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Risks Related to the Demand for Expedition Travel
−Removed: Events and conditions around the world, including war and other military actions, such as the civil unrest in Ecuador, the Israel-Hamas war, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, inflation, higher fuel prices, higher interest rates and other general concerns about the state of the economy or other events impacting the ability or desire of people to travel, have led, and may in the future lead, to a decline in demand for expedition travel, negatively impacting our operating costs and profitability.
+Added: Events and conditions around the world, including war and other military actions, such as the civil unrest in Ecuador, the Israel-Hamas war, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, or other events impacting the ability or desire of people to travel, have led, and may in the future lead, to a decline in demand for expedition travel .
We have been, and may continue to be, impacted by the public’s concerns regarding the health, safety and security of travel, including government travel advisories and travel restrictions, political instability and civil unrest, terrorist attacks, war and military action, most recently the civil unrest in Ecuador, the war between Israel and Hamas, the continuing conflict resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and other general concerns.
−Removed: The current invasion of Ukraine and its resulting impacts, including supply chain disruptions, increased fuel prices and international sanctions and other measures that have been imposed, have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business.
+Added: The invasion of Ukraine and its resulting impacts, including supply chain disruptions, increased fuel prices and international sanctions and other measures that have been imposed, have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business.
Additionally, we have been, and may continue to be, impacted by heightened regulations around customs and border control, travel bans to and from certain geographical areas, voluntary changes to our itineraries in light of geopolitical events, government policies increasing the difficulty of travel and limitations on issuing international travel visas.
−Removed: We have been and may continue to be impacted by inflation, higher fuel prices, higher interest rates and supply chain disruptions and may also be negatively impacted by adverse changes in the perceived or actual economic climate, such as global or regional recessions, higher unemployment and underemployment rates and declines in income levels.
−Removed: Restrictions or extended restrictions, on expedition travel in related to health concerns or for other reasons, have materially adversely affected our business and could materially adversely affect our future financial condition and liquidity.
−Removed: Although many COVID-19 travel restrictions have been lifted or eased, such measures may be reimposed or extended.
−Removed: Any cases of COVID-19 or any other health outbreak on one of our vessels could result in a subsequent suspension of travel or limit our ability to disembark guests from such vessels.
−Removed: There can be no assurance that our guests will be able to travel to embarkation or from disembarkation destinations, or that such locations will not implement new travel restrictions which would impact our ability to sail scheduled itineraries.
−Removed: Travel restrictions have materially adversely impacted our business and operations, and existing or new travel restrictions or lower guest demand would have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
−Removed: In addition, the industry may again in the future be subject to enhanced health and hygiene requirements in attempts to counteract future outbreaks, which requirements may be costly and take a significant amount of time to implement across our expedition fleet and operations or result in cancellations.
−Removed: We rely on supply chain vendors and third-party service providers who are integral to the operations of our businesses that may be unable or unwilling to deliver on their commitments or may act in ways that could harm our business.
−Removed: We rely on supply chain vendors to deliver key products to the operations of our businesses around the world.
−Removed: Any event impacting a vendor’s ability to deliver goods of the expected quality at the location and time needed could negatively impact our ability to deliver our cruise experience.
−Removed: Events impacting our supply chain could be caused by factors beyond the control of our suppliers or us, including inclement weather, pandemics, travel restrictions, natural disasters, new laws and regulations, labor actions, increased demand, problems in production or distribution and/or disruptions in third-party logistics, information technology or transportation systems.
−Removed: Any such interruptions to our supply chain could increase our costs and could limit the availability of products critical to our operations.
−Removed: In order to achieve cost and operational efficiencies, we outsource to third-party vendors certain services that are integral to the operations of our global businesses, such as our onboard concessionaires, certain of our call center operations, guest port services, logistics distribution and operation of a large part of our information technology systems, which are also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
−Removed: We are subject to the risk that certain decisions are subject to the control of our third-party service providers and that these decisions may adversely affect our activities.
−Removed: A failure to adequately monitor a third-party service provider’s compliance with a service level agreement or regulatory or legal requirements could result in significant economic and reputational harm to us.
−Removed: There is also a risk the confidentiality, privacy and/or security of data held by third parties or communicated over third-party networks or platforms could become compromised.
