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Cruiseships make a cautious comeback
A few cruiseships are venturing back into Norwegian harbours, to a mixed welcome. While some local officials are glad to see them return, others...
Hurtigruten heads back to Svalbard
Norway's venerable coastal passenger and cargo shipping line Hurtigruten has won government approval to sail around Svalbard again this summer. Justice Minister Monica Mæland...
Hurtigruten demands crisis aid
Norway's venerable coastal voyage line Hurtigruten, now mostly a cruiseline, was sailing full steam ahead until the Corona virus crisis forced most of its...
Cruise ‘visionary’ dies at age 90
Norwegian shipowner Arne Wilhelmsen, one of the founders of the large international Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), died over the Easter holiday weekend with...
Hurtigruten extends its halt in cruise operations
Norway's famed coastal voyage firm Hurtigruten announced Monday that it's extending its cruise operation shutdown to six weeks. "The consequences of the Corona virus...
Hurtigruten halts most all sailings
Norway's famed coastal voyage line known as Hurtigruten has taken 14 of its 16 vessels out of service and cut its weekly sailings between...
Hurtigruten, ferries lay off thousands
Hurtigruten, Norway's famed coastal voyage line, is laying off another 225 employees after also succumbing to the Corona virus crisis. The company earlier laid...
Operators cancel cruises and ferries
Color Line has cancelled its cruise-ferry service between Oslo and Kiel, Germany for the next two weeks, the company announced on Friday. The decision...
Ports turn away cruise passengers
Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger have all begun refusing to allow cruise passengers to disembark, for fear they'll spread the Corona virus. On Thursday, Norway's...
Corona virus kept cruiseship docked
UPDATED: A German cruiseship from a fleet that regularly sails off the Norwegian coast stayed tied up at the dock in Haugesund on Tuesday....
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