Andre Pettersen
Chief Product Officer & Hotel Operations at Hurtigruten, Norwegian cruise and hospitality executive specializing in Arctic expeditions and food & beverage operations.
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Jun 12, 2026
Aaron MillarHOST
This is André Pettersen, the man responsible for Hurtigruten's Food and Community Connections.
Andre PettersenGUEST
First of all, you're in a lot of different fjords, in and out of fjords, and then you are surrounded with steep mountains a lot of the time.
Andre PettersenGUEST
People are waving their flags when we pass by, and you have these small, uh, houses, cabins.
Andre PettersenGUEST
You have, uh, amazing fjords, you have waterfalls, and then you have the snow-capped mountains.
Andre PettersenGUEST
And the sea is like a glass when it's, like, no wind, and you just feel like you are sailing through something that, uh, Edvard Munch has painted or something like that.
Andre PettersenGUEST
And also, if you are so lucky to go into the Trollfjord, it's a really narrow, small fjord, but it feels like you can touch the mountain from the ship.
19 MINS LATER
Aaron MillarHOST
And that isn't even that surprising because the first time you see the northern lights, it's unlike anything you've ever experienced before.