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Adverse worldwide economic, geopolitical or other conditions could reduce the demand for expedition travel and adversely impact our operating results, cash flows and financial condition.
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Uncertain economic conditions also impact consumer confidence and pose a risk as vacationers may postpone or reduce discretionary spending.
−Removed: We have been and may continue to be impacted by inflation, higher fuel prices, higher interest rates and supply chain disruptions and may also be impacted by adverse changes in the
−Removed: perceived or actual economic climate, such as global or regional recessions, higher unemployment and underemployment rates and declines in income levels.
−Removed: Demand for our expeditions may also be influenced by geopolitical events.
−Removed: Unfavorable conditions, such as cross-border conflicts, war, civil unrest and governmental changes, health pandemics and other events can decrease consumer demand and result in reduced pricing for expeditions in areas affected by such conditions.
+Added: We have been and may continue to be impacted by inflation, higher fuel prices, higher interest rates and supply chain disruptions and may also be impacted by adverse changes in the perceived or actual economic climate, such as global or regional recessions, higher unemployment and underemployment rates and declines in income levels.
In past recessions, demand for our expeditionary travel offerings has been significantly negatively impacted, resulting in lower occupancy rates and adverse pricing.
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In addition, adverse publicity from incidents at sea or in remote locations, even when not involving any of our ships or travel offerings, may discourage prospective travelers from taking an expedition-style trip.
−Removed: An increase in capacity worldwide or excess capacity in a particular market could adversely impact our expedition sales and/or pricing.
−Removed: Expedition sales and/or pricing may be impacted both by the introduction of new ships into the marketplace and by deployment decisions of us and our competitors.
−Removed: New expedition class ships have been ordered, are under construction, or have already been delivered for our competitors.
−Removed: The growth in capacity from these new ships and future orders, without an increase in the cruise industry’s share of the vacation market, could depress expedition prices and impede our ability to maintain high yields.
−Removed: In addition, to the extent that we or our competitors deploy ships to a particular itinerary, and the resulting capacity in that region exceeds the demand, we may consider pricing adjustments or redeploy to other regions, either of which may result in lower than anticipated profitability.
−Removed: Any of the foregoing could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
−Removed: We may lose business to competitors throughout the vacation market.
+Added: Any restrictions on expedition travel related to health concerns or for other reasons, have materially adversely affected our business and could materially adversely affect our future financial condition and liquidity.
+Added: Although most COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions have been lifted or eased, such measures may be reimposed or extended as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak or another infectious disease.
+Added: Any cases of any health outbreak on one of our vessels or other vessels could result in a subsequent suspension of travel or limit our ability to disembark guests from such vessels.
+Added: There can be no assurance that our guests will be able to travel to embarkation or from disembarkation destinations, or that such locations will not implement new travel restrictions which would impact our ability to sail scheduled itineraries.
+Added: Travel restrictions have materially adversely impacted our business and operations, and existing or new travel restrictions or lower guest demand would have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
+Added: In addition, the industry may again in the future be subject to enhanced health and hygiene requirements in attempts to counteract future outbreaks, which requirements may be costly and take a significant amount of time to implement across our expedition fleet and operations or result in cancellations.
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+Added: We may lose business to competitors in the vacation market, which would negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.
We operate in the vacation market, and adventure travel is one of many alternatives for people choosing a vacation.
We therefore risk losing business not only to other expedition and adventure travel operators, but also to other vacation operators who provide other leisure options, including hotels, resorts and package holidays and tours.
−Removed: We face significant competition from other vacation and adventure travel operators and cruise companies on the basis of pricing, destination, travel advisors’ preference, and also in terms of the nature of ships and services we offer to guests.
+Added: The vacation industry in general is fiercely competitive with consumers being solicited for vacation travel from a variety of sources.
+Added: We face significant competition from other vacation options, adventure travel operators and cruise companies on the basis of pricing, quality, destination, travel advisors’ recommendations, and also in terms of the nature of ships and services we offer to guests.
Our competition within the expedition and cruise vacation industries depends on the destination, is fragmented, and is primarily comprised of private operators.
