Murmansk Cruise Holidays

Murmansk cruises take you on an extraordinary voyage to the largest Russian port on the Arctic Ocean and by far the largest city beyond the Arctic Circle. Few travellers would include Murmansk amongst the most beautiful Baltic cruise destinations but the outlandish location provides a unique thrill. Murmansk is a 35 hour train journey from Moscow and over 600 miles north of St Petersburg! Murmansk is a compact city for the purposes of tourism, which revolves around a handful of museums focusing on the city’s maritime history and heroic World War II resistance. Visiting Murmansk cruise passengers could visit the Oceanarium or a take a local ferry from the harbour. Murmansk cruise & stay holidays are the preserve of visitors waiting to embark on Arctic Circle expedition cruise ships. Find cruises to Murmansk with our online cruise search.

 

Mainstream cruise lines include Murmansk in itineraries focusing on Russia, the Arctic Ocean and Norway. Unsurprisingly, most cruises to Murmansk depart in the summer months. Murmansk cruise passengers will enjoy 24 hour daylight and experience the Midnight Sun. Most Murmansk cruise ships offer educational lectures on the region’s unique climate and wildlife. Specialist expedition icebreaker ships cruise from Murmansk to the North Pole. This unusual Russian cruise destination is a very long way indeed from the traditional Mediterranean cruise experience!

 

Visitors cruise to Murmansk from UK ports like Harwich and Dover, or fly/cruise Murmansk via cities like Berlin or Helsinki. Search for Murmansk cruise holidays with cruise lines like Norwegian and Orient Lines. Ships like the Marco Polo offer some of the cheapest cruises to Russia and the Arctic Circle. For adventurous luxury cruises to Murmansk try Discovery World Cruises. Murmansk features in European, Baltic and Scandinavian cruise holidays alongside destinations like Riga, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen and the Norwegian Fjords. You can search and book Murmansk cruises online or by phone with directline-holidays.