Launched in 2002 as MS Finnmarken and renamed MS Otto Sverdrup after a Norwegian polar explorer who was a contemporary of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen, this 530-guest vessel is one of three almost identical ships in Hurtigruten’s Millennium class, all built to accommodate the growing popularity of coastal Norwegian cruises. Designed to be a touch more upscale than her two Millennium-class siblings, MS Otto Sverdrup features gleaming Art Deco interiors and bonus spaces like an al fresco café and a pool flanked by hot tubs. The hybrid-powered ship now sails coastal Norway cruises from Hamburg and caters to a mostly German clientele.