MS Fridtjof Nansen

HX Expeditions · ice-strengthened expedition ship class · 2019

MS Fridtjof Nansen measures 20,890 gross tons, with room for 530 guests. MS Fridtjof Nansen sails 11-night cruises from Buenos Aires and moves to Reykjavík in May 2027.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
BuiltYear built
2019
TonnageGross tonnage
20,890
Decks
9
Cabins
265
Guests
530
600 at full occupancy
Crew
151

MS Fridtjof Nansen cruise schedule

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

    1. Buenos Aires
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      Fri 30 Oct 23:59
      Port crowd
      ParkingHotelsGetting there
    2. Buenos Aires
      Sat 31 Oct23:5923:59
      Port crowd
    3. Ushuaia
      Sat 31 Oct23:5923:59
      Port crowd
    4. Drake Passage
      Sun 1 Nov 23:59Mon 2 Nov 23:59
    5. Antarctica Peninsula
      Tue 3 Nov 23:59Sat 7 Nov 23:59
    6. Drake Passage
      Sun 8 Nov 23:59Mon 9 Nov 23:59
    7. Ushuaia
      Tue 10 Nov23:5923:59
      Port crowd
    8. Buenos Aires
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      Tue 10 Nov 23:59
      Port crowd
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    Numbers match the port order

Showing 6 of 31 cruises

Where MS Fridtjof Nansen sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the South America, with more in the Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands. MS Fridtjof Nansen sails from Buenos Aires (Oct 2026 – Mar 2027), Lisbon (Apr 2027) and Hamburg (May 2027).

Buenos AiresLisbonHamburgReykjavíkNew York CitySeattleNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports MS Fridtjof Nansen visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How MS Fridtjof Nansen sails

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

Port intensity

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

Time in port
24 h
median · 24 – 96 h
Port days
77%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
64
staying past midnight
Late departures
196
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 6 ports · 0 sea days11 nights18 cruises
  • 4 ports · 7 sea days10 nights3 cruises
  • 7 ports · 0 sea days7 nights2 cruises
  • 6 ports · 11 sea days15 nights2 cruises
  • 7 ports · 3 sea days18 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 20:00, local time.

MS Fridtjof Nansen specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
HX Expeditions
Class
ice-strengthened expedition ship class
Year built
2019
Status
In service
IMO
9813084
MMSI
257088070

Size

Gross tonnage
20,890 GT
Length
140 m
Beam
23.6 m
Decks
9
Cruising speed
15 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
530
Guests, full occupancy
600
Cabins
265
Crew
151
Guests per crew member
3.5
Space per guest
39.4 GT

How it compares

303rd largest of 350 ships in service, shared with MS Roald Amundsen

Gross tonnage

  • MS Fridtjof Nansen20,890
  • HX Expeditions average12,687
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • MS Fridtjof Nansen530
  • HX Expeditions average337
  • All ships in service2,189

ice-strengthened expedition ship class sister ships

Same design and size as MS Fridtjof Nansen

See the HX Expeditions fleet

MS Fram

2007 · 11,647 GT · 200 guests

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About MS Fridtjof Nansen

MS Fridtjof Nansen is a battery-hybrid polar expedition ship and the sister of Roald Amundsen. Her hull was built by Montex Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, and she was completed and delivered by Kleven Verft in Norway to Hurtigruten on 20 December 2019. She now sails for HX Expeditions with 265 cabins. In January 2022 she grounded near Måløy, Norway, in a storm, with no injuries.