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Today, Norway erupts in a joyous celebration for Constitution Day. Gratulerer med dagen 🎉 Here are some of our favourite ways to get into the spirit 👇🏼 🇳🇴 Fly the Norwegian flag. An essential part of your Constitution Day outfit, so don’t forget this! 👗 Dress in your best outfit. It’s your chance to wear something smart! You’ll see many people in the traditional ‘bunad’, representing Norwegian folk culture. 🍦 Eat all day long. From a big traditional breakfast to evening barbecues, today is all about food. Especially ice cream! We’ll be picking up a scoop of local Lofoten ice cream on board our ships. 🎉 Celebrate! From parades to sing-alongs to bands, 17 May is a day to enjoy music, conversations, and time with friends and family. #Norway #17May #ConstitutionDay #Hurtigruten

Local food stories from Lofoten, Norway 🇳🇴 Go behind the plate with Gisle Melhus and Åshild Jacobsen, the founders of Myklevik Gård, a sustainable farm located between the sea and mountains in Stamsund in Lofoten. The team here work with hand-scale farming, carefully selecting garnishes, vegetables and herbs that are delivered to our ships just five minutes away at Stamsund harbour. Our team at Norway’s Coastal Kitchen care deeply about cuisine that brings you closer to the the taste of Norway, supporting over 50 local farms, bakeries, and producers from across the country. #Norway #NorwayFood #NorwegianCoast #Hurtigruten

“We’re not just another cruise company, we’re an integral part of Norway, deeply intertwined with its culture, communities and infrastructure.” Hurtigruten's CEO, Hedda Felin, shares insights into our 2023 Annual and ESG Report. Our 2023 achievements at a glance are: 🌱 10% reduction in CO2 per guest 🌎 70% reduction in NOx emissions 🚢 +1 new hybrid-powered ship 🍌 Record low food waste per guest 👩🏼💼 50/50 gender representation in our executive leadership team 🇳🇴 105,775 local passengers Find the report linked in the comments. #Hurtigruten #Norway #ESG

This year’s World Earth Day mission is to reduce the use and production of plastics 🌎  💡 Hurtigruten fact: The Coastal Express became the first cruise line to remove single-use plastics back in 2018. Plastic items like straws, cups, pens, keychains and bags were replaced with biodegradable or long-lasting alternatives. We’ve also moved away from single-use butter packets 🧈 What swap are you making this year to reduce plastic use? Let us know in the comments 👇🏼 https://ow.ly/HMBz50RkYJv #EarthDay #Hurtigruten

What is it really like setting sail on an Astronomy Voyage along the Norwegian coastline? Cosmopolitan's Sophie Leen details her time aboard MS Kong Harald, a voyage led by our Chief Aurora Chaser Tom Kerss 🌌

We serve 5,200 meals a day on our ships, where does the food waste go? 🍌 Today, we’re taking another big step in our journey towards achieving Zero Edible Food Waste from our fleet operations.  Through a new circular economy initiative, we’ve built a closed-loop system where waste is repurposed to support local food production along the Norwegian coast.  How? It happens in three simple yet impactful steps.  🍊 Step 1: It all starts with sorting edible food waste onboard the Original Coastal Express.  ⚙️ Step 2: The waste is transported to Stamsund harbour during scheduled stops, where a state-of-the-art compost reactor converts it into nutrient-rich compost.  🌱 Step 3: The compost is transported to Myklevik Gård, a sustainable farm in Lofoten located between the sea and mountains. The team uses the compost to grow vegetables and herbs for Norway’s Coastal Kitchen, closing the loop!    From farm, to ship, to farm again, we’re putting the mission of zero food waste at the heart of what we do. This system exemplifies circular economy principles, aiming to foster positive change along the Norwegian coast and beyond. 📷 @thesecountryroads & Kristian Dale #Hurtigruten #FoodWaste #SustainableTravel #CircularEconomy

Why 2024 & 2025 is the best time to see the Northern Lights 👇🏼 Solar physicists like the Norwegian Space Agency's Pål Brekke predict the Solar Maximum in 2024-25 will result in the most frequent and impressive Northern Lights displays in more than a decade. 1️⃣ More auroras: Being at the peak point of our Solar Cycle means you'll likely see the Northern Lights more often. The next Solar Maximum isn't for another 11 years. Are you willing to wait that long? 2️⃣ Dazzling colours: Because of the Solar Maximum, displays of the Northern Lights in this period will often be more vibrant and dynamic, perhaps even with those rare red, pink, and purple hues. 3️⃣ Longer promise: We've just extended our Northern Lights Promise for 2024-25 season. The policy now starts in mid-September rather than October, so you can feel confident about ticking off this bucket-list experience. Learn more about the Northern Lights here 💫 https://ow.ly/mUjP50R99xz #Hurtigruten #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Norway

The Hurtigruten Foundation is a regular supporter of beach clean ups organised by Aktiv i Friluft along Svalbard's coastlines and beaches 🌊 Pictured here is a recent operation where approximately 80 volunteers arrived by boat to the areas of the archipelago that are usually inaccessible to clean. The clean-ups covered a total of 61,8 km of coastlines and more than 10 tons of plastic waste and marine litter was removed. The volunteers also saved the lives of 3 reindeer in Haukebukta that had gotten their antlers entangled in ghost nets 🦌 The Hurtigruten Foundation continues to support the important clean-up efforts of Aktive i Friluft, and you can learn more here 👉🏼 https://ow.ly/Ltwg50R7gqf Image 1 Credit: Timo Virmavirta Image 2 Credit: Aktiv i Friluft Image 3 Credit: Anja Charlotte Markussen Image 4 Credit: Aktiv i Friluft #Svalbard #BeachClean #WorldEarthMonth #HurtigrutenFoundation

Ready to book your next adventure in Norway? 🇳🇴 For valued members of our 1893 Ambassador loyalty programme, we are offering an exclusive discount on all new bookings* in April, which is combinable with our other offers! 🚢 Level 1 1893 Ambassadors enjoy a 5% discount on all new bookings 🏔️ Level 2 1893 Ambassadors enjoy a 10% discount on all new bookings Not a member? Now's the perfect time to sign up (it's free!). And you'll qualify for a 5% discount, only available until 30th April 2024. Find all the details on our Loyalty Special Offer here 👉🏼 https://ow.ly/oqSN50R7gfw *Terms & Conditions apply #Hurtigruten #Norway #VisitNorway

We are thrilled to announce that Hurtigruten is perceived as the most sustainable cruise brand in Germany in a survey conducted by DEUTSCHLAND TEST. The ranking, based on feedback from German consumers, underscores the trust and support of our German guests. For Hurtigruten, it is essential that our perception as a sustainable brand aligns with our real-world performance. To us, this accolade is a testament to our unwavering commitment to sustainability and our investments in innovative solutions, which comprise our core mission – shaping the future of sustainable travel. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has contributed to this journey. Together, let's continue to make a positive change! Learn more about the survey here 👉🏼 https://ow.ly/7BbU50QYyya #Sustainability #Hurtigruten #Germany #TravelResponsibly