– Hurtigruten extends its widespread astronomy voyages to its premium, all-inclusive North Cape Line subsequent winter. Additionally launches the cruise and land-based Savor the Northern Lights which options the perfect of Norway and Finland –
COURTESY HURTIGRUTEN: NEW YORK CITY (2025) – Hurtigruten, the undisputed genuine journey skilled on Norway which has been crusing underneath the Northern Lights for greater than 130 years, has launched new astronomy voyages on its premium, all-inclusive The North Cape Line that includes the world’s solely Chief Aurora Chaser, Tom Kerss, as nicely a brand new itinerary together with extra distinctive Northern Lights viewing experiences in Finland.
The brand new 15-day North Cape Line astronomy voyage with Tom Kerss will debut with two sailings in early 2026, departing on January 30 and February 13, with charges from $4,644 per individual onboard the award-winning refurbished MS Trollfjord. This would be the first astronomy-led crusing on Hurtigruten’s Signature voyage. The cruise firm will proceed to supply the favored 12-day astronomer-led itineraries on its unique Coastal Categorical sailings, with eight departures throughout the upcoming 2025/26 winter season.
The brand new 14-day Savor the Northern Lights itineraries mix the very best of Norway onboard the North Cape Line with distinctive experiences in Finland reminiscent of overnights in each a Glass Igloo and a Glass Villa, each lodging offering an unobstructed panoramic view of the sky day and evening, in addition to an icebreaker journey, an non-obligatory dip within the frozen sea carrying a full-body waterproof swimsuit, husky safari, snowmobiling, a prepare journey via Finland, and two nights in its capital, Helsinki. The corporate gives six departures from January via March of 2026, with charges beginning at $7,052 per individual.
The routing of Hurtigruten’s new Savor the Northern Lights.
Each new choices fall underneath Hurtigruten’s distinctive 10-year previous Northern Lights Promise, which implies within the extremely unlikely occasion visitors wouldn’t expertise the Northern Lights throughout their journey, they’re entitled to a brand new cruise totally free.
“Seeing the Northern Lights dance throughout the sky is an unbelievable expertise that’s on many individuals’s bucket record, so we’re making it simpler for North People by now providing extra premium choices. These new itineraries spend a number of days in Arctic Norway, top-of-the-line spots on this planet to see the Aurora Borealis, and they’re timed round the best possible time to go. Our visitors are in for a once-in-a-lifetime journey with these two new itineraries, whether or not they’re becoming a member of our Chief Aurora Chaser Tom Kerss or combining our cruise with overnights in panoramic glass homes and a lot extra in Finland. In addition they get to take pleasure in the perfect of Norway and Hurtigruten onboard our premium ship, MS Trollfjord, making certain in addition they get to style their method via our Norway’s Coastal Kitchen program, which sources virtually all our meals objects from greater than 50 native companions alongside the Norwegian coast, serving fjord-to-table,” mentioned Carly Biggart, Head of Hurtigruten within the Americas.
“I’m excited to convey my astronomy voyages to Hurtigruten’s signature ship and the North Cape Line, offering Northern Lights chasers with an elevated expertise onboard MS Trollfjord. We’re at present in a photo voltaic most interval, with all indicators pointing to a different excellent season forward, exceeding the efficiency of the final most in 2014. There shall be ample alternatives to witness dramatic, spellbinding shows of the Northern Lights as uneven house climate, churned up by the Solar, often arrives at Earth. Now’s the proper time to plan your aurora-chasing journey in Arctic Norway. Being at all times on the transfer, and with the experience on board to present you a heads-up, the probabilities are you gained’t simply cross the Northern Lights off your bucket record, but additionally add a number of distinctive aurora experiences to the highest of the record and cross all of them off in a single voyage! Now’s your probability to expertise the unequalled great thing about the Arctic sky, protected within the data that with the Northern Lights Promise, you actually can’t go unsuitable,” mentioned Hurtigruten’s Chief Aurora Chaser Tom Kerss.
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