Nik CoutinhoVICTORIA, B.C. (July 2, 2025) – FRS Clipper, a leading provider of fast ferry, wildlife and whale watching tours, and vacation planning services in the Pacific Northwest, welcomes their new Director of Sales and Marketing, Nik Coutinho. Nik will lead business development, marketing, product, and call center teams at FRS Clipper.

Nik Coutinho is an experienced tourism leader with over a decade of work along the British Columbia coast, most recently leading sales and marketing for Prince of Whales, a wildlife and whale watching service with tours departing from Victoria, Vancouver, and Telegraph Cove, B.C. In that role he spearheaded award-winning sustainability and community engagement initiatives, drove continuous growth in revenue and profitability, and helped earn Prince of Whales recognition as TripAdvisor’s #1 experience in Canada.

“FRS Clipper is thrilled to have Nik on the team,” said CEO Mark Collins. “He will play a key role in strengthening cross-border tourism between Canada and the U.S., and his industry knowledge and expertise will help us deliver even better experiences for our guests and partners.”

In addition to his new role with FRS Clipper, Nik volunteers as Vice President of the Wilderness Tourism Association of BC and sits on several tourism and sustainability committees.

“Joining FRS Clipper is an exciting opportunity to bridge incredible destinations and cultures through meaningful travel experiences. I’m passionate about the ocean, wildlife, and sustainable tourism, and I’m looking forward to helping grow a brand that connects people to the Pacific Northwest in such a memorable way,” Coutinho said.

About FRS Clipper  

Since 1986 Clipper Navigation, Ltd. has provided transportation and tours to more than eight million travelers. Travel between Seattle, WA and Victoria, B,C,, takes two hours and forty-five minutes via the fast and convenient Clipper ferry, connecting downtown Seattle and Victoria’s Inner Harbour. An experienced operator of high-speed ferries, Clipper Navigation, Ltd. is a proud participant in Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification program that addresses key environmental issues through 12 performance indicators including greenhouse gases, air emissions, spill prevention, waste management, environmental leadership, and community impacts.

About FRS 

The FRS Group, based in Flensburg, Germany has grown over the past 150 years from a regional passenger ship operator into an internationally active group of companies with over 1,500 employees. FRS operates 65 ships worldwide, with five more under construction. Today, the portfolio of the FRS Group, which is based in northern Germany, includes 14 operating subsidiaries based in Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. The broad positioning and international presence of the FRS Group emphasizes its status as a leading provider of shipping connections worldwide.