Hurtigruten Expeditions donates more than 1,100 cruise nights to researchers

"It's our duty to leave places better than we found them" says HX chief scientist Dr Meraldi

HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) is setting new sustainability benchmarks in Antarctica for the 2023-24 season. 

Aiming to transform the travel experience into one of learning and participation, HX anticipates guests will contribute 16,000+ data submissions through its Science & Education Programme. 

This season, HX has booked 1,158 cruise nights for third-party researchers in Antarctica and by the end of 2023, it will have provided more than 1,500 cabins to researchers across its global itineraries spanning 30+ countries.

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HX will also achieve a milestone in mindful adventure by providing support for more than 20 research projects and as many as eight Citizen Science initiatives.

In the 2023-24 Antarctica Science Programme, projects span drone-based whale research, penguin colony monitoring and baleen whale population studies. A new project, part of HX’s ongoing collaboration with the California Ocean Alliance, will study Humpback whale bubble net feeding behaviour. 

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Since 2019, HX’s Science & Education Programme has facilitated the publication of 17 scientific reports and papers. 

HX chief scientist Dr Meraldi said: “It’s been almost 130 years since HX pioneered expedition cruising. With this history, we have a profound responsibility to safeguard the places we explore. Beyond minimising our footprint, it's our duty to leave these places better than we found them." 

For more information, visit www.hurtigruten.com