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However, large cruise operators have been expanding into the expedition cruise market, and in the event they start offering smaller sized vessels to compete directly with us and our itineraries, we would have increased competition and could face pricing pressures by such competitors through discounts or otherwise that would likely negatively impact our profitability.
−Removed: In the event that we do not differentiate our offerings or otherwise do not compete effectively with other vacation and adventure travel operators and cruise companies, our results of operations and financial position could be adversely affected.
+Added: In the event that we do not compete effectively within the vacation industry, our results of operations and financial position would be materially adversely affected.
+Added: An increase in expedition ship capacity worldwide or excess capacity in a particular market could adversely impact our expedition sales and/or pricing.
+Added: Expedition sales and/or pricing may be impacted both by the introduction of new ships into the marketplace and by our deployment decisions and our competitors’ deployment decisions.
+Added: New expedition class ships have been ordered, are under construction, or have already been delivered for our competitors.
+Added: The growth in capacity from these new ships and future orders, without an increase in the cruise industry’s share of the vacation market, could depress expedition prices and impede our ability to maintain high yields.
+Added: In addition, to the extent that we or our competitors deploy ships to a particular itinerary, and the resulting capacity in that region exceeds the demand, we may consider pricing adjustments or redeploy to other regions, either of which may result in lower than anticipated profitability.
+Added: Any of the foregoing could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Our business may be negatively affected by severe or unusual weather conditions, including climate change.
−Removed: Our fleet and the port facilities we use may also be adversely impacted by weather patterns or natural disasters or disruptions, such as hurricanes, earthquakes and changes in ice floes.
+Added: Our fleet, the port facilities we use, and the destinations where we offer land expeditions may be adversely impacted by weather patterns or natural disasters or disruptions, such as hurricanes, earthquakes and changes in ice floes.
From time to time, we may be forced to alter itineraries or cancel expeditions due to these or other factors, which could negatively impact our sales and profitability.
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Failure to maintain our Brand License Agreement with National Geographic could adversely affect our results of operations.
−Removed: We have an on-going Brand License Agreement with National Geographic, and any termination or alterations to this agreement would likely have a material adverse effect on our business.
+Added: We have a Brand License Agreement with National Geographic through 2040, and any early termination or alterations to this agreement would likely have a material adverse effect on our business.
Pursuant to the agreement, our owned vessels contain the phrase “National Geographic” in their names, we have access to certain of National Geographic’s marks and images for advertising purposes, and we and our guests have access to National Geographic photographers, naturalists and other experts.
−Removed: The National Geographic agreement also serves as a significant channel for bookings for our expedition sailing business.
+Added: The National Geographic agreement also serves as a significant resource for bookings for our expedition sailing business .
Our agreement with National Geographic includes a co-selling and co-marketing arrangement through which National Geographic promotes our expedition sailing offerings in its marketing campaigns across web-based, email, print and other marketing platforms and sells our expeditions through its internal travel division.
−Removed: The National Geographic channel represented approximately 20% of expedition sailing guest ticket revenues for 2023, 25% for 2022, and 28% for 2021.
−Removed: National Geographic has the right in certain instances to unilaterally terminate the Brand License Agreement with us, including:
+Added: National Geographic has the right in certain instances to unilaterally terminate the Brand License Agreement early, including:
in the event of a change of control;
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or a failure to meet product quality score benchmarks.
−Removed: If our agreement with National Geographic is terminated or modified in any material respect, due to any of the reasons set forth above or otherwise, our results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
+Added: If our agreement with National Geographic is terminated early or modified in any material respect, due to any of the reasons set forth above or otherwise, our results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
Ship repair, revitalization delays or mechanical issues on existing vessels may result in cancellation of expeditions or unscheduled drydockings and repairs and, thus, adversely affect our results of operations.
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Delays or cost overruns or the financial difficulties of the shipyards could have a negative impact on us.
−Removed: Although we have no new builds currently in construction, we drydock vessels for repairs or modifications annually, and we may increase the size of our fleet by constructing or renovating additional vessels in the future.
+Added: Although we have no new builds currently in construction, we drydock vessels for repairs or modifications annually, and we have in the past and may in the future increase the size of our fleet by constructing or renovating additional vessels in the future.
