Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is inviting guests to embark on voyages that span the Indian Ocean, Arctic North and Antarctica. The sailings will operate aboard the line’s luxury ships, EUROPA and the EUROPA 2, and the expedition vessels, HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration and the HANSEATIC spirit.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has converted its German-speaking only semi-circumnavigation cruise of Antarctica in 2027 to a dual-language departure.

Welcome on board the 5-star* expedition ships HANSEATIC inspiration and HANSEATIC nature: particularly small, extremely maneuverable and equipped with the highest ice class for passenger ships, both ships set sail for great adventures with no more than 230 guests and venturing away from the usual routes. Guests feel the brand’s sense of passionate pioneering grow as curiosity, yearning and a spirit of optimism combine.

Secure your clients a 20% discount on their next cruise with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises – the best fleet in the world, according to Insight Guides 2025. From dream destination Hawaii, hidden South Seas gems like Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands to Pacific paradises such as Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau – or winter adventures to the Northern Lights along Norway’s inside passage or in the icy northern extension of the Baltic Sea.

The latest edition of the Insight Guide Cruising & Cruise Ships (formerly Berlitz Cruise Guide) has been published, with more than 340 ships evaluated. Testers gave all five of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ luxury and expedition ships top marks for the second year in a row.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is offering a range of special offers on select expeditions in 2024 through Central America, the Chilean Fjords and Antarctica, aboard HANSEATIC inspiration and HANSEATIC nature

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will once again be offering cruises to Scandinavia in the far north this European winter. The newest member of the fleet, HANSEATIC spirit, will not be going to Antarctica as originally planned but will instead offer expedition cruises to Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Julian Pfitzner, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is leaving the company, passing the baton onto his colleague Isolde Susset. Pfitzner took over operational management of the luxury and expedition cruise operator in December 2020. At his own request, he is handing over the helm of the five luxury and expedition ships to Susset, who has shaped the expedition segment at Hapag-Lloyd Cruises for more than two decades.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises achieved the highest scores in Insight Guides Cruising & Cruise Ships, formerly known as Berlitz Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships, released this month. A total of 341 ships were evaluated in the process, and all five luxury and expedition ships of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises received the highest scores. They were the only ships in the world to be awarded five stars by Insight Guides. This achievement earns Hapag-Lloyd Cruises the coveted title of ‘Best Fleet Worldwide.’

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has released its new cruises for the 2024/2025 season before the launch of its main catalogs for the first time ever.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will deploy one of its three purpose-built expedition ships to Scandinavia for the 2023/24 winter season. HANSEATIC nature will for the first time offer northern light voyages to Norway and winter adventures to Lapland for the Northern winter period.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has offered a first look at the planned 2024/25 operation of its two luxury ocean ships and trio of expedition vessels. The program includes the return of MS EUROPA 2 to Oceania waters and the deployment of HANSEATIC inspiration to the South Pacific.