HURTIGRUTEN has announced its new Explorer ship MS Roald Amundsen was launched in Ulsteinvik, Norway yesterday.
When completed later this year the new vessel, boasting environmentally sustainable hybrid technology, will begin servicing itineraries along the Norwegian coast, the poles, and the Norwegian archipelago of Spitsbergen.
Facilities on board the ship include a two-level observation deck, high tech gadgets such as touch screens and science equipment, and speciality areas for workshops in biology.
The MS Roald Amundsen is also set to feature three restaurants inspired by Nordic cuisine.
Specifications of the ship boast a passenger capacity of 530, a speed of 15 knots and gross tonnage of 20,889.
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