Did You Know...?

The North American cruise industry operates as an international business and, therefore, is subject to the rules and regulations of many jurisdictions. In addition, it voluntarily supports the efforts of many outstanding organizations, institutions and agencies to ensure it maintains its leadership role in improving safety, environmental and maritime policies and procedures throughout the world. Here is but a sampling of the organizations that work with today's cruise industry.

United States Coast Guard (USCG)

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

U.S. Public Health Service (USPH)

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

American Bureau of Shipping

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

The Seamen's Church Institute

International Labor Organization (ILO)

International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)

Lloyd's Register of Shipping

Det Norske Veritas

Germanischer Lloyd

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

British Coastguard Agency

Marine Safety Agency

Maritime Security Council

Bureau Veritas

Registro Italiano Navale Group (RINA)

International Association of Classification Societies

European Union