The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has appointed Charles “Bud” Darr as its new president and CEO, February 3, 2025. Darr succeeds Kelly Craighead, who, earlier this year, announced her plans to
Construction is underway at the Port of Galveston to convert an existing cargo warehouse into the port’s fourth cruise terminal. The $151 million cruise complex at Pier 16 will include a 165,000-square-foot
One key take-away from the just-released Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) 2024 State of the Cruise Industry report: 2023 passenger volume reached 31.7 million— surpassing 2019 by 7%. Against that backdrop, all
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has promoted Donnie Brown to senior vice president, global maritime policy, effective December 1, 2023. In this new role, Brown will lead CLIA’s strategic efforts to
On July 7, 2023, the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its participating maritime countries set their Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions strategