• Hurtigruten (meaning "fast route" in Norwegian) are nothing like any other cruise ship you’ll ever travel on. To begin with, many of them are cargo vessels as well as passenger-carrying liners, and that means that planned stops aren’t necessarily made on

• The ships are also remarkably casual: you will find no dress-up nights or midnight buffets, theme evenings or even dinner wear rules. There is also little or no entertainment, and dining is good, but not luxurious. On all vessels except the Greenland routes you’ll find a 24-hour cafe, but it’s not free and throughout the line you’ll find alcohol prices are high, although you can bring your own booze to drink in your cabin. Hurtigruten's fleet has fifteen vessels which fit into five classes:

Hurtigruten Ships

• MS Disko II
• MS Finnmarken
• MS Islander
• MS Kong Harald
• MS Lofoten
• MS Lyngen
• MS Midnatsol
• MS Narvik
• MS Nordkapp
• MS Nordlys
• MS Nordstjernen
• MS Polarlys
• MS Richard With
• MS Trollfjord
• MS Vesteralen
• MV Lord Of The Glens
• MV Polar Star
• Nordnorge
• RMS St Helena

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