Slow cruising: Interview: Spitsbergen: FAM-trip: CostA cruisinG More GroWth For LonGYEARBYen A Winter to neW ports our SMALLer ports Joins Forces trAVELOGue Page 6-7 Page 19-21 Page 23 Page 28-31 CRUISE NORTH EDITION2015 TASTE OF NATURE Page 10-15 CENTRE SPREAD: CNNS MAP & FACTS PORT OF LEKNES - LOFOTEN GATEWAY TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS IN THE WORLD Fishing villages, fishing trips, hiking, kayaking, Vikings, Northern Lights and Midnight Sun safaris Lofoten offers spectacular nature and adventures all year round PORT OF LEKNES (LOFOTEN) DESTINATION LOFOTEN P.O. BOX 203, N-8376 LEKNES www.lofoten.info
[email protected] +47 900 35 379 Photo: Knut Skarsfjord CRUISE PORT BODØ Foto: Nadia Nordskott Foto: Bjørn Erik Olsen Your First Port of Call – North of the Arctic Circle We are proud to present Bodø as a new exciting cruise destination in Northern Norway. We can accommodate virtually all cruise ships and offer a great variety of shore activities for all ages, all group sizes and all activity levels. Bodø is Northern Norway’s second largest town, with modern Scandinavian shopping and restaurant experiences available. Among shore highlights is Foto: Ernst Furuhatt the world strongest maelstrom Saltstraumen with a visible presence of an exiting stone age heritage; the Norwegian Aviation Museum; Kjerringøy – picturesque historic trading post. Bodø also has a major airport with one-stop connections to most gateways in Europe. bodohavn.no 2 CRUICE NORTH 2015 Contents 4 Editorial: The tourists want to travel via the sea route 6 Costa