Hurtigruten Expeditions has confirmed it will resume operations to Antarctica in November and December 2021, with two ships – MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fram – now set to sail from Punta Arenas, Chile.

Hurtigruten Expeditions’ Norwegian-built hybrid ship MS Fridtjof Nansen was christened with a lump of ice during a folk festival at Longyearbyen, Svalbard last week.

Hurtigruten Expeditions has confirmed it will christen its second hybrid-powered ship, MS Fridtjof Nansen, in Longyearbyen, Svalbard this month.

Back by popular demand, guests can now once again enjoy an all-inclusive Antarctica expedition in 2022 and 2023 from $11,999* per person twin share, including return flights from Australia or New Zealand, with Hurtigruten Expeditions.

Hurtigruten’s latest offering, Discover Antarctica Sale, sees fares starting at $7,999* per person twin-share across selected 2021 to 2023 itineraries. Operating from pole to pole and across the entire Arctic, Hurtigruten invites guests to visit the most spectacular nature and wildlife on our planet. With one of the lowest CO2 footprints of all expedition voyages to this region, guests can explore this pristine continent with the most sustainable choice.

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.

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 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.

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.

Polar expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten is anticipating a buoyant 2020/2021 Antarctica season despite the phenomena and global crisis the coronavirus pandemic has caused.