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| (Photo borrowed from Hurtigruten.) |
- MS Kong Harald: in English "King Harald". Named after Norway's reigning King, Harald V.
- MS Nordlys: is Norwegian for Aurora borealis (northern lights).
- MS Nordkapp: Norwegian for North Cape.
- MS Nordnorge: Norwegian for North Norway.
- MS Richard With: named after the Norwegian captain and businessman who in 1881 founded what later came to be know as Hurtigruten.
- MS Polarlys: Norwegian for "Polar lights", meaning the same as Nordlys.
- MS Fram: is named after the expedition ship used by the famous Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. "Fram" means "Forward".
- MS Finnmarken: is Named after the northernmost county of Norway, Finnmark.
- MS Midnatsol: is Norwegian for Midnight sun.
- MS Trollfjord: is named after a very narrow fjord which is famous for its steep-sided mountains. The name means "The fjord of the troll".
- MS Vesterålen: is named after an archipelago in Northern Norway, just north of Lofoten.
