Photo: Erik Joachimsen
Photo: Kjell Ove Storvik
Winter Cruise Calls to Northern Norway 2013 - 2014
Port/Destination
2013
Number of calls
2013
Number of
days/nights
2014
Number of calls
2014
Number of
days/nights
Alta
10
20/11
13
29/16
Tromsø
10
14/9
13
17/6
Narvik
7
7/0
9
9/0
Vesterålen
(Sortland)
3
3/0
3
3/0
Bodø
0
0/0
3
3/0
Honningsvåg /
North Cape
0
0/0
1
1/0
Total
30
39/25
42
62/22
FACTS -
Cruise lines and cruise
ships with winter itineraries
• Fred Olsen Cruises: Boudicca
• Cruise & Maritime: Marco Polo,
Discovery
• Saga Cruieses: Saga Sapphire
• Portuscale Cruises: Azores
• Silversea: Silver Cloud
• P & O: Oriana
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CRUICE NORTH 2014
Winter Shorexes in Northern Norway
- Chasing the Northern Lights
- Dog sledding
- Overnight stay in an Ice Hotel
- Sami culture
- Snowmobile safaris
- All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) safaris
- Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing
- Winter expedition to the North Cape
- Horse-drawn sleigh rides
- Red king crab safaris
- White-tailed sea eagle safaris (RiB)
- Winter Festival
- Polar Park – The Big Four
- The Ofoten Railway – Narvik to Sweden
- Nature trips / Photo safaris
- A wide range of galleries and museums
lines during both the summer and winter
seasons. “It has been a very positive,
ripple effect for several ports, and we
owe Alta many thanks for the effort being
made,” says Joachimsen.
The total shorex value of winter cruising
for the 2014 season was approximately
NOK 50 million (Euro 6 Million), divided
between six different ports. Most of
this goes to Alta, with Tromsø as a solid
number two.
But the others are following, both the
destinations and the cruise lines. “We
believe that winter cruise is here to stay
and that the growth will continue for
years. New milestones are steadily being
achieved and I’m convinced that larger
cruise ships will also head northwards in
winter when they hear the experiences of
the British cruise lines. Winter cruising has
only just begun and many of the destina-
tions have not yet been tested out for
winter cruises,” says Erik Joachimsen.
“The guests praised the hospitality of the Norwegian people and the wonderful Arctic scenery.
All of the passengers who returned their questionnaire forms rated the cruise excellent or good.”
Saga Shipping Company after their first winter cruise to Norway, March 2009
