This publication is a translation of an excerpt from Official Norwegian Report, NOU 2022: 1 Cruise traffic in Norwegian waters and adjacent sea areas – Maritime safety, emergency preparedness and rescue. The translated excerpts are Chapter 1 Summary, Chapter 7 The challenge picture and Chapter 14 Overall assessment of the recommendations. NOU 2022: 1 was prepared by a Government-appointed committee (the Cruise Committee), which submitted its report to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security on 23 February 2022.