CLIA Press Releases

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced today that Michael J. McGarry has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs. McGarry is a veteran senior executive with extensive corporate, agency, trade association and political experience, most recently serving as Managing Partner for R2M Solutions, LLC, a risk and reputation management firm he founded in Washington, DC.

“I am very pleased to have Mike McGarry join the CLIA team.

In response to the Concordia incident and as part of the industry’s continuous efforts to review and improve safety measures, the Cruise Lines International Association, Inc.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today opened nominations for the eighth annual Cruise Industry Hall of Fame, with 2012 inductees to be honored at a gala dinner April 28 at cruise3sixty in Fort Lauderdale.

On January 13, 2012, Costa Cruises' vessel, the Costa Concordia, struck rock off the coast of Tuscany, Italy after departing from Civitavecchia, on a seven-day voyage with approximately 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members.  While the large majority of passengers and crew were evacuated successfully, there was also loss of life and injuries. Costa Cruises and Italian authorities continue to search for passengers and crew that remain unaccounted for. It will be some time before the cause, or causes, of the collision are determined.

Cruise lines are redefining shipboard dining, shattering myths along the way, and the 16 million vacationers who are expected to have cruised in 2011 would not have it any other way.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced the appointment of Thomas C. Hohman to the position of Chief Financial Officer. With more than twenty years in finance, accounting and business operations, Hohman will oversee all finance, administration and IT functions at the association.

Travel agency members of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) took advantage of the recent week-long National Cruise Vacation Week (NCVW) promotion, reporting an expected $55+ million in sales resulting from NCVW events during the period October 17-23 and virtual promotions throughout October, generating over $7 million in potential commissions.

Barely six months after launching the program, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has congratulated its first Accredited Cruise Manager (ACM) graduate.

North American vacationers will have a one-time opportunity to buy cruises at incredible values during "The World's Largest Cruise Sale" October 17-23. That is when 25 cruise line members of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and over 5,000 travel agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada will team up for National Cruise Vacation Week (NCVW).

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has recently worked with Google to co-host “Cruise Digital Marketing 2011,” with the goal of analyzing and understanding the impact of the digital world from a marketing perspective with reference to the travel industry.

Questions about effectively reaching customers, analyzing existing data to drive results and differentiating one brand from another were only some of the many subjects discussed during the event, which offered a fresh perspective on technology for the marketing experts in the travel industry and beyond.