Welcome on board
Soon you will embark MS Fridtjof Nansen for an adventure of a lifetime. Here are 10 tips to make you prepared and get the most out of your expedition.
Soon you will embark MS Fridtjof Nansen for an adventure of a lifetime. Here are 10 tips to make you prepared and get the most out of your expedition.
Familiarise yourself with the ship, take the virtual tour of our hybrid expedition ship.
Yes, we offer Wi-Fi on board. But on expedition cruises to remote destinations, coverage and speed will be very limited. Internet will mainly be available via satellite, except when we’re close to land and 4G coverage via mobile is within range.
In the areas we sail, internet via satellite will not be of the standard and quality you can experience for example on an airplane.
To make WiFi available for all guests, we have to limit activities like video streaming and file sharing.
For those regions where it is hard to connect to the internet, your family and friends back home can still see where the ship is at all times.
You'll therefore receive your daily programme one day at a time, usually the evening before or sometimes the same morning.
As an explorer, you'll embrace this unpredictability. It's all part of being on an expedition, where every day is an adventure.
We recommend you download the Hurtigruten onboard app. It includes everything about your cruise, including your excursion bookings, the daily programme and services on board.
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You can book directly in the Wellness Center or at Reception.
Feel free to also make use of the ship’s other facilities which do not require booking: indoor gym (Deck 7), sauna, infinity pool, hot tubs (Deck 10), and outdoor running track (Deck 11).
Occasionally, in order to meet landing schedules, we will opt for a delicious evening dinner buffet instead of a set dinner.
For our guests, we know that if you have to choose between sitting down for a set dinner or going on a landing in a remote region to see rare wildlife up close, the latter will win every time.
In Fredheim you are welcome to relax in informal atmosphere or get to know your fellow travellers while enjoying great food together. The menu will vary throughout your journey. In addition to the restaurant's signature dishes, you may also order the dishes served in Aune main dining. Fredheim is included for all our guests. Normally open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The ships à la carte restaurant serves exquisite lunch and dinners every day and welcome all guests to book their tables on board. The skilled chefs in Lindstrøm rotate an 8-day set menu throughout your voyage.
Meals are included for suite guests and offered to all other guests for an additional charge. In addition, Lindstrøm offers the suite guests à la carte breakfast in the morning as an alternative to the breakfast served in Aune main dining.
On MS Fridtjof Nansen, soft drinks and the ship wine and beer are included for all meals. Coffee and tea is included throughout the day.
If you have any special dietary requests, please inform us before departing for your expedition. We will try to accommodate all individual needs as much as possible.
However, please understand that we cannot guarantee that all requirements can be catered for within the limitations of an expedition.
There will also be some time where you are left to entertain yourself.
We advise you to bring the book(s) you always wanted to read, but never had time to, or maybe your favourite playing cards or board games.
The ship offers a book collection of Polar History in the library section of the Science Center on Deck 6. You can also relax and enjoy the great scenery in the Explorer Bar on deck 10.
We recommend you download the Hurtigruten onboard app to get even more out of your expedition. It includes everything about your cruise, including your excursion bookings, the daily programme and services on board.
The app is available in English and German and can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play.