Highlights of the first quarter

· EBITDA improved by NOK 64 million from the first
quarter of 2012 (from a loss of NOK 34 million to a
profit of NOK 30 million)
· Operating profit from Hurtigruten Norwegian coast
for the first time since the merger in 2006
· Pre-tax loss reduced by NOK 39 million from the
same period of 2012Solid progress in port-to-port
cruise nights, up 25.3 per cent
· Total cruise nights for Hurtigruten Norwegian coast
down by 1.7 per cent
o round-trip cruise nights down by 14.6 per cent
· Net income per cruise night increased by 13.6 per
cent
· Improved operations in Spitsbergen
· Phases one and two of the efficiency improvement
programme completed
o change of business address from Narvik to Tromsø
formally resolved on
17 April 2013


Improved regularity and focus on shorter trips pay off

The main commitments during the winter were on local
traffic in Norway and on Northern Lights tourism,
particularly from the British market. This proved a
success, with the...