HANSEATIC Inspiration

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.

Travellers can discover the highlights of Central and South America in November and December this year on three carefully curated Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ expeditions aboard HANSEATIC inspiration.

Hapag Lloyd Cruises’ HANSEATIC inspiration recently completed an Antarctic semi-circumnavigation, taking its passengers on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

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 has continued its success story in the expedition sector. After HANSEATIC spirit (2023), HANSEATIC inspiration also sailed the Amazon for the first time in March and April, all the way to Iquitos/Peru. No other international provider currently manages this route, the company says.

Perth-based travel industry sales and marketing specialists, Luxury Travel Marketing, has expanded its client portfolio this week, partnering with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to represent the high-end European cruise company in the Australia & New Zealand markets.

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.’