Vessel building, modification and repairs are subject to risks of delay or cost overruns caused by conditions beyond our control including, but not limited to, one or more of the following:
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We are also at risk of a shipyard experiencing financial difficulty during the process of a new-build or vessel modification or repair, which would subject us to the risk of a shipyard ceasing operations or filing for bankruptcy before delivering a vessel to us, which could substantially delay any delivery of the vessel to us and could have a material adverse impact on our business.
−Removed: Any change in state classifications of our workforce could materially effect our business.
−Removed: We hire a significant number of shipboard personnel, independent contractors and remote location employees for our expeditions.
−Removed: Changes to state classifications regarding remote employees and independent contractors could adversely impact our business and operations and increase our labor costs.
+Added: We rely on supply chain vendors and third-party service providers who are integral to the operations of our businesses that may be unable or unwilling to deliver on their commitments or may act in ways that could harm our business.
+Added: We rely on supply chain vendors to deliver key products to the operations of our businesses around the world.
+Added: Any event impacting a vendor’s ability to deliver goods of the expected quality at the location and time needed could negatively impact our ability to deliver our cruise experience.
+Added: Events impacting our supply chain could be caused by factors beyond the control of our suppliers or us, including inclement weather, pandemics, travel restrictions, natural disasters, new laws and regulations, labor actions, increased demand, problems in production or distribution and/or disruptions in third-party logistics, information technology or transportation systems.
+Added: Any such interruptions to our supply chain could increase our costs and could limit the availability of products critical to our operations.
+Added: In order to achieve cost and operational efficiencies, we outsource to third-party vendors certain services that are integral to the operations of our global businesses, such as our onboard concessionaires, certain of our call center operations, guest port services, logistics distribution and operation of a large part of our information technology systems, which are also affected by health pandemics.
+Added: We are subject to the risk that certain decisions are subject to the control of our third-party service providers and that these decisions may adversely affect our activities.
+Added: A failure to adequately monitor a third-party service provider’s compliance with a service level agreement or regulatory or legal requirements could result in significant economic and reputational harm to us.
+Added: There is also a risk the confidentiality, privacy and/or security of data held by third parties or communicated over third-party networks or platforms could become compromised.
We must make substantial capital expenditures to maintain and/or expand our fleet, and we may not be able to obtain sufficient financing or capital on favorable terms or at all.
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Our inability to access sufficient liquidity on favorable terms when needed would have a negative impact on our ability to expand our fleet, our results of operations and our financial condition.
−Removed: Unavailability of ports of call may adversely affect our results of operations.
−Removed: The availability of ports and destinations is affected by a number of factors, including existing capacity constraints, constraints related to the size of certain ships, and regulations, security, environmental and health concerns, adverse weather conditions and natural disasters, financial limitations on port development, exclusivity arrangements that ports may have, geopolitical developments, such as the Russia/Ukraine conflict, local governmental regulations and local community concerns about
−Removed: port development and other adverse impacts on their communities from additional tourists and overcrowding.
−Removed: In addition, fuel costs may adversely impact the destinations on certain of our itineraries.
−Removed: Certain ports and destinations are facing a surge of both cruise and non-cruise tourism that, in certain cases, has fueled anti-tourism sentiments and related countermeasures to limit the volume of tourists allowed in these destinations, including proposed limits on cruise ships and cruise passengers.
−Removed: Any limitations on the availability or feasibility of our ports of call could adversely affect our results of operations.
+Added: Unavailability of ports of call and expedition destinations may adversely affect our results of operations.
+Added: The availability of ports and expedition destinations is affected by a number of factors, including existing capacity constraints, constraints related to the size of certain ships, and regulations, security, environmental and health concerns, adverse weather conditions and natural disasters, financial limitations on port development, exclusivity arrangements that ports may have, geopolitical developments, such as the Russia/Ukraine conflict, local governmental regulations and local community concerns about port development and other adverse impacts on their communities from additional tourists and overcrowding.
+Added: In addition, the ability to have guests travel to an expedition destination and fuel costs may adversely impact the destinations on certain of our itineraries.
+Added: Certain ports and expedition destinations are facing a surge of tourism that, in certain cases, has fueled anti-tourism sentiments and related countermeasures to limit the volume of tourists allowed in these destinations, including proposed limits on cruise ships and cruise passengers or tourists in general.
