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2 hours ago, SeriousCallersOnly said:
Good info! Thanks!
Hearing the same from my US Hurtigruten rep. He was told that their "....operations department will have the details sorted out very soon and that our company plans to make an announcement regarding our upcoming Antarctica season at the end of the month, so within one week from now....."
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17 minutes ago, adirondacksailor said:
I was using the ship-technology website that has top speed of 16 knots for the MS Fram which makes it impossible for them to do the cruise they are still selling online.
At 16 knots, the sailing time to Chile will be a minimum of 19.5 days through Panama Canal. According to https://sea-distances.org/
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14 minutes ago, SeriousCallersOnly said:
Yes I know. But that is likely not the max speed it is capable of in a pinch.
At 13 knots, the Fram will take a minimum of 24 days to reach Valparaiso. If it can reach a speed of 15 knots, the ship can make the 7500 nm to Chile in under 21 days through the Panama Canal.
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2 hours ago, SeriousCallersOnly said:
Looks like it would have to do 20 knots to make it. Not sure if it is possible for that ship to go that fast. I can't find the waterline length to calculate hull speed but overall length is 374 and if I use 300 feet (as a guess) I get 23 kn.
On their website, Hurtigruten lists the MS Fram's speed at 13 knots!
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2 hours ago, adirondacksailor said:
Well, that seems to clinch it. Cruise is a no-go. Hurtigruten probably hoped for more with Chile‘s new easing of restrictions today. They are now allowing foreign tourists back into country. Would have worked, but require 5 day quarantine even with fully faxed and negative PCR which is ridiculous. Don’t see how that will help their tourism much.
Received just now from the US Hurtigruten office—
“We have not cancelled this voyage and thus, have not notified our North American passengers of any changes. I would assume that the company is cancelling for the Norwegian market which is why you found this on their website. We will notify you if there are any changes to the itinerary and if we end up cancelling, which to my knowledge, we do not intend to do. Thank you for your understanding.”
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11 minutes ago, adirondacksailor said:
Yes, I've been in almost daily contact with my Hurtigruten "Personal Expedition Advisor" out of the US Hurtigruten office in Seattle.
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On 9/8/2021 at 1:20 PM, adirondacksailor said:
It looks like the only places on our itinerary open to cruises are Puntas Arenas, Ushuaia, and Antarctica. Hurtigruten would have to switch us to some kind of 8-10 day new itinerary. Better be a good partial refund or option of cancelling. I know cruise lines all have the change of itinerary in their fine print, but losing half our cruise would be a lot.
Six weeks to our sailing and Hurtigruten emails to me this past week include-
- That they are proceeding with cruise as planned.
- No upcoming Antarctica voyages have been cancelled.
- Passengers are to continue making travel arrangements.
- Ship Manifest and Health Declaration forms are to be submitted in advance.
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On 9/4/2021 at 9:14 AM, adirondacksailor said:
Oh, I don’t think our cruise will be a go.😢 This seems to be the best Chile could come up with. Doubt Hurtigruten can hang on to their cruise schedule much longer in hopes of further easing of restrictions. They have no ship scheduled to go directly round trip Puntas Arenas-Antarctica as some smaller outfits do. Think that’s the only itinerary that fits this easing of restrictions as no port stops in Patagonia, Falklands, (looks like anywhere but Antarctic really) are currently allowed as of now due to Chile and Argentina covid rules.
I imagine Hurtigruten is doing a lot of mulling things over today!
Just out, Silversea is a GO -
Silversea gets the green light to sail to Antarctica for 2021-2022 - Travelweek
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5 minutes ago, kimanjo said:
Thank you!! I suspected this (bubble) is what would happen in order for this upcoming season to take place. I don't think this sounds too bad at all. Fly in, they'll maybe? bus pax directly to a singular, dedicated hotel. Have the pax in their rooms. Shuttle them to the airport next am for charter flight to PA, overnight in dedicated hotel there, then shuttle to ship for boarding next day. Sounds like a plan.
So, in our case, fly into Santiago, overnight in SCL, then onto PA, overnight in PA, then next day board ship. On the way back, disembark in USH, bubble bus, charter flight to Santiago, day room for "bubble" room, then bubble bus to Santiago airport.
ALL pax going from bubble to bubble.
Agree, we have already sailed twice in the Caribbean since July 3rd. The testing and "bubble" requirements of the Chilean COVID protocols are no problem.
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1 hour ago, adirondacksailor said:
Oh, I don’t think our cruise will be a go.😢 This seems to be the best Chile could come up with. Doubt Hurtigruten can hang on to their cruise schedule much longer in hopes of further easing of restrictions. They have no ship scheduled to go directly round trip Puntas Arenas-Antarctica as some smaller outfits do. Think that’s the only itinerary that fits this easing of restrictions as no port stops in Patagonia, Falklands, (looks like anywhere but Antarctic really) are currently allowed as of now due to Chile and Argentina covid rules.
I imagine Hurtigruten is doing a lot of mulling things over today!
The only 2021 Hurtigruten itinerary to qualify would be the round trip PA-Antarctica-Falklands sailing November 8 (or 24th) on the MS Roald Amundsen.
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We'll know in the next few weeks.
The below was PUBLISHED AUG 24, 2021 5:48 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
Hurtigruten Resumes Expedition Cruise Operations After 13 Months
"....Under the restart plan, in October and November 2021 Hurtigruten will resume Antarctica expeditions and in January 2022 introduce cruises to the Galapagos Islands....."
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Agree, all three of the Hurtigruten expedition ships have been active the past month with (Test?) sailings around Norway.
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Through www.vesselfinder.com, I'm watching the MS Roald Amundsen, MS Fram and the MS Fridtjof Nansen. The MS Fram is the one to watch, as it would be first to sail and must leave Norway by Sept 15 (cruising speed of 13 knots) for it's expedition cruise on Oct 15, a week before our sailing on the RM. The RM's cruising speed is 15 knots. The FN's first expedition cruise is Nov 2nd.
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Received 8 hours ago from Hurtigruten regarding my question of the Oct 9, 2021 MS Roald Amundsen Andean Coast cancellation.
"We are very hopeful, and hearing good things from Chile. The repositioning cruises which bring the ships into the area for the Antarctica season were cancelled to minimize exposure on the way down (and prevent them from being tied up in any one port if there were issues) in order to ensure the Antarctica season could proceed. We will certainly keep you posted, but at this time we do expect a full season and sailings as scheduled."
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Hi Paige,
Did you receive the email from Laura Walters at Hurtigruten on July 1? Looks like our Chile/Antarctica cruise is still a go!
Greg
Viking Expeditions Thread
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MyVikingJourney is up for the March expedition also!