Ms Roald Amundsen Antarctica
This will reduce fuel consumption approximately 20 and enable the ship to sail on 100 electric power for up to 30 minutes allowing you to experience the wonders of antarctica in near total silence.
Ms roald amundsen antarctica. Due to be launched in 2019 the ms roald amundsen is named after the norwegian explorer who was the first man to cross antarctica and reach the south pole. Roald amundsen was christened in fall 2019 in antarctica with a chunk of ice. Best of all ms roald amundsen will be the first expedition ship ever to sail with electric hybrid technology. She and her sister ship fridtjof nansen are the first hybrid powered ships in the hurtigruten fleet.
Hurtigruten names ms roald amundsen in antarctica by daniel mccarthy november 08 2019 hurtigruten s newest ship ms roald amundsen is the world s first hybrid vessel dually powered by diesel. It s the world s first hybrid powered expedition ship. With crew and guests from more than 20 countries taking part in the world s first hybrid powered. The ms roald amundsen.
Get the latest cruise deals and select from our wide selection. This state of the art vessel specially built for polar voyages features new and environmentally sustainable hybrid technology to reduce fuel consumption and co2 emissions by sailing with. The first to be named in antarctica. Looking for ms roald amundsen cruises to antarctica.
We could not think of a better location than antarctica to name a truly unique ship like ms roald amundsen hurtigruten ceo daniel skjeldam said. And the first in the modern era to have a block of ice smashed across its bow in place of the traditional champagne a ritual established by the vessel s namesake the norwegian explorer roald amundsen the first man to reach the south pole. She has been built by kleven yards of norway and started her maiden voyage on 3 july 2019 from the norwegian port tromsø to hamburg. Hurtigruten s hybrid powered expedition cruise ship ms roald amundsen has made history becoming the first ship ever named in antarctica.
Hurtigruten s ms roald amundsen is a ship of firsts. Ms roald amundsen is a new hybrid powered hurtigruten expedition cruise ship.