Tagged: Havila Kystruten

On Monday, May 13th, the naming ceremony of the coastal cruise ship Havila Pollux will be held at Bryggen in Bergen, with former Prime Minister Erna Solberg as the ships godmother. (more…)

Havila Voyages (Havila Kystruten AS) has completed a refinancing that secures stronger liquidity and balance sheet for the company. (more…)

Havila Voyages strengthens its management team with the hiring of Mette Øyen as their new CMO. At the same time, Aleksander Røynesdal starts in the role of new CFO. (more…)

Aleksander Røynesdal (44) holds a degree in Business Economics and comes from the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Norgas Carriers. (more…)

After a long and time-consuming process, Havila Voyages took over the sister ships Havila Polaris and Havila Pollux at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey on August 1st. (more…)

The largest suites on Havila Voyages’ Norwegian Coastal route ships are named after lighthouses along the Norwegian coast. (more…)

Havila Voyages is celebrating all four ships in operation along the coast and is offering free port-to-port trips throughout August on all four vessels. (more…)

On Tuesday, August 1st, the coastal cruise ships Havila Polaris and Havila Pollux were finally delivered to Havila Voyages during an official ceremony at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey. (more…)

The German environmental organization NABU has ranked Havila Voyages at the top of its cruise ranking for 2023, based on the company’s efforts towards sustainable solutions and reduced carbon emissions. (more…)

On Sunday, July 2nd, the Norwegian coastal route from Bergen-Kirkenes celebrates its impressive 130th anniversary. (more…)

Six months after starting operations along the Norwegian coast, Havila Castor was officially named in Ålesund on Monday. The ship’s godmother is Aurora Sævik, granddaughter of chairman of the board and main shareholder Per Sævik. (more…)

Just under a year after the ship was put into operation along the historic coastal route between Bergen and Kirkenes, Havila Capella was officially christened in Fosnavåg on Tuesday. (more…)

The financing totals to EUR 370 million and covers payment to Tersan on delivery of Havila Polaris and Havila Pollux as well as redemption of existing debt related to all ships. (more…)

Havila Kystruten has received the necessary certificates from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, which means that the coastal cruise ship Havila Capella is now fully insured and can restart operations along the Norwegian coast. (more…)

“We are of course very pleased with this decision from Hordaland District Court, which gives us the opportunity to put Havila Capella back into operation along the Norwegian coast as soon as insurance of the ship is finally clarified,” says CEO Bent Martini. (more…)

Havila Kystruten has taken legal action to become the owner of Havila Capella and to secure its interest in the ships under construction. (more…)

As reported in an earlier press release, the last one on 9th of May 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected a dispensation application concerning insurance of the ship, even though Havila Kystruten had been granted a dispensation to operate the ship for a period of 6 months. (more…)

In a decision made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 26 April 2022, it became known that they had granted Havila Kystruten a exemption from the sanctions regulations to operate Havila Capella for 6 months. (more…)

Havila Voyages newest ship, Havila Castor, is the world’s most environmentally friendly passenger ship, and will operate the classic coastal route between Bergen and Kirkenes. (more…)

Unfortunately, Havila Kystruten will cancel the next round trip with Havila Capella. The reason is that there is still uncertainty associated with the ship’s insurance. (more…)

The exemption is granted in accordance with §21 of the regulations on restrictive measures regarding actions that undermine or threaten Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence, and stability. (more…)

On Friday 22nd of April, Havila Voyages took delivery of its second ship, Havila Castor, at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey. Havila Castor will start sailing the coastal route Bergen – Kirkenes on Tuesday 10th of May. (more…)

Havila Capella was temporarily taken out of service on Thursday April 14th after conditions in the company’s financing meant that the ship’s insurance was affected by sanctions against Russia. (more…)

Havila Kystruten has been forced to cancel the round trip Bergen – Kirkenes – Bergen, which was planned to start on 12 April 2022, due to the still unresolved situation related to the ship’s insurance coverage. (more…)

Havila Voyages has announced that its second ship, “Havila Castor”, will start operating from Bergen on 10th May, a month later than planned. (more…)

Yesterday “Havila Capella” embarks on the maiden voyage and becomes the first new ship on the classic Bergen-Kirkenes route in eighteen years. (more…)

On the 24th November Havila Capella arrived in Bergen harbour as the first of the four new coastal cruise ships on the Classic Coastal Route, but the date for the first round trip must unfortunately be postponed to 12 December. (more…)

Havila Capella is delivered to Havila Voyages, and soon the first of four state of the art vessels for the new ship owner Havila Voyages will start its sailing towards the Norwegian coast. (more…)

Havila Voyages has given a photo update of one of its first two ships designated for Norwegian coastal service, the Havila Capela. “The Havila Capella looking sharp with a splash of paint!” the cruise line wrote in a July 9 Facebook post accompanying new photos of the 468-passenger vessel. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Havila Voyages has confirmed that the first two ships in its fleet, Havila Castor and Havila Capella, have been delayed and will be setting sail in Summer 2021. The ships were due to commence operations early in 2021. (more…)

The first two of Havila Voyages’ four new coastal ships are now in the water at Tersan shipyard in Turkey as the Castor and Capella were floated out on Saturday in front of Arild Myrvoll, CEO of Havila Kystruten. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

After problems at Barreras in Spain, Havila Voyages officially announced it has signed contract with the Tersan for the construction of two more Norwegian coastal vessels, with construction set to start soon. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Two Havila Kystruten newbuilds will be towed to Tersan shipyard in Turkey from Barreras in Spain, where construction has been stopped due to financial difficulties at the shipyard. The company previously cancelled its deal with Barreras in November. (cruiseindustrynews.com)