THE world’s first battery-hybrid cruise ships – Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen – met in the Northwest Passage earlier this week (pictured). The world-first took place in Cambridge Bay, with guests and crew members invited to celebrate with flags, banners, and warm beverages on the top deck. Fridtjof Nansen...
THE world’s first battery-hybrid cruise ships – Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen – met in the Northwest Passage earlier this week (pictured).
The world-first took place in Cambridge Bay, with guests and crew members invited to celebrate with flags, banners, and warm beverages on the top deck.
Fridtjof Nansen is cruising on her 27-day westbound Northwest Passage sailing to Nome, and Roald Amundsen on her 26-day eastbound Northwest Passage sailing to Halifax.
Hurtigruten Expeditions Group Chief Executive Officer Daniel Skjeldam said the gathering serves as a moment to celebrate the company’s legacy.
“As the founders of expedition cruising in 1896, we are born explorers, taking generations of travellers into the unknown,” he enthused.
Guiding the respective vessels are Captain Raymond Martinsen and Captain Terje Willassen.
“Passing Zenith Point, I’m struck by the remarkable achievements of past explorers in these cold, remote places more than 100 years ago,” Captain Martinsen professed.
“However, it’s the enduring presence of today’s inhabitants, surviving here since the Thule era, that commands my utmost respect.”
