Ship reference
HANSEATIC inspiration
Ship specifications and sources.
Quick facts
- Cruise line
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
- Class
- HANSEATIC
- Entered service
- 2019
- Status
- In service
About us HANSEATIC inspiration
HANSEATIC inspiration followed HANSEATIC nature into Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' expedition fleet in October 2019. VARD's reference records delivery through Langsten, and Hamburg's vessel directory identifies IMO 9817145. The naming ceremony was held in Hamburg with sailor Laura Dekker, while the announced maiden passenger route began at Antwerp. Keeping those places separate avoids treating the christening port as the departure point of every inaugural itinerary.
International travel was part of this ship's original positioning. Its launch material described German-English operation and programmes ranging from polar waters to tropical rivers and the Great Lakes. Those historical route examples explain the concept without promising that every destination is available in the current season. Today's choice should come from the actual voyage offered, including its endpoints and transport arrangements.
The official deck plan identifies the Nikkei restaurant, HanseAtrium and other public rooms. A published plan is useful for comparing accommodation position with the spaces likely to be used daily. It should be read as a layout reference, not a guarantee of a particular menu or an activity at a fixed hour. Expeditions require flexibility, especially where shore visits depend on small boats and changing conditions.
The general advertised guest maximum is 230, reduced to 199 for Antarctic expeditions. Fincantieri's detailed specification lists 120 passenger cabins, a moulded beam of 22 metres and 17.1 knots maximum speed. Japan's port records support a gross tonnage of 15,651. Some generic directories still show an older 16,100 figure; it is not substituted for the more specific retained references. Precise overall length remains unresolved between builder and port particulars.
The operator's later account confirms that HANSEATIC inspiration received Lloyd Werft work in 2024. This is completed maintenance, distinct from sister spirit's 2026 intervention. Compare the room, route and expedition programme together, allowing for the lower guest limit on Antarctic departures. The bilingual character is part of a wider fleet policy today, rather than an exclusive reason to assume inspiration is the only ship suitable for international guests.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Year built | 2019 |
| Entered service | 2019 |
| Gross tonnage (GT) | 15,651 |
| Guests at double occupancy | — |
| Maximum guests | 230 |
| Crew | — |
| Cabins | 120 |
| Decks (total) | — |
| Length (m) | — |
| Beam (m) | 22 |
| Last verified refurbishment year | 2024 |
| Maximum speed (knots) | 17.1 |
| IMO | 9817145 |
| Shipyard | VARD Langsten, Norway (outfitting) |
| Flag | — |
| Propulsion / fuel description | — |
A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.
Other ships in the same recorded class
Shared class does not guarantee identical cabins, venues or deck layouts.
| HANSEATIC nature | HANSEATIC | 2019 | 15,651 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSEATIC spirit | HANSEATIC | 2021 | 15,651 |
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Sources
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — currentindividualfleetmembership — Accessed
- VARD — individualdeliveryandoutfitting — Accessed
Langstenoutfitting; VARD607design; 138.2LOAdiffersportcurrentprecision. Incorrect16100deadweightlabelnotused.
- Fincantieri — individualtechnicalparticulars — Accessed
22mexplicitmouldedbeam; max17.1versusservice14. Current15651supportedbyJapanports. Old138.2LOAunreconciledwithport138.77/138.78.
- Hamburg — matchingindividualIMO — Accessed
Matchingidentityonly; oldinspirationport16100GTnotused; wrongsimilarlynamedspirit9088263notused.
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — currentgeneralguestlimit — Accessed
Max230generaloperatinglimit, noteveryitinerary.
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — Antarcticguestlimit — Accessed
AllAntarcticexpeditionsmax199versusgeneral230.
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — retrospectivecompletedmaintenance — Accessed
2026retrospectiveconfirmsnature2023,inspiration2024,spirit2026LloydWerft. Eventsnotcopiedbetweenships.
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — currentfleetservicehistory — Accessed
natureMay2019,inspirationOctober2019,spirit2021.
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — currentfleetlanguages — Accessed
DE/ENtoday; originallaunchmarketdescriptionnottodaypolicy.
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — inspirationnamingandlaunch — Accessed
11October2019Hamburgnaming,14OctoberAntwerpmaidenplanned, noguaranteefutureitinerary.
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — historicalinternationalprogramme — Accessed
Historicalregionsonly; notclaimedcurrentavailability.
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises — officialinspirationdeckplan — Accessed
Nikkei/HanseAtriumlabels; notcopieddeckartwork.
- Okayama — actualindividualinspirationportparticulars — Accessed
Uno2025call15651GT138.77LOA.