Soldiers accommodated on hotel ship in Nuuk
The Danish Defence has leased a hotel ship to accommodate Danish and international soldiers participating in Exercise Arctic Endurance. The hotel ship is intended to ensure that the civilian infrastructure in Nuuk is not overstretched.
January 28, 2026 - 15:30
Ocean Endeavour. Photo: Jacobus Walters / SunStone Maritime Group A/S
By the Danish Defence Command
Some of the Danish and international soldiers who will be participating in Exercise Arctic Endurance in Greenland over the coming year will, from early February, be accommodated on the hotel ship Ocean Endeavour. The hotel ship will be berthed in the port of Nuuk.
The Danish Defence has leased the hotel ship in order to accommodate the soldiers without simultaneously placing additional pressure on hotel capacity in Nuuk during periods with many tourists and other visitors. Accommodation on the hotel ship ensures that the soldiers can live under good and familiar conditions without the Danish Defence having to establish temporary facilities on land.
Ocean Endeavour is an ice-strengthened vessel that has previously operated in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Since 2025, the Danish Defence has increased its presence in Greenland and the North Atlantic, and, as planned, will conduct Exercise Arctic Endurance throughout 2026. The exercise includes soldiers from large parts of the Danish Defence as well as soldiers from a number of NATO Allies, who will conduct training at various locations in and around Greenland.