MS Nordlys
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MS Nordlys
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The MS Nordlys is a MS Nordlys operated by Hurtigruten, positioned on coastal cruise itineraries in Norway. The ship features onboard facilities including three restaurants, Multe bakery, a gelato bar, a sauna, a fitness center, an outdoor jacuzzi, and a panoramic lounge, along with renovated cabins, an expedition team, Wi-Fi access, and multiple decks. Its itineraries include Northern Lights observation cruises and sustainable voyages across Scandinavia, within a setting defined by Scandinavian design and Arctic inspiration. The MS Nordlys is well suited for travelers seeking a comfortable coastal cruise experience focused on Northern Norway, nature observation, and relaxed exploration in an Arctic-influenced environment.
Itineraries of the MS Nordlys
Price and Availability Notice
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Supplier rates, exchange rates, taxes and fees, room or cabin categories, and promotions are subject to change at any time. The applicable price is the one confirmed by a travel advisor at the time of booking, subject to availability. Only the confirmed price shall be considered valid.
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decks plans
Deck 7
Observation deck, gym, bakery & ice cream parlor, lounge & bar
Deck 6
Cabins, hot tubs
Deck 5
Observation deck, cabins
Deck 4
Restaurant, bistro, service, information
Deck 3
Cabins, check-in point
Deck 2
Car deck, sauna, cabines
Ship's attributes
Services And Amenities
- Self-service laundry room
- Spa & body care
Technical specifications
- Tonnage: 11204
- Speed: 18.0 knots
- Decks: 7
- Length: 121 m
- Width: 19 m
History
- 1994: Année de construction
- 2019: Année de rénovation
Frequently Asked Questions
A fire in the engine room, on 15 September 2011 near Alesund. Two crew members died and sixteen were injured. Two hundred and seven travellers and fifty-three crew were evacuated, and the ship listed twenty-two degrees.
Two. In February 2007 her anchor snagged a submarine power cable between Honningsvag and Hammerfest. In February 2002 near Tjome, water in the fuel cut power with one hundred and six travellers aboard.
Six hundred and forty-six: two hundred and twenty-four in 2026, three hundred and sixty-eight in 2027 and fifty-four in 2028. The ship works the contracted coastal route year-round.
The carrier announces four, including suite 643, while a specialist database counts three. We give both figures rather than pick one, and recommend written confirmation before booking.
She dates from 1994, out of the Volkswerft yard at Stralsund, Germany. Refitted in 2019 and again in 2024. She is the third ship of the Stralsund series built for this route.
Twenty, out of 200 cabins. It is the best ratio in the series along with the Richard With, and ten times the Kong Harald's, which has only two.
She has been refitted twice recently and the state contract imposes strong environmental requirements: heavy fuel oil banned, shore power mandatory. That said, a refit redoes the interiors and the machinery, not the 1994 hull.
Yes. The full voyage is a twelve-day round trip, but you can buy the northbound leg or the southbound one, or a segment between two ports. Each has its own rules, and your advisor explains them before booking.
It depends what you are after. Late May to mid-July, the midnight sun north of the Arctic Circle. Late September to late March, the aurora season, with very short days and rougher seas.
Little, and the contract dictates it. Three to four hours at the big ports, fifteen to thirty minutes elsewhere, eight calls in the small hours. Those who want to explore properly add land nights before or after.
Thirty-four northbound and thirty-three southbound, over twelve days and two thousand five hundred nautical miles for the full round trip. The public service contract requires a daily call at each, year-round.
Eleven in all, seven operated by Hurtigruten and four by Havila Kystruten, under the same state contract. They alternate departure days to guarantee a daily departure from Bergen year-round.
Within twenty-eight days of return. It applies only to voyages of at least eleven days departing between 20 September and 31 March, at the higher fare, and an aurora logged by the bridge officers extinguishes it.
The carrier publishes no list of calls where quay access would be impossible. On one of its ships it notes that the landing craft may prevent going ashore depending on conditions. The question goes to the supplier before booking.
Yes, under the international maritime conventions, as with most European carriers. The contract falls under Norwegian law and names the court of Bergen, with no arbitration clause, and a one-year deadline for most claims.
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