Passenger liner-ferry MS Polarlys COBI 1333 - History

You know that:

• In 2023, Hurtigruten will celebrate 130 years since its foundation.
• Norway's coastal espress is an extremely important part of the transport system, originally used to deliver mail to remote areas. 
• The regular service has greatly improved the lives of people in otherwise hard-to-reach regions.
• Today, the company operates many ships to deliver both mail and supplies and, more recently, to transport tourists through the unspoilt Nordic countryside.
• The ferry Polarlys was built in 1995 and already on 4 November 1995 carried the first passengers from Bergen to Kirkenes.
• The ship was named after the Aurora Polaris, the Northern Lights.
• The popular tourist route runs from Bergen to Longyearbyen and back. The duration of the cruise is 15 days.
• The exact location of the ship can be tracked in real time on the internet.
• Hurtigruten transports more than 550 000 people, 55 000 cars and 165 000 tonnes of cargo every year.
• The popularity of fish dishes is a good reason for making such a cruise.

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: length 123 m, width 19.5 m, draft 4.7 m
• displacement 11 341 t
• number of decks 7
• number of cabins 225
• maximum speed 28 km/h
• capacity 737 passengers, 35 cars