Information package for cruise operators

On this page you can find Svalbard Cruise Forum's regularly updated information package for cruise operators with operations in Svalbard's waters.

Information package
 

Health services

- Information brief from Longyearbyen Hospital (2025)

Maritime laws, regulations and safety

- Information brief from the Norwegian Coastal Administration (2025)
- Information brief from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (2025)
- Information brief from the Governor of Svalbard (2025)
- Information brief from Joint Rescue Coordination Center North Norway (2025)

Orders for provisions and goods

- Guidelines for ordering from COOP Svalbardbutikken (2025)
- Order form from COOP Svalbardbutikken (2025)

Svalbard Airport

- Information brief from AVINOR Svalbard Lufthavn (2025)

Waste management

- Longyearbyen Recycling Station, information from Longyearbyen lokalstyre (2025)

Guidelines, local products and services in Longyearbyen

- Longyearbyen Community Guidelines (2025)
- Use of drones in Svalbard (2025)
- Local products and suppliers found in Longyearbyen (2023)
- Opening hours for businesses in Longyearbyen (updated monthly)
- Alcohol in Longyearbyen (2024)
- Polar Bear Handbook for Arctic Guides, by Polar Bears International (2025)

Port Longyear

- Information brief from Port Longyear (2025)

Other

- Radio silence in Ny-Ålesund (2024) 
- Information brief from Ny-Ålesund (2025)