“Kronprins Haakon” started its first regular research cruise in the Arctic on 6th August 2018 and has successfully done 5 research cruises up to 2 November.
The vessel will be named by Princess Ingrid Alexandra on 17 November and start its voyage to Punta Arenas, Chile from Bergen, Norway on 1 December to run two science cruises in Antarctica between January and April 2019.
The first photos from our Antarctic expedition can be viewed here