Ben Swanson
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You know, people not wanting to travel overseas is a thing.
So the cruise lines, unfortunately, have exponentially increased their presence in Alaska.
And good, bad, or indifferent, they spend millions and millions of dollars on advertising.
So they create awareness and what's out there.
Even if their ads are deceptive, you know, it doesn't matter.
You send your money in, your books, you're going.
Alaska's pretty on any platform.
So even a cruise ship, I guess, could work.
But it's different than what we offer.
And to answer your question, yes, the space has become so crowded.
That even through the late 90s, there were probably five boats doing what we do now in relative comparison.
We're definitely the OG in that space.
Good for you.
And have the only really classic restored boat.
Well, I've had a colorful and interesting and cool life in that growing up on boats and coming from absolutely just we had no money.
Everybody says that, right?
You had no money.