Hurtigruten ships by size

The Hurtigruten Group has close to 130 years of experience taking explorers to the most pristine and remote places on the planet. Hurtigruten Coastal Express is the proud legacy of Hurtigruten Group, sailing the world’s most beautiful voyage along the Norwegian Coastline since 1893 while Hurtigruten Expeditions is the world’s largest and leading expedition cruise line with a focus on exploration, adventure and science. Here, we take a look at each of the cruise line’s ships, from biggest to smallest: 

Welcoming 619 passengers, MS Polarlys is the largest ship in the Hurtigruten Coastal Express fleet. However, she is very much still a small-sized ship. 

MS Trollfjord is the smallest ship in the fleet, carrying 500 guests. 

Small and mighty, MS Trollfjord was built in 2002, making her the newest ship in the Hurtigruten Coastal Express fleet.

MS Kong Harald wins the title for the oldest ship, she was built in 1993. 

MS Maud is the largest ship in the Hurtigruten Expeditions fleet, welcoming 570 passengers onboard. 

Welcoming only 90 passengers onboard, MS Santa Cruz II is the smallest ship in the fleet. 

MS Roald Amundsen is the newest ship in the Hurtigruten Expeditions fleet, she joined in 2019.

Both MS Otto Sverdrup and MS Santa Cruz II were built in 2002, making them the oldest ships in the fleet.