Published on
04/06/2026 - 14:00 GMT+2
The 19th century was a great time to be an explorer. John Hanning Speke found the source of the Nile; Sir Robert McClure discovered the Northwest Passage; and it was the start of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Now, you can travel back in time to this golden age thanks to the launch of HX Expeditions’ new limited-edition cabin.
Harking back to when the DS Lofoten left mainland Norway for Svalbard as the world’s first expedition cruise 130 years ago, the cabin aboard MS Fridtjof Nansen has been designed to look like it was built in 1896 – without skimping on luxurious amenities.
