Clia News

European tourism sector calls for greater coordination among nations
Passengers and business alike need a stable and coherent European framework to restart travelling and safely prepare for spring, it was argued.
Laurent to take up CLIA leadership in Europe
Cruise Lines International Association has announced the appointment of Marie-Caroline Laurent as director general for CLIA in Europe. She will assume the role on November 15th.

CLIA Cruise Week to return this month
CLIA UK & Ireland has announced a range of trade-specific cruise activity for September. This includes its annual CLIA Cruise Week, which this year will run from September 20-24.

New safety protocols adopted as cruise sector prepares for relaunch
Cruise Lines International Association has confirmed it will adopt a new set of health protocols as part of a phased-in, highly controlled resumption of operations in North America.

New leadership for CLIA in Europe
Cruise Lines International Association has announced the appointment of Ukko Metsola as director general for the organisation in Europe.

US cruise lines extend suspension of sailing into October
Cruise Lines International Association has announced that its ocean-going members have agreed to suspend United States cruise operations until at least October 31st.

Ireland Cruise Conference to return in November
The conference follows the success of the inaugural Ireland Cruise Conference held in Dublin last November, which was attended by almost 100 travel agents.

Cruise heroes to be honoured at CLIA Conference
The flagship three-day conference is the largest travel agent conference in the UK, which this year saw over 700 travel professionals in attendance.

CLIA River Cruise Conference to showcase four vessels
This year’s CLIA River Cruise Conference will include four ship visits and an overnight stay onboard, organisers have revealed.

Goldstein steps up as CLIA global chair
Adam Goldstein succeeds Arnold Donald, president, Carnival Corporation, who served has CLIA global chairman since January 2017.

CLIA unveils commitment to cut carbon emissions sharply by 2030
Cruise Lines International Association has announced a global cruise industry commitment to reduce the rate of carbon emissions across the industry fleet 40 per cent by 2030.

CLIA reveals £10b cruise impact on UK economy
The cruise industry generated more than €10 billion for the UK economy in 2017, representing around 22 per cent of the cruise industry’s ‘total output’ across Europe.