Roald Amundsen Cruise

Roald amundsen cruise. The state of the art vessel features new and environmentally sustainable hybrid technology that will reduce fuel consumption and show the world that hybrid propulsion on large ships is possible. It made its maiden voyage to antarctica with 450 passengers aboard in november 2019 according to robb report. But since the cruise line often acts like a local ferry. Hundreds more passengers who travelled on the ms roald amundsen are in quarantine and.

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. The ms roald amundsen. Inaugurated in 2019 ms roald amundsen cruise ship is the first of the two new hybrid powered expedition ships in hurtigruten s fleet. Ms roald amundsen is a new hybrid powered hurtigruten expedition cruise ship.

The hurtigruten line owner of the ms roald amundsen as well as 15 other vessels in mid june became the first to return to oceangoing cruises following a three month halt due to the pandemic. Roald amundsen was christened in fall 2019 in antarctica with a chunk of ice. With new and environmentally sustainable hybrid technology she reduces fuel consumption and cuts co2 emissions by sailing with electrical propulsion. The ms roald amundsen is the world s first hybrid battery supported cruise ship.

The newbuilds fridtjof nansen and roald amundsen were both named after the most influential norwegian polar explorers from the era when the hurtigruten company started to operate on expedition cruise itineraries. She and her sister ship fridtjof nansen are the first hybrid powered ships in the hurtigruten fleet. At least 41 passengers and crew on a norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for covid 19 officials say. Carrying 530 passengers 500 in antarctica it s big for an expedition vessel with many of the features you d expect on a luxury cruise ship from.

Ms roald amundsen in 2019 hurtigruten added a brand new ship to its fleet. Roald amundsen is a strikingly beautiful ship. Ms roald amundsen is the first hybrid ship to join the hurtigruten fleet.