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28 New Ships and Counting -----------------------------------4 Albatros: Full Season Operations ------------------------- 70
Antarctica XXI: Preparing for a New Ship -------------- 72
Quoted-----------------------------------------------------------------6 Polar Quest: Expanding Arctic Program ----------------- 74
G Adventures: Active Customers -------------------------- 76
New Ships-------------------------------------------------------------8 Polar Latitudes: Full Season, Two Ships ---------------- 78
True North: Australian Adventure --------------------------80
Brand Overview----------------------------------------------------10 UnCruise: Building Alaska ------------------------------------82
Alaskan Dream Cruises: Season Extending ----------- 84
Expedition Market Capacity -----------------------------------16 Aurora: Tripling Capacity --------------------------------------86
Celebrity: Debuting Flora -------------------------------------88
Infographic----------------------------------------------------------- 17 Metropolitan: Galapagos Leaders--------------------------90
Nicko: Soft Antarctica Entry ----------------------------------92
2018-2027 Market Overview----------------------------------18 Antarpply: Strong Occupancy -------------------------------94
Scenic: 6 Stars ----------------------------------------------------96
Antarctica Cruise Passengers -------------------------------25 Australis: Doubling Capacity --------------------------------98
IAATO: Eyeing Sustainable Growth---------------------- 100
Ponant: Leading the Market ---------------------------------26 AECO: Protecting the Arctic---------------------------------102
Lindblad: New Geography -----------------------------------28
Hurtigruten: Explorer Dominance -------------------------30 Niche Supply Chain a Broad One -------------------------104
Silversea: Ultra-Luxury Expeditions -----------------------32
Quark: Strong Deployment and Fleet Mix -------------- 34 Adventures in Shipbuilding ---------------------------------106
SunStone: Massive Expansion Plan -----------------------36 Abercrombie & Kent: Top End Demand-----------------108
Mystic: Building Expedition Ships ------------------------- 38 Virtuoso: Driving the Adventure Boom------------------ 110
Seabourn: Ventures Program Expanding----------------40
Seabourn: 30 Years of Luxury-------------------------------42 China Is Second Largest Source Market---------------- 112
Viking Ocean: Expanding to Expedition?---------------- 44
Hapag-Lloyd: Record Rates-----------------------------------46 ‘People Want to Experience More’-------------------------114
Windstar: Signature Expeditions----------------------------50
Windstar: ‘Phenomenal’ Momentum----------------------52 Proper Planning-------------------------------------------------- 116
Big Ships: Attracted to Expedition Revenue------------54
Crystal: Genting Enters the Game--------------------------56 Stewards of the Community----------------------------------117
Coral: Demand Strong for Wild Regions ----------------58
Oceanwide: New Ship Boost --------------------------------60 Offshore Ship Trends ------------------------------------------ 118
Adventure Canada: ‘Close to Capacity’------------------62
Poseidon: Maximizing Revenue Days---------------------64 Connectivity Hopes --------------------------------------------120
One Ocean: ‘Quite Confident’-------------------------------66
Iceland ProCruises: Demand Exceeding ----------------68 Port Roundup -----------------------------------------------------122
Orderbook ---------------------------------------------------------124
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