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Adventure Cruise “The existing (adventure cruise) mar- venture tourism was “07, 08,” Sawhill

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Noteworthy among the other type ket is very old vessels,” says Steven says, adding that it’s surging again. of adventure cruise yard work to do is Sawhill, a principle consultant for DNV Numbers dropped after the heavy

Ulstein’s re? t in July 2017 of the older GL and a former U.S. Coast Guard Com- fuel oil ban of 2011, but “2016-2017’” “Marina platforms”: mander. is a booming adventure-cruise year. He ship Ocean Adventurer for owner Ad-

Vestdavits davits with “There’s an expectation that they’ll shows numbers indicating the number of venturer Partners and cruise operator hoisted dinghies on an

Quark Expeditions. This conversion be renewed.” He con? rms that passen- tourists touching ground in the Antarctic of the Yugoslav-built ice-strengthened ger numbers to the (Arctic and) Antarc- this year will reach 32,000 versus 20,300 af deck designed for easy vessel from 1976 is a sign that newer tic have been going up steadily. In the between 2011 and 2012! disembarkation. adventure cruise vessels are needed to Antarctic — fully-booked destination Slow year 2013 saw 86 passenger ves- of the MS World Explorer designed by sels in the Arctic alone, according to AIS meet an IMO Polar Code that takes spe- cial aim at passenger safety and safe, Giuseppe Tringalis and being built by data and Sawhill, a regular speaker at

Photo: Lindblad Expeditions/

WestSea Yard — the high-time for ad- “various arctic shipping conferences.”

Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson clean operations.

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