commerce secretary howard button class month suggested that trump would demand the cruise lines pay morees. here is more insight norwegian cruise line ceo harry sommer. thank you for coming on the show. are you on the ship or dryland today. >> i'm on dryland europe my home office in south florida. let's talk about the 3t's, travel, tariffs and taxes tariffs are the news so i would like to start their. to what extent did they affect your business excel reports that they are canceling their trips out of fear of prices. >> so far in the last few weeks is a little volatility we see no discernible changes in the booking patterns bookings are strong, cancellations are normal levels we continue to be very optimistic about the future and the recent news over the last day or so that the tariffs are being postponed, yet once again. we are hopeful while this is short-term volatility that the long-term remains amazingly bright. >> i also want to ask you about taxes, commerce secretary howard button made comments about the cruise industry not paying enough taxes. your stock and your competitor stocks