MS Fram

HX Expeditions · ice-strengthened expedition ship class · 2007

MS Fram measures 11,647 gross tons, with room for 200 guests. MS Fram sails 9-night cruises from Lisbon and moves to Reykjavík in Aug 2027.

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MS Fram
Built
2007
Tonnage
11,647
Decks
8
Cabins
137
Guests
200
318 at full occupancy
Crew
75

MS Fram cruise schedule

7 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 7 cruises

Where MS Fram sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, with more in the Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands. MS Fram sails from Lisbon (Apr 2027), Hamburg (May 2027) and Reykjavík (Aug 2027 – Sep 2027).

LisbonHamburgReykjavíkMontevideoNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports MS Fram visits

22 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How MS Fram sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

7sailings

  • Up to 5 nights0–
  • 7 nights0–
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights229%
  • 10–14 nights343%
  • 15+ nights229%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
48 h
median · 48 – 96 h
Port days
38%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
5
staying past midnight
Late departures
24
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 0 ports · 13 sea days14 nights2 cruises
  • 0 ports · 8 sea days9 nights2 cruises
  • 9 ports · 2 sea days10 nights1 cruise
  • 10 ports · 2 sea days15 nights1 cruise
  • 5 ports · 7 sea days22 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

MS Fram specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
HX Expeditions
Class
ice-strengthened expedition ship class
Year built
2007
Status
In service
IMO
9370018
MMSI
258932000

Size

Gross tonnage
11,647 GT
Length
113.65 m
Beam
20 m
Decks
8
Cruising speed
13 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
200
Guests, full occupancy
318
Cabins
137
Crew
75
Guests per crew member
2.7
Space per guest
58.2 GT

How it compares

314th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • MS Fram11,647
  • HX Expeditions average12,687
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • MS Fram200
  • HX Expeditions average337
  • All ships in service2,189

ice-strengthened expedition ship class sister ships

Same design and size as MS Fram

See the HX Expeditions fleet

Also from HX Expeditions: MS Spitsbergen, MV Santa Cruz II Galapagos

About MS Fram

MS Fram is a polar expedition ship built by Fincantieri and delivered to Hurtigruten in April 2007 as its first purpose-built polar expedition vessel. In December 2007 she lost power near Browns Bluff, Antarctica, and drifted into ice, with no injuries. Now sailing for HX Expeditions, she was refurbished in 2022 and again in dry dock in Panama in April 2025.