For a small island, Iceland sure has a lot to offer to those who come to visit. It is a world of contrasts. A world of fire and ice, hot springs and frozen waters, white mountaintops and black beaches, with a cool climate but with warm and friendly people.

Hurtigruten has rolled out a New Year Global Expedition Sale, offering discounts of up to $1,500 across select 2021, 2022 and 2023 expeditions. The savings are available on expedition cruises in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Northwest Passage, Norway, Svalbard, British Isles and the Americas.

Hurtigruten Group has recruited Hedda Felin as the CEO of Hurtigruten Norway having divided its business into two units several weeks ago – Norwegian Coastal Voyages and Expedition.

While some governments and organisations have fallen asleep in regard to addressing climate change during the COVID period – Norway as a leading environmental policy maker – has not.

Hurtigruten is offering Antarctica All-Inclusive Packages with flights for Australians – a first for the expedition specialist – with fares starting from $10,999* per person available until 18 December 2020.

Antarctica is a bucket list destination for many. Roughly twice the size of Australia, the southernmost continent is the fifth largest with its 14 million square kilometres of land mass. Most of this – 98% to be precise – is covered in ice.

Hurtigruten has announced a reorganisation of its cruise operation which will see its expedition business and Norwegian coastal voyages split off as a separate entities, each with their own Chief Executive Officers.

Expedition cruise specialist Hurtigruten has pulled the pin on its 2020 Antarctica program, shelving its planned operation to the White Continent in October, November and December.

Hurtigruten has confirmed that two of its ships have been rented out to the company filming the next instalment in the Mission: Impossible movie franchise co-owned by Hollywood hunk, Tom Cruise.

Hurtigruten is rolling out an expanded range of escorted small group and independent land tours that will highlight the best of Scandinavia.

A new booking portal designed exclusively for Australian and New Zealand agents has been launched by arctic cruise expedition experts, Hurtigruten.

After a successful return to sailing in June, Hurtigruten has released its plans to further ramp-up operations with 14 of 16 ships returning in August and September. Additionally, a series of new itineraries in the British Isles are also planned over the coming months.