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ØHRV-Nytt Nr 1/2011 – Årgang 12 Redaksjonen Avsluttet Torsdag 24. Mars 2011 Ansvarlige Redaktører: Trond I. Østgaard P ØHRV-nytt Nr 1/2011 – årgang 12 Redaksjonen avsluttet torsdag 24. mars 2011 Ansvarlige redaktører: Trond I. Østgaard Per Lillehagen Tlf: 9825 1625 Tlf: 901 86 701 E-post: [email protected] E-post: [email protected] Peder Søbergsgate 26A Treskeveien 22 A 3045 Drammen 0681 Oslo Redaksjonsmedlem: Mona J. Samdahl [email protected] tlf. 9971 0866 Denne utgaven av ØHRV-nytt gjøres tilgjengelig på klubbens hjemmeside på internett: www.ohrv.net (passord: medlem) Innhold: Side Side Fullfargeversjon 2 Økt satsing på Finland 13 Trygve Hegnar øker i HR 2 Dåpsgaven fra ØHRV 14 Overskudd 2 Historikk om tidligere HR-skip 14 Astrids Galleri 3 Påskequiz 15 NRK skal følge nordgående live 4 Ny drivstoffavgift 15 Får pengene tilbake 4 Stor satsing på små turer 15 Internasjonalt prisdryss 5 Fra HRs 100-årsjubileum 16 Best på spesialreiser 5 Trygg trafikk 16 Hverdag i leia 6 Frydefull tur i vinterstorm 19 Rundeskatt på hemmelig HR-tur 7 Forlenger forhandlingene 19 Brannøvelse om bord 8 Årsmøte 2011 20 Vil droppe Stad-tunnel 8 Ny i ØHRV-styret 20 HR – god samfunnsøkonomi 9 Hurtigrutebiblioteket 20 Vintertur med MS Richard With 10 Markedsplassen 22 Syklet omkapp med HR 11 HR – anti-cruise 22 Norovirusutbrudd 11 Vinner av julequiz 23 Skarven – flott fugl! 12 Nye medlemmer 23 Chief på MS Midnatsol 13 Viktige datoer 23 Lesernes egne bilder 24 FORSIDEN: “Mot lysere tider” Foto: © Simen G. Fangel, Hurtigrutens arkiv BAKSIDEN: M/S Nordnorge i tung sjø ut fra Vardø. Foto: © Jens Gressmyr, Marine Traffic. com Bildene i bladet er tatt av Redaksjonen dersom annet ikke er oppgitt. 1 REDAKSJONENS OVERSKUDD FOR FORORD HURTIGRUTEN Hurtigruten ASA skriver i en pressemelding fra februar i år at foreløpig årsregnskap for Hurtigruten viser et overskudd før skatt på 22 millioner kroner for 2010, en resultatforbedring på 50 millioner kroner fra 2009. 2010 ble første år med overskudd for Hurtigruten ASA. Regnskapet for Hurtigruten i 2010 viser en forbedring innen alle produktområder, og en økning i antall gjestedøgn på 11 prosent sammenlignet med 2009. Antall gjestedøgn fra Kjære medlemmer, samarbeidspartnere, ansatte i rundreiser økte med 14 prosent mens og på Hurtigruten, Hurtigruteentusiaster og venner antall gjestedøgn fra distansereiser økte med 7 av Hurtigruten - velkommen til årets første utgave prosent. Sterkere norsk krone reduserte resultat av ØHRV-nytt, påskenummeret! før skatt med ca. 140 millioner kroner. Produktområdet norskekysten er fortsatt ikke Denne gangen er vi stolte av å presentere dette lønnsomt. Utleie av MS Finnmarken til olje- bladet i fullfargeversjon – for første gang. Et par virksomheten avhjelper inntil ny avtale med Staten nye faste artikler introduseres også. Samtidig er klar. gleder vi oss stort over at årsregnskapet for Hurtigruten ASA for 2010 viser overskudd. Gledelig Den positive volumveksten fortsetter inn i 2011. er det også at selskapets største eier, Trygve Hegnar, har tro på selskapet og har kjøpt seg I forbindelse med refinansieringen av selskapet i ytterligere opp på eiersiden. 2009 ble det signalisert overskudd fra 2010. Dette er nå en realitet på tross av sterk kronekurs og Vi er også glade for å kunne invitere til årsmøte på forsinket oppstart av charter-virksomheten i MS Polarlys i oktober (se egen sak)! Australia. 