January 12, 2024
Simplified pricing and offering structure takes effect March 2024
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is preparing to roll out a new price and offer structure from March 2024. The three tariffs – PLATINUM, GOLD and SILVER – differ in terms of the services included and their availability.
Read More…October 31, 2023
HANSEATIC spirit to unlock the South and Southwest Pacific
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has offered a first look at its 2025/26 season aboard the five best ships in the world, as rated by Insight Guides. The program spans seven continents across routes of luxury and expedition aboard EUROPA and EUROPA 2 as well as expedition ships HANSEATIC inspiration, HANSEATIC nature and HANSEATIC spirit.
Read More…October 20, 2023
EUROPA 2 scoops top gong with highest reviewed score
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises achieved the highest scores in Insight Guides Cruising & Cruise Ships, formerly known as Berlitz Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships, released this month. A total of 341 ships were evaluated in the process, and all five luxury and expedition ships of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises received the highest scores. They were the only ships in the world to be awarded five stars by Insight Guides. This achievement earns Hapag-Lloyd Cruises the coveted title of ‘Best Fleet Worldwide.’
Read More…August 4, 2023
Special wines and champagne now offered by the glass
Largest selection of champagnes on the seven seas: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises leaves nothing to be desired with the new wine and champagne menu
Read More…July 29, 2023
2-for-1 promotion on select 2024 Asia-Pacific departures
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has opened bi-lingual cruises aboard MS EUROPA, initially in Australia and Asia.
Read More…March 28, 2023
Double calls in Australia and New Zealand for EUROPA 2
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has released its new cruises for the 2024/2025 season before the launch of its main catalogs for the first time ever.
Read More…March 7, 2023
Adjusted routing for HANSEATIC nature this northern winter
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.
Read More…February 7, 2023
Six sailings aboard HANSEATIC inspiration in 2023
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will return to North America’s Great Lakes this year, with a total of six voyages operating across Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Read More…December 6, 2022
Kerstin Schley, 48, will trek 111 kilometres over 12 days on cross country skis
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has thrown its support behind expedition leader Kerstin Schley and her quest to cross the last degree of latitude to the South Pole on cross-country skis.
Read More…November 22, 2022
EUROPA 2 returning to Australia; HANSEATIC inspiration to the South Pacific
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.
Read More…October 10, 2022
Virtual travel officer Henry Hansen to provide ‘machine learning’ for sellers
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is expanding its digital service for travel agency partners, introducing a chatbot called Henry Hansen
Read More…October 4, 2022
HANSEATIC inspiration refuels with biofuel, 30% cooking/marine gas oil
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises marked last Thursday’s World Shipping Day motto for 2022 – “New technologies for greener shipping” – by filling one of its expedition ships with biofuel from sustainable resources.
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