Tagged: CLIA

Today’s (March 30) decision by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to altogether remove the Travel Health Notice for cruising recognizes the effective public health measures in place on cruise ships and begins to level the playing field, between cruise and similarly situated venues on land, for the first time since March 2020. (more…)

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) in Canada welcomes the announcement today by the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, confirming the return of cruise to Canadian waters the first week of April 2022. (more…)

CLIA in Brazil (Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises) and its members today (March 2, 2022) confirmed the continuation of the national cruise season in Brazil beginning March 5, 2022 with sailings scheduled until April 18, 2022. (more…)

“The protocols adopted by every CLIA cruise-line member remain unequaled by other industries. Cruise lines are a model for adopting and employing highly effective, layered mitigation measures and have proven their effectiveness in a way that is unmatched by virtually any other commercial setting.” (more…)

CLIA Brazil (Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises) and its associates have taken the decision to extend for another 14 days the suspension of operations in the ports of Brazil, now scheduled until February 18, 2022. (more…)

“The decision by the CDC to raise the travel level for cruise is particularly perplexing considering that cases identified on cruise ships consistently make up a very slim minority of the total population onboard—far fewer than on land—and the majority of those cases are asymptomatic or mild in nature, posing little to no burden on medical resources onboard or onshore. ” (more…)

“Cruise Lines International Association joins our peers across the travel and tourism sector to express our appreciation to the Biden Administration for recognizing the importance of international travel to the U.S. economy and for establishing a path for international visitors to travel to the United States responsibly. (more…)

Cruise Lines International Association, the leading voice of the global cruise industry, today, June 25, 2021, joined the international community in recognizing International Day of the Seafarer. (more…)

CLIA, which represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity and the largest network of travel agents and agencies specializing in cruise travel, today reiterated its call for the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) to be lifted—issuing the following statement: (more…)

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement: (more…)

CLIA, which represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, today called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) and allow for the planning of a phased resumption of cruise operations from U.S. ports by the beginning of July. (more…)