2010 ble året Hurtigruten løste vinterkoden. 46 prosent økning i antall gjestedøgn fra rundreiser i første kvartal og 28 prosent økning i fjerde ØHRV-NYTT I kvartal ga vinterbelegget for Hurtigruten et løft. FULLFARGEVERSJON - Det mest gledelige i 2010 har vært utviklingen i antall gjestedøgn om vinteren. Hurtigruten har Denne gangen slår vi til med ØHRV-nytt i fullfarge- tradisjonelt hatt lavt belegg i første og fjerde versjon, for første gang. Det har vi gledet oss til kvartal, men økt fokus på vintertrafikk og lenge! konseptet ”Hunting the light” har gitt betydelig _________________________________________ passasjervekst de siste årene, og spesielt i 2010. Utnyttelsen av skipene økte fra 61 prosent i 2009 til over 69 prosent i fjor. Vi har begravd myten om TRYGVE HEGNAR ØKER tomme båter om vinteren, sier administrerende direktør Olav Fjell. I HURTIGRUTEN Hurtigrutens største eier har tro på selskapet og øker eierandelen ytterligere. Nettstedet HegnarOnline.no meldte 16. februar i år at Hurtigrutens styreleder, Trygve Hegnar, har sikret seg flere aksjer i selskapet. Gjennom sitt selskap Periscopus AS har han kjøpt Adm.dir. Olav Fjel, Hurtigruten ASA 8 millioner Hurtigruten-aksjer, opplyses det i en Foto: Hurtigruten.no melding. Aksjene er kjøpt til en kurs på 5,00 kroner per aksje. Etter transaksjonen eier Periscopus AS 118.723.289 aksjer i Hurtigruten. Resultat før skatt i fjerde kvartal 2010 viser et Det tilsvarer 28,25 prosent av selskapet. underskudd på 105 millioner kroner, 76 millioner kroner bedre enn året før. I kvartalet økte antall _________________________________________________ 2 gjestedøgn på norskekysten med 17 prosent, men prisene ble lavere enn året før på grunn av sterk krone og taktisk prising. Konsernet hadde ved årsskifte en egenkapital på 1 648 millioner kroner og egenkapitalandelen var 26,7 prosent. Kontantbeholdningen var på 731 millioner kroner. Aftenposten omtalte også den gode utviklingen i vinterbelegget bl.a. med følgende vinkling (Aften- posten.no 16. februar 2011): ”At skipene er mer populær om vinteren enn før fikk Fjell selv erfare i januar, en måned som tradisjonelt er svært rolig om bord i skipene. Men ikke nå. - Jeg skulle en helgetur fra Tromsø til Kirkenes, og fikk straks beskjed om at den lugar- kategorien jeg ønsket var opptatt. Også mitt andrevalg var booket. Det var mye gjester ombord og jeg måtte ta den lugaren som var ledig. En større glede kan ikke jeg som administrerende direktør for Hurtigruten få, smiler Fjell”. Soloppgang ved Helgelandskysten ASTRIDs GALLERI - JUBILEUMS- ÅRSMØTETUREN 2010 Medlem Astrid Seltman i Oslo bidrar igjen med egenprodusert kunst, denne gang med inntrykk fra årsmøteturen med MS Trollfjord i oktober 2010 fra Tromsø til Trondheim: ”Jubileumsårsmøteturen 2010 var særdeles vellykket og bød utover hyggelig selskap på fantastisk flotte stemninger og mye bra og variert vær. Syntes dessuten at det var spesielt fint med denne årstiden at man kunne oppleve både soloppgangen bak fjellene i øst og solnedgangen – gjerne også bak fjell – i vest, og begge i alle mulige fargevarianter. Også ellers var fargespekteret bred med den første snøen på fjellene langs kysten og fortsatt høstfarger på trærne så langt opp som til Tromsø. Med andre ord Landegode og landegode fyr mye inspirasjon å hente på bare noen få dager! i en noe fri interpretasjon En absolutt høydepunkt