+Added: Any limitations on the availability or feasibility of our ports of call or expedition destinations could adversely affect our results of operations.
+Added: Any change in federal or state classifications of our workforce could materially effect our business.
+Added: We hire a significant number of shipboard personnel, independent contractors and remote location employees for our expeditions.
+Added: Changes to federal or state classifications regarding remote employees and independent contractors could adversely impact our business and operations and increase our labor costs.
Conducting business globally may result in increased costs and other risks.
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Failure to protect and differentiate our brands from competitors throughout the vacation market could adversely affect our results of operations.
−Removed: We have a relationship with World Wildlife Fund ( “ WWF ” ), and the termination or alterations in this relationship may have an adverse effect on our Natural Habitat business.
+Added: We have a relationship with World Wildlife Fund ( “ WWF ” ), and the termination of or alterations to this relationship may have an adverse effect on our Natural Habitat business.
WWF is a leading conservation organization whose mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
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Environmental, labor, health and safety, financial responsibility and other maritime regulations could affect operations and increase operating costs.
−Removed: Due to concern over the risk of climate change or otherwise, the United States and various state and foreign government or regulatory agencies have enacted or are considering new environmental regulations or policies, such as requiring the use of low sulfur fuels, increasing fuel efficiency requirements, further restricting emissions, or other initiatives to limit greenhouse gas emissions compliance with changes in such laws, regulations and obligations could increase costs related to operating and maintaining our vessels and require us to install new emission controls, acquire allowances or pay taxes related to our greenhouse gas emissions, or administer and manage a greenhouse gas emissions program.
+Added: The United States and various state and foreign government or regulatory agencies have enacted or are considering new environmental regulations or policies, such as requiring the use of low sulfur fuels, increasing fuel efficiency requirements, further restricting emissions, or other initiatives to limit greenhouse gas emissions compliance with changes in such laws, regulations and obligations could increase costs related to operating and maintaining our vessels and require us to install new emission controls, acquire allowances or pay taxes related to our greenhouse gas emissions, or administer and manage a greenhouse gas emissions program.
Revenue generation and strategic growth opportunities could also be adversely affected by compliance with such changes.
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Our operating costs could continue to increase due to market forces, inflation, supply chain disruptions and economic or geopolitical factors beyond our control.
−Removed: Our capital expenditure and operating costs, including food, hotel, payroll, fuel, maintenance and repair, airfare, taxes, insurance and security costs, have risen throughout 2022 and 2023 and are subject to future increases due to market forces, inflation, supply chain disruptions and economic or political conditions or other factors beyond our control.
+Added: Our capital expenditure and operating costs, including food, hotel, payroll, fuel, maintenance and repair, airfare, taxes, insurance and security costs, have risen in recent years, and are subject to future increases due to market forces, inflation, supply chain disruptions and economic or political conditions or other factors beyond our control.
If prices continue to rise significantly in a short period of time, we may be unable to sufficiently increase fares or other fees to fully offset our increased costs.
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All of our insurance coverage is subject to certain limitations, exclusions and deductible levels.
−Removed: We may be unable recruit, develop and retain qualified shipboard personnel who need to live away from home for extended periods of time and other qualified employees, which may adversely impact our business operations, guest services and satisfaction.
−Removed: We hire a significant number of qualified shipboard personnel each year and, thus, our ability to adequately recruit, develop and retain these individuals is critical to our success.
−Removed: Incidents involving cruise ships, including isolated COVID-19 infections that could result in potential outbreaks on our ships, and the related adverse media publicity, and adverse economic conditions that negatively affect our profitability could negatively impact our ability to recruit, develop and retain sufficient qualified shipboard personnel.
−Removed: In addition, in general, the United States is experiencing a labor shortage and our ability to attract, recruit, develop and retain qualified personnel is more difficult, and any shortage of qualified employees could adversely impact our business and operations.
Price increases for commercial airline service for our guests or major changes or reductions in commercial airline service and/or availability could increase our operating expenses and adversely impact the demand for expedition travel.
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Disruptions in our shoreside operations or our information systems may adversely affect our results of operations.
−Removed: Our principal executive offices are located in New York, New York, our principal shoreside operations are located in Seattle, Washington, our shoreside Galápagos’ offices in Ecuador, and our subsidiary operation offices are located in Louisville, Colorado, Bozeman, Montana, Somerville , Massachusetts, and La Jolla, California.
