As a response to the global COVID-19 outbreak, Norwegian expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten announced it will voluntarily stop operations from pole to pole until the end of April.
In particular, the company pauses their global expedition cruise operations through April 28 and their Norwegian coastal cruises through April 19.
This decision follows several other measures by the cruise operator amid COVID-19 outbreak.
Like the rest of the cruise industry, Hurtigruten last week announced pause of operations in US waters for 30 days.
Over the past weeks, the company has also encouraged guests to move their bookings free of charge and have been working around-the-clock to help guests return to their home countries.
To ensure a smooth and safe pause to operations, Hurtigruten will gradually take their small expedition cruise ships out of operation.
At the same time, in cooperation with the Norwegian government, we will deploy two of our ships in an amended domestic schedule, bringing critical supplies and goods to local communities on the Norwegian coast at this time of crisis
…says Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam.
