The Svalbard Cruise Forum was established on the initiative of Visit Svalbard in February 2023 as a collaboration between main local cruise stakeholders, including AECO – the Association of Artic Expedition Cruise Operators.
Svalbard Cruise Forum has logistics, regulations, and local economic impact on the agenda, and works to minimize the strain on the local community, by working to spread the cruise calls and coordinating the logistics around arrivals. The ambition is to increase the local economic impact and to minimize the local environmental footprint through dialogue between the industry and the local businesses.
On this page, you will find relevant information regarding our local cruise cooperation, updated list of calls and information about sailing in Svalbard waters.
Longyearbyen - Gateway to Svalbard
Svalbard Cruise Forum invites major stakeholders involved in cruise tourism in Svalbard, and all cruise operators, to a digital pre-season meeting to prepare for the upcoming season. All cruise operators visiting Svalbard in 2025 are expected to participate in this important meeting.
Register here to participate in the digital Teams meeting on the 29th of April.
Cruise tourism to Svalbard - report on economic impact
A new report, conducted by Svalbard Cruise Forum in cooperation with Epinion, shows that the cruise industry contributes significantly to Longyearbyen’s economy. In 2024, cruise tourism to Svalbard generated 361,5 MNOK, and of this 347,5 MNOK was generated in Longyearbyen. 67,000 cruise passengers visited Longyearbyen, distributed among 506 port calls. Both expedition and conventional port calls contributed to a significant amount of revenue to Longyearbyen, respectively 235 MNOK and 112,5 MNOK. Read more about this, and other key findings here.
Contact information
Eva Britt Kornfeldt
Project Manager - Svalbard Cruise Forum
Tel: +47 909 51 910
evabritt@visitsvalbard.com
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