MS Spitsbergen

HX Expeditions · cruiseferry (Ro-Pax ship) class · 2009

MS Spitsbergen measures 7,344 gross tons, with room for 335 guests. MS Spitsbergen sails 7-night cruises from Tromsø and moves to Greenock in Apr 2027.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
BuiltYear built
2009
TonnageGross tonnage
7,344
Decks
8
Cabins
180
Guests
335
335 at full occupancy
Crew
65

MS Spitsbergen cruise schedule

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

Showing 6 of 34 cruises

Where MS Spitsbergen sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia, with more in the Arctic , Antarctica. MS Spitsbergen sails from Tromsø (Nov 2026 – Mar 2027), Greenock (Apr 2027 – May 2027) and Bergen (May 2027).

TromsøGreenockBergenOsloNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports MS Spitsbergen visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How MS Spitsbergen sails

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

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

34sailings

  • Up to 5 nights0–
  • 7 nights1750%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights26%
  • 10–14 nights1441%
  • 15+ nights13%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

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

Time in port
24 h
median · 24 – 72 h
Port days
70%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
32
staying past midnight
Late departures
206
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 3 ports · 3 sea days7 nights16 cruises
  • 13 ports · 1 sea day10 nights8 cruises
  • 9 ports · 3 sea days13 nights3 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day8 nights2 cruises
  • 5 ports · 2 sea days7 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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 Spitsbergen specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
HX Expeditions
Class
cruiseferry (Ro-Pax ship) class
Year built
2009
Status
In service
IMO
9434060
MMSI
310871000

Size

Gross tonnage
7,344 GT
Length
100.54 m
Beam
18 m
Decks
8
Cruising speed
15 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
335
Guests, full occupancy
335
Cabins
180
Crew
65
Guests per crew member
5.2
Space per guest
21.9 GT

How it compares

337th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • MS Spitsbergen7,344
  • HX Expeditions average12,687
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • MS Spitsbergen335
  • HX Expeditions average337
  • All ships in service2,189

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About MS Spitsbergen

MS Spitsbergen was built at Viana do Castelo, Portugal, as the Azores ferry Atlântida, which was rejected at delivery in 2009 and laid up. Douro Azul bought her in 2014 and sold her to Hurtigruten in 2015, and after conversion work in Scandinavia she entered service as Spitsbergen in 2016. Now sailing for HX Expeditions, she was refurbished at Santander, Spain, in early 2025.