from Hamburg.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has also announced that low-pollutant marine gas oil (MGO) will be used exclusively on all routes sailed by its expedition ships in the fleet – the HANSEATIC nature, the HANSEATIC inspiration and the BREMEN – from July 2020. Joining the fleet in 2021, the HANSEATIC spirit will also use this fuel.