Svalbard cruise season in full swing, but unlikely to hit pre-pandemic record
About 25 cruise vessels are currently sailing the rugged, remote Svalbard archipelago with thousands of passengers hoping to get a
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Norway’s new Arctic SAR-base will have helicopters in joint operation with Svalbard
Search- and Rescue (SAR) capacities in the European Arctic will be strengthened as the Norwegian Government on Friday announced Tromsø
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Mayor of Skagway, Alaska, hopes vaccinations will allow Canada-U.S. travel
Mayor Andrew Cremata says economic activity is sorely needed as community depends on tourism The mayor of Skagway, Alaska, is
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In Alaska, Skagway’s economy depends on cruise tourism and little money is coming in
Alaskans began receiving Permanent Fund Dividends this week. The payments, just shy of $1,000, were distributed months early an effort
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Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten reframes 500-guests ships for year-round expedition cruises
With about 20% market share, Hurtigruten is already the largest among expedition cruise operators in northern waters. From January 2021,
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Environmental groups welcome ban on dirty fuel by Arctic cruise operators
A coalition of environmental and conservation groups working on more environmentally sustainable shipping practices in the Arctic says it welcomes
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Inuit association in Canada’s eastern Arctic to levy fees on tourism operators
The rise of tourism in Canada’s eastern Arctic, particularly from cruise ships, has prompted the regional Inuit association to start
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Cancelled Norwegian cruises to Arctic Russia: competitor denies any involvement
“I can say without reservation that neither I nor anyone else at Poseidon Expeditions had any contact with officials at
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Russian Arctic National Park director aims to boost tourism
The establishment of a special customs regime around the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land, in Arctic Russia, would boost
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Climate activists block cruise ship in Helsinki
Cruise ship visitors were delayed in Helsinki on Wednesday evening after climate activists blocked the MS Queen Elizabeth at Hernesaari
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Norwegian cruises to Arctic Russia cancelled due to low ice class: Murmansk minister
Meanwhile, a competing cruise liner founded by a Russian business man sails the same waters with a vessel holding lower
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Russia cancels Norwegian cruise ship’s Arctic expeditions
The two high-profile voyages had been planned for years with prestigious support from regional authorities in Murmansk. 250 passengers will
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Luxury cruise ship leaves Alaska toward Northern Sea Route
The Silver Explorer gets escort by a Russian icebreaker as it launches its ice edge cruising through Russian Arctic waters.
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Hybrid Norwegian cruise ship to sail through Northwest Passage
A Norwegian cruise ship named after one of the country’s most famous polar explorers, Roald Amundsen, who became the first
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Giant cruise ships bringing tourists in record numbers to Helsinki
Helsinki is expecting a record summer as far as the number of both visiting ships and passengers. Altogether 309 international
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