Inspiring expedition deal

ONLINE tour operator Inspiring Vacations and expedition cruise specialist Hurtigruten have signed a strategic partnership to develop "fully inclusive end-to-end product solutions" featuring the full range of Hurtigruten voyages including in the Arctic, Antarctic, Norway, Canada, Alaska and more. The deal was sealed in Stykkisholmur, Iceland last month aboard Hurtigruten's new Roald Amundsen. Pictured on the ship are from left: Brendon Cooper, Inspiring Vacations; Damian Perry, Hurtigruten Asia-Pacific MD; and Paul Ryan, Inspiring Vacations. Hurtigruten's new Melbourne office opens this month.