Flights will take guests to Bergen or Tromsø to join two different cruise itineraries
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Rebecca Gibson |
Adventure travel operator Hurtigruten is to offer charter flight packages from 12 UK airports in 2017-2018, making it easier for cruise passengers to join their ships in Norway.
Direct flights are available from Glasgow, Dublin, Newcastle, Manchester, East Midlands, Birmingham, Bristol, Bournemouth, Gatwick, Norwich, Cardiff, Leeds Bradford. The flights will take guests to the Norwegian cities of Bergen or Tromsø to join the 12-day Classic Round Voyage or the five- or six-day Arctic Highlights itinerary.
“Our winter programme continues to grow from strength to strength with a 15% year-on-year passenger growth for the first quarter,” said Anthony Daniels, head of sales, UK and Ireland at Hurtigruten. “With this increase in demand we can expand on our current offering, especially charter flights, to give more customers from across the UK the opportunity to experience a truly adventurous break and tick the Northern Lights off their bucket list.”
Hurtigruten will also offer its signature Northern Lights Promise for the third consecutive year. The Northern Lights Promise offers guests who embark on the 12-day Classic Round Voyage or Astronomy Voyage a free six- or seven-day voyage if the Aurora Borealis fails to make an appearance during their journey.
This year, the company will also offer 60 shore excursions from Svalbard, an increase from the 20 it provided last year.