Luxury cruise leaders have outlined their visions for the future and priorities for their Australian and New Zealand markets in a four-day virtual event series hosted this week by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia.

Tahiti-based small ship operator Paul Gauguin Cruises has partnered with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to support its presence in Australia and New Zealand, joining the industry organisation as a Regional Cruise Line, Australasia.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has launched its latest education course for travel agents, World River Cruising, adding to dozens of online training opportunities available as part of CLIA membership.

Calling all CLIA Members. Mark the diary. The ultra-luxury cruise sector’s big-wigs will be online next month taking part in Cruise Line International Association’s (CLIA’s) Luxury Cruise Showcase, from 14 to 17 September.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced its ocean-going cruise line members have agreed to voluntarily suspend US cruise operations for the third time, until at least 31 October 2020.

Cruise lines with high-density vessels are likely to take months, if not years, to return to their capacity heyday when new health and safety protocols come into effect, driven by the pandemic. The likely ship passenger capacity reductions were mentioned by Adam Goldstein, Global Chair of the Cruise Lines International Association, while addressing media in Australia and New Zealand on a conference call from the US yesterday [22 July 2020].

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will recommence sailing next week, with a heavily reduced passenger count and extensive hygiene and preventive measures. The service reboot begins with a series of five-day voyages from Germany to Scandinavia and eight-day cruises to the Norwegian Fjords and Baltic Sea.

CLIA has launched a video Q&A series on Facebook for its travel advisor members, addressing some of the most commonly asked questions about the cruise industry in Australia and New Zealand.

Ocean cruising from US ports is now off the agenda until 15 September 2020. The voluntary extended pause impacts member cruise operators of the Cruise Lines International Association.

The shutdown of Australia’s cruise industry due to the coronavirus pandemic has cost the country $500 million so far, a figure that is projected to be around one-third of the total economic loss if the local cruise ban continues into mid-September.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is offering open access to its new online training course Cruise Champion, making it available to travel agents and other industry supporters from outside CLIA’s membership.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has expressed concern for the cruise industry being singled out during the coronavirus pandemic. Responding to a refreshed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “No Sail Order” to US ports – that has the potential of lasting up to 100 days – CLIA said the mandate will have “unintended consequences” on the cruise sector.