Adventure and Expedition Adventure and Expedition Cruising... What’s Your Edge?Cruising... What’s Your Edge?

The Small Ship Market The Small Ship Market

Our edge is the wonders of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Our Challenges Our Challenges

• the world economy, the world economy, • limited supply of expedition shipslimited supply of expedition ships• Arctic and Antarctic commitments Arctic and Antarctic commitments

send ships to Newfoundland/Labrador send ships to Newfoundland/Labrador during our shoulder seasonduring our shoulder season

• We are an old land but a new cruise We are an old land but a new cruise product in many minds – we still need product in many minds – we still need to be marketing – kudos to CINA and to be marketing – kudos to CINA and CANAL CANAL

Community expectations need Community expectations need to be realisticto be realistic

• will not solve unemploymentwill not solve unemployment

• cruise lines will not pave your roadscruise lines will not pave your roads

• some cruises to Newfoundland and some cruises to Newfoundland and Labrador are economy cruisesLabrador are economy cruises

• Expedition ships can bring several Expedition ships can bring several person days of work and days of person days of work and days of strong sales in your shopsstrong sales in your shops

Our provincial edge is that we Our provincial edge is that we can deliver a wonderful can deliver a wonderful vacationvacation• Communities need to understand the Communities need to understand the

military type timing and scheduling that military type timing and scheduling that sometimes goes hand in hand with the sometimes goes hand in hand with the friendly cruiser approach – most visits are friendly cruiser approach – most visits are too short and don’t give the passengers too short and don’t give the passengers the chance to visit all the shopsthe chance to visit all the shops

• Need to accept that a visit makes the best Need to accept that a visit makes the best advantage of the weather and time budgetadvantage of the weather and time budget

• Our Wildland edge is communications Our Wildland edge is communications with our guides, coordinators, and with our guides, coordinators, and vessels. With trained guides, and a vessels. With trained guides, and a realistic sense of expectations and realistic sense of expectations and timing, and the occasional helping timing, and the occasional helping hand from the weather this province hand from the weather this province delivers outstanding experiences.delivers outstanding experiences.

• Occasionally passengers return to tour Occasionally passengers return to tour on their own or even tour with us. on their own or even tour with us. Some select cruises with different Some select cruises with different ports.ports.