Havila Kystruten or Havila Voyages

“We are sailing in the world heritage. So should the generations to come.” ~~ Per Sævik, owner and founder of Havila Kystruten ~~

So which name is accurate?

Actually, both are.

Havila Kystruten — the latter a Norwegian word that translates as “the coastal route” — is the registered name of the company with which we are doing our August ‘escape the heat trip’. The more commonly used Havila Voyages name is the international brand.

Havila is a shipping company … one that is continuing the tradition of plying the Norwegian Coastal Express route that was first established in 1893. What began as a mail, passenger, and goods service between Trondheim and Hammerfest has over the years been extended to serve the coastal communities between Bergen and Kirkenes.

While we will be spending a great deal of time at sea on this 12-day voyage, this is not really a cruise. At least not in the sense of traveling on a ‘cruise’ ship. And certainly not in the sense of visiting a port a day. More on that later.

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