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William Harber, President, Americas Region, Hurtigruten oices

Photo courtesy Hurtigruten the Americas and enabling them to do factor for conscious travelers.

Please discuss Hurtigruten’s plans to venture travel. Talk about the customs great things for travel agents every day. The Hurtigruten experience is one of ramp up its North American presence? features of those vessels. What makes We are indeed ramping up our a kind and we’re about exploring, not them special and what value-added

It looks like you are getting ready to perks do passengers get for their ‘pre- presence in the Americas. From a dis- about cruising. It’s important to provide more aggressively target the cruise mium’ dollars?

tribution perspective, Hurtigruten is de- our guests with memorable, high-impact, market customers here in the U.S. For veloping stronger, deeper and more stra- and even other-worldly experiences. The Our hybrid electric-powered ships those considering a cruise on a bigger, tegic partnerships to drive our expedition destinations and excursions we offer that will debut later this year feature more traditional ship, what would you cruise products. We’re identifying new are based on 125 years of know-how in onboard high-tech activity centers that tell them about the Hurtigruten experi- partners to grow our Antarctica business polar waters combined with innovative come at no additional cost. A highly- ence?

as well as to Arctic destinations. We’re technology and design, and a passionate skilled expedition team provides small differentiating ourselves to better target Hurtigruten is the world leader in commitment to sustainability. Our ships group workshops, on-land excursions, today’s cruise enthusiasts who want to exploration travel and a global advo- allow for intimate experiences that bring and hands-on training with advanced touch all seven continents and to adven- cate for a green shift at sea. We’re at the travelers up close to wildlife and provide science tools and virtual reality goggles ture travelers seeking a base camp at sea. forefront of an energy-revolution in the opportunities to visit some of the world’s to truly connect travelers with the des-

Hurtigruten is changing the conversation shipping and cruise industry; imagining most remote destinations. tinations they are exploring and allow about cruising to better de? ne what’s a future that’s soundless and emission- them to learn in an interactive way.

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