+Added: Our principal executive offices are located in New York, New York, our principal shoreside operations are located in Seattle, Washington, our shoreside Galápagos’ offices in Ecuador, and our subsidiary operation offices are located in Louisville, Colorado, Bozeman, Montana, Somerville and Watertown, Massachusetts, and La Jolla, California.
+Added: We also lease office space, land and camps in Tanzania.
Actual or threatened natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, and floods), terrorist attacks, or other similar disruptive events in these locations may have a material impact on our business continuity, reputation and results of operations.
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Our management team is comprised of individuals with a diverse knowledge base and skill sets acquired through extensive experience in expedition cruising, adventure travel, and hospitality.
−Removed: We must continue to sufficiently recruit, retain, train and motivate our employees to maintain our current business and support our projected growth.
A loss of key executives or other key employees or disruptions among our personnel could adversely affect our results of operations.
+Added: We may also be unable recruit, develop, and retain qualified shipboard personnel who need to live away from home for extended periods of time and other qualified employees, which may adversely impact our business operations, guest services and satisfaction.
+Added: We hire a significant number of qualified shipboard personnel each year and, thus, our ability to adequately recruit, develop and retain these individuals is critical to our success.
+Added: Incidents involving cruise ships, including isolated health infections that could result in potential outbreaks on our ships, and the related adverse media publicity, and adverse economic conditions that negatively affect our profitability could negatively impact our ability to recruit, develop, and retain sufficient qualified shipboard personnel.
+Added: In addition, in general, the United States is experiencing a labor shortage and our ability to attract, recruit, develop, and retain qualified personnel is more difficult, and any shortage of qualified employees could adversely impact our business and operations.
We rely on third-party providers of various services integral to the operation of our businesses.
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We also may not achieve the benefits that we anticipate from any new technology or system, and a failure to do so could result in higher than anticipated costs or could impair our operating results.
−Removed: Our failure to properly and efficiently implement and operate our reservations and customer relationship management ( “ CRM ” ) computer systems could materially disrupt our operations, adversely impact the servicing of our customers and have a material adverse effect on our financial performance.
−Removed: We recently implemented new reservations and CRM systems to modernize and improve current capabilities.
−Removed: The new systems are intended to combine enterprise resource planning solutions, machine learning and custom-built applications to address, among other areas, account management, billing and customer service.
−Removed: The new systems also intend to improve functionality and information flow, help generate higher revenues and increase automation in servicing our customers through the use of artificial intelligence.
−Removed: The failure to properly, efficiently and economically operate the new systems could materially disrupt our operations, adversely impact the servicing of our customers and have a material adverse effect on our financial results.
Our information technology systems are subject to cyber and other risks, some of which are beyond our control, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.
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A significant cyber incident, including system failure, security breach, disruption by malware or ransomware, or other damage, could interrupt or delay our operations, damage our reputation and brand, cause a loss of customers, expose us to a risk of loss or litigation, result in regulatory scrutiny, investigations, actions, fines or penalties and/or cause us to incur significant time and expense to remedy such an event, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial position.
−Removed: Furthermore, any
−Removed: failure to comply with data privacy, security or other laws and regulations could result in claims, legal or regulatory proceedings, inquiries or investigations.
+Added: Furthermore, any failure to comply with data privacy, security or other laws and regulations could result in claims, legal or regulatory proceedings, inquiries or investigations.
As cyber threats are continually evolving, our controls and procedures may become inadequate, and we may be required to devote additional resources to modifying or enhancing our systems in the future.
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The time and attention of our management may also be diverted in defending such claims, actions and investigations.
−Removed: Subject to applicable insurance coverage, we may also incur costs both in defending against any claims, actions and investigations and for any judgments, fines, civil or criminal penalties if such claims, actions or investigations are adversely determined.
+Added: Subject to applicable insurance coverage, we may also incur costs both in
+Added: defending against any claims, actions and investigations and for any judgments, fines, civil or criminal penalties if such claims, actions or investigations are adversely determined.
An inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Legal requirements in these countries relating to the collection, storage, processing and transfer of personal data continue to evolve.
