Royal Caribbean International
president Adam Goldstein has
hailed how CLIA has worked to
bring cruise firms together on
major issues in the last year.
ALTHOUGH fiercely competitive in the global
marketplace, described as like “cats and dogs”,
Goldstein said he is very happy with the effect
that Cruise Lines International Association
(CLIA) was having on the industry.
Speaking during a speedy one-day visit
to Sydney last week, the Royal Caribbean
president and CEO said the state of the
industry from a global representation point of
view prior to CLIA didn’t make a lot of sense.
“We had the situation where there were
many more cruise organisations than there
were significant cruise companies,” he said.
Earlier this year, the body formerly known
as International Cruise Council Australasia
morphed into CLIA Australasia (CW 21 Mar),
complete with a new logo.
“It’s been very apparent in these last months
the power that concept of CLIA having a global
footprint and being able to present itself to
governments, to media, to travel agents and so
forth on behalf of the cruise industry globally,”
Goldstein said.
“That was very apparent when the different
hearings that took place a few months ago
were happening – CLIA was speaking with the
presence that it wouldn’t have been able to
manufacture here in the past.
“When it comes to safety, security,
environment, medical and public health – the
level of cooperation and interaction is by far
the best that I’ve observed in my 25 years in
the industry,” he added.
MEANWHILE, popular demand for Royal
Caribbean’s WOW Sale saw the sale extended,
but has now been confirmed to end tomorrow.
