source: seatrade insider expeditioncruising.com was aboard HANSEATIC in 2012 Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten canceled two more Hanseatic cruises following a fire that damaged the ship during its maintenance docking at Bremerhaven’s Bredo Werft earlier this month. Hanseatic is now expected to resume service on Aug. 16. Passengers will get a full refund and 10% off another sailing […]
· Eleven international (English/ German) expedition itineraries on board the expedition ships HANSEATIC and BREMEN · New itineraries to the Amazon, Siberia, the Chukchi Peninsula and Wrangel Island offered onboard the expedition ships· Voyage for Young Discoverers – Alaska Itinerary […]
Karl J. Pojer, ceo of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Karl J. Pojer has been appointed the new ceo of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, the German luxury and expedition cruise operator and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TUI AG. With immediate effect, 58-year old Pojer is taking charge of the cruise line’s business development, operations, marketing, sales and distribution, product management, […]
* The ship was Christened on 10 May near Blankenese in Hamburg* The godmother of the ship is Dana Schweiger* Maiden voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon In line with the motto “Great moments. Truly exclusive.” the newly- built EUROPA 2 has been christened in celebratory and […]
With thanks to Gerd from Landmark Travel. She will be christened on 10th May at 21.00 Hamburg time. You can watch this life on your computer http://www.mseuropa2.de/index.php?intf=taufe
Fit for the Next Expeditions: Shipyard Stay MS BREMEN · Successful conclusion of the shipyard stay· Completely new exterior coating· Next cruise starting on 15 October in Lisbon Following a 19-day shipyard stay, MS BREMEN left Hamburg’s long-established shipyard Blohm + Voss on October 10th. With routine works, she was overhauled for the coming season. […]
Fit for the Next Expeditions: Shipyard Stay MS BREMEN · Successful conclusion of the shipyard stay· Completely new exterior coating· Next cruise starting on 15 October in Lisbon Following a 19-day shipyard stay, MS BREMEN left Hamburg’s long-established shipyard Blohm + Voss on October 10th. With routine works, she was overhauled for the coming season. […]
“A GIGANTIC, violent hand seemed to grasp the ship and flung us crashing on to the reef. The shattering impact of the ship smashed the coral and huge chunks flew about like shrapnel from an exploding shell. The deck was almost perpendicular and swirling eddies of water and coral bombarded us. I clung like the […]
“A GIGANTIC, violent hand seemed to grasp the ship and flung us crashing on to the reef. The shattering impact of the ship smashed the coral and huge chunks flew about like shrapnel from an exploding shell. The deck was almost perpendicular and swirling eddies of water and coral bombarded us. I clung like the […]
The 184-passenger HANSEATIC scored 1746 points, makingit the only expedition ship to be awarded five stars. Berlitz Cruise Guide 2013: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ ships retain their leading position in the luxury and expedition segment MS EUROPA the only ship with 5-stars-plus award Expedition ships HANSEATIC and BREMEN: 5-stars and 4-stars-plus Guide available in e-book format on […]