Cruise Northern Norway & Svalbard (CNNS) is a membership organization that promotes cruising in northern Norway and Svalbard. [1] CNNS works with local ports, destinations, and suppliers to develop cruise products and attract more ships and passengers to the region. [2] CNNS aims to increase the number of cruise calls and turnaround operations through marketing, site inspections, exhibitions, and lobbying. [3]
3. The CNNS Role
PRODUCT MARKET
CNNS-
SHOREX MEMBERS: CRUISE LINES THE
SUPPLIERS DESTINATION CRUISE PASSENGER
S AGENTS S
& PORTS
4. CNNS Vision
“ - Develop Arctic Norway to become an
attractive and innovative cruise region…
…powered by nature”
5. Core Business
• Market oriented product development
• CNNS will capture the trends and needs in the
cruise industry and keep our members updated
• CNNS will promote new products, destinations and
ideas to the market
6. Target Market
• Cruise Lines & Charter Operators
– Itinerary Planners, Port Operations Managers, Shorex
Managers
• Cruise Agents
– A handful number of agents in Norway
• Cruise Media
– Cruise Magazines and Newspapers
7. CNNS Goals
• Make Arctic Norway more attractive on a general
basis
• Strategy for innovation: New shorex
offers, summer and winter
• Increase number of calls and turnaround
operations to our region
• Capture market shares in Norway (16 -> 18 %)
8. CNNS Actions
• Site inspections in cooperation with Cruise Norway
• Participation at exhibitions and conferences
• Visits to cruise lines in Europe / USA
• Cruise Bulletins from CNNS
• Press releases and editorial
• Lobbying
• cnns.no
13. Cruise Trends (1)
• Shorter cruises
• Younger passengers
• Healthy elderly passengers
• More destinations
• Active shorex
• Tournaround operations
• New sailing routes
14. Cruise Trends (2)
• More time in port
• More time at sea
• Lighter fuel (2015)
• New emission controls
• Less fly & cruise
• More shore power
• Winter cruising
16. AVINOR Northern Lights Airports
• AVINOR Northern Lights Airports as a
cooperating partner
• Three airports can handle wide body
airlines (Bodø, Harstad / Narvik, Lakselv)
• Short distance to ports, hotels, activities
and attractions
17. CNNS Cruise
Bulletin
International distribution
• Cruise Lines, Cruise
Agents, Cruise Magazines &
Cruise Organisations
National distribution
• CNNS Members &
Shareholders, Coastal
Authorities, Shorex-
suppliers, Destination
Companies, Media, Politicians
and Bureaucrats, Public
Administration