−Removed: The GDPR imposes, among other things, data protection requirements that include strict obligations and restrictions on the ability to collect, analyze and transfer EU personal data, a requirement for prompt notice of data breaches to effected subjects and supervisory authorities in certain circumstances, and possible substantial fines for any violations (including possible fines for certain violations).
+Added: The GDPR imposes, among other things, data protection requirements that include strict obligations and restrictions on the ability to collect, analyze and transfer EU personal data, a requirement for prompt notice of data breaches to affected subjects and supervisory authorities in certain circumstances, and possible substantial fines for any violations (including possible fines for certain violations).
Other governmental authorities around the world are considering similar types of legislative and regulatory proposals concerning data protection.
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The ISM Code requires ship owners and bareboat charterers to develop and maintain an extensive “Safety Management System” that includes the adoption of a safety and environmental protection policy setting forth instructions and procedures for safe operation and describing procedures for dealing with emergencies.
−Removed: A failure to comply with the ISM Code may subject us to increased liability, invalidate existing insurance or
−Removed: decrease available insurance coverage for the affected vessels and result in a denial of access to or detention in certain ports, all of which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and liquidity.
+Added: A failure to comply with the ISM Code may subject us to increased liability, invalidate existing insurance or decrease available insurance coverage for the affected vessels and result in a denial of access to or detention in certain ports, all of which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and liquidity.
Compliance with existing or changing laws and regulations could adversely affect our business.
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Our ability to access additional funding as and when needed, our ability to timely refinance and/or replace outstanding debt and credit facilities on acceptable terms and our cost of funding will depend upon numerous factors including, but not limited to, the condition of the financial markets, our financial performance and credit ratings and the performance of our industry in general.
−Removed: Any inability to satisfy any covenants required by existing or future credit facilities could adversely impact our liquidity.
−Removed: Our outstanding notes contain certain covenants and are secured by substantially all of our assets.
−Removed: Any failure to comply with such terms, conditions, and covenants, or successfully amend our covenants, could result in an event of default.
−Removed: Further, if an event of default under a facility were to occur, cross default provisions, if any, could cause our other outstanding debt, if any, to be immediately due and payable.
−Removed: Upon such an occurrence, there could be no assurance that we would have sufficient liquidity to repay or the ability to refinance the borrowings under any such credit facilities or settle other outstanding contracts if such amounts were accelerated upon an event of default.
−Removed: Any inability to satisfy any covenants required by our debt agreements could result in an acceleration of certain of our indebtedness.
+Added: Any inability to satisfy any covenants required by our existing or future debt agreements could result in an acceleration of certain of our indebtedness.
We are subject to various covenants in the instruments governing our debt.
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The instruments governing our debt also contain cross default provisions or cross acceleration provisions that could cause all of the debt issued under such instruments to become immediately due and payable as a result of a default under an unrelated debt instrument.
−Removed: Upon such an occurrence, there could be no assurance that we would have sufficient liquidity to repay or the ability to refinance the borrowings under our outstanding debt instruments or settle other outstanding contracts if such amounts
−Removed: were accelerated upon an event of default.
+Added: Upon such an occurrence, there could be no assurance that we would have sufficient liquidity to repay or the ability to refinance the borrowings under our outstanding debt instruments or settle other outstanding contracts if such amounts were accelerated upon an event of default.
We may need to conduct an asset sale or pursue other alternatives, including proceedings under applicable insolvency laws relating to some or all of our business.
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citizens is in excess of 24.99% of the common stock, or otherwise prevent non-U.S.
−Removed: citizens in the aggregate from beneficially owning shares in excess of 24.99% of any class or series of capital stock, or fail to exercise our redemption or forced sale rights because we are unaware that ownership exceeds such percentage, we will likely be unable to comply with the Coastwise Laws and will likely be required by the applicable governmental authorities to suspend our operations in the U.S.
+Added: citizens in the aggregate from beneficially owning shares in excess of 24.99% of any class or series of capital stock, or fail to exercise our redemption or forced sale rights because we are unaware that ownership
+Added: exceeds such percentage, we will likely be unable to comply with the Coastwise Laws and will likely be required by the applicable governmental authorities to suspend our operations in the U.S.
coastwise trade.
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