About Coastal Cruises

Hurtigruten Voyages

Hurtigruten voyages with Coastal Cruises

Hurtigruten ships depart every day from Bergen in southern Norway and call at 34 ports on their voyage north to Kirkenes, close to the Russian border. At Kirkenes they turn around and head south, calling at all 34 ports again on the way back to Bergen. Generally, the ports visited during the day on the voyage north are visited at night on the way south, and vice versa; in the larger ports, such as Trondheim, the ship calls during the day and stays for several hours in both directions.

The Fleet Today

Nine ships, two ways to sail

Hurtigruten now sails nine ships on the Norwegian coast. Two Signature ships, MS Trollfjord and MS Midnatsol, sail all-inclusive on the North Cape Line and the Svalbard Line. The remaining seven, MS Kong Harald, MS Nordkapp, MS Nordlys, MS Nordnorge, MS Polarlys, MS Richard With and MS Vesterålen, are the Original fleet, built mostly in the 1980s and 90s and refurbished since, running the working Coastal Express route that has linked Norway's coastal communities since 1893.

See our full fleet page for details on every ship, from year built to cabin categories.

Hurtigruten's polar expedition voyages, to Antarctica, the Arctic and beyond, are today operated by HX, a separate company that split from Hurtigruten in 2023. We're also able to arrange HX Antarctica expeditions for anyone interested in going further afield — call us to find out more.

Our Business

Coastal Cruises

Coastal Cruises is one of Hurtigruten's main retail agents in the United Kingdom. All of our staff have travelled on the Hurtigruten ships themselves and are very knowledgeable about the Hurtigruten experience.

Coastal Cruises is a trading name of:

Westgate Travel
91 Talbot Road
Talbot Green
Mid Glamorgan
CF72 8AE

Westgate Travel was established in 1989 and has been trading successfully ever since, as a preferred agent for Hurtigruten Ltd.

Partners: J D & A W Paulett

Financial Protection

Travel Trust Association

Coastal Cruises is a member of the Travel Trust Association, membership number Q9151. Details of the Travel Trust Association's financial protection scheme can be found at thetravelnetworkgroup.co.uk.