under turen var dog når vi seilte inn i Trollfjord på Trollfjord i den blå timen – en helt magisk stemning!” Møte med sørgående hurtigrute ved Molde Gjennom Raftsundet i blikkstille vann i ettermiddagslyset 3 Bergen til Oslo. Etter det har ideene flommet over i redaksjonen i NRK Hordaland som står bak den formidable suksessen med tog, og nå kommer oppfølgeren på vannet. – Vi planlegger å gjøre et lignende program med Hurtigruten. Dette har vært vår våte drøm, og vi har hatt det i bakhodet ganske lenge. Sist var det snakk om 7,5 time på tog, men denne gangen er det snakk om 134 timer i båt, forteller programsjef Rune Møklebust i NRK Hordaland til VG. Han mener Hurtigrutenturen er noe som angår mange nordmenn, uavhengig om de har gjort reisen selv eller ikke. – Dette er reisen som så mange snakker om at de skal gjøre en gang i løpet av livet. Men mange får ikke gjort det, og nå får de muligheten til å se den på TV, sier Møklebust. _________________________________________ FÅR PENGER TILBAKE ETTER TEKNISKE FEIL Blå time i Trollfjord sett fra Trollfjord Aftenposten.no hadde denne saken 2. februar i år: Pakkereiseloven gir de reisende veldig god beskyttelse. Det har Kari Tordis Aarskog fra Balestrand i Sogn erfart. I fjor sommer dro Aarskog og to venninner på ferietur med Hurtigruten fra Skjervøy i Troms til Bergen. Fergen kom som planlagt til Bodø, men da de lå i kai der, fikk de beskjed om at store tekniske problemer i et kretskort gjorde slik at de måtte kjøre direkte til Ålesund, uten de planlagte stoppene langs kysten. De gikk glipp av hele Helgelandskysten, Rørvik, Trondheim, Kristiansund og Molde. - Vi hadde gledet oss veldig til å se Helgelands- kysten, så det var synd. Og venninnen min skulle treffe venner i Molde og Trondheim, men det ble det heller ikke noe av, sier Aarskog. På båten ble de tilbudt en kompensasjon for manglene – 100 kroner rabatt pr. natt pr. person ved ny tur. - Vi ble veldig oppgitt over dette tilbudet for det var helt utelukket å tenke på ny tur med det første, sier Aarskog. Blå time ved Brønnøysund Etter frem og tilbake mellom Aarskog og Hurtigruten sendte Aarskog inn klage til Pakkereisenemnda med krav om prisavslag på 1000 kroner pr. reisende. Venninnene har nå fått medhold i klagen og Pakkereisenemnda mener de bør få en tredjedel av reisens pris tilbakebetalt. Det tilsvarer 1600 kroner pr. person. NRK SKAL FØLGE Hurtigruten mente at siden skipet hadde tekniske NORDGÅENDE LIVE problemer, var det transportvilkårene i sjøloven de rettet seg etter: «Det fremgår av reglene at Hurtigruten kan kansellere eller endre en reise uten Forrige utgave av dette bladet, Julenummeret, var erstatningsansvar, dersom Hurtigruten godtgjør at fredeles varmt fra trykkeriet da VG i papiravisen den ikke kan gjennomføres som følge av hindringer lørdag 5. desember kunne melde at NRK har som ligger utenfor Hurtigrutens kontroll», har besluttet å sende hele Hurtigrutens nordgående selskapet opplyst til Pakkereisenemnda. seilas live, på samme måte som kanalen sendte togturen fra Bergen til Oslo - med stor - Saken gjaldt etter vår oppfatning en distansereise seeroppslutning. etter sjøloven og at denne ikke inngår i Tidspunkt og skip er ikke avklart, men det er pakkereiselovens definisjon av pakkereise, sier sikkert mange av våre lesere som ser frem til fem presseansvarlig i Hurtigruten, Ragnar Norum.
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