The shipping company Hapag-Llyod Cruises has presented new routes that will be offered in the 2024/25 season. A total of 116 trips to seven continents will be carried out. Three expedition ships will also be used.
These are the Hanseatic Nature, Hanseatic Inspiration and Hanseatic Spirit. These will undertake 64 trips. The three ships are largely identical in construction and can carry a maximum of 230 passengers. The Nature will cruise Hudson Bay for the first time in the summer of 2025. Due to the ice situation, this can only be used on a few days.
The sister ship Spirit will make the passage from Kangerlussuaq to Seward in the summer of 2025. Inspiration will follow the same route, but in the opposite direction. Furthermore, this course sets course for Vanuatu, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and Palau. Trips to Antarctica are also offered.
The cruise ship Europa will mainly cruise in the areas of Asia, Africa and Oceania. For example, one will drive from Melbourne to Mauritius. However, the routing changes. Various stages are offered. Combined, these can result in cruises lasting up to 66 days. Ko-Kipe, Yanbu and Jeddah will also be headed for.
A total of 2 new routes will be served with the Europa 28. The west coast of the United States of America is on the program for the first time. Here, for example, Portland and Seattle are headed for. You will also call at Vancouver, Canada. The route runs from Tokyo via Hawaii to Los Angeles. Further journeys set course for Australia and New Zealand.