Oslo (TAN): Norway-based expedition cruise company Hurtigruten’s advanced vessel MS Roald Amundsen has completed its first sea trials in the western coast of Norway, media reports said.
MS Roald Amundsen happens to be the world’s first hybrid cruise ship.
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Custom-made to sail in some of the world’s most extreme waters, the cruise ship is a product of Norwegian shipbuilding company Kleven.
“I am very pleased with the results of the sea trials,” said Kleven CEO Olav Nakken.
Featuring new and environmentally sustainable hybrid technology including battery packs and specially designed ice-strengthened hull, the 530-guest ship aims to reduce fuel consumption.
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MS Roald Amundsen’s initial season will see it voyage along the Norwegian coast, to Svalbard and Greenland, after which it will head to the Northwest Passage and sail south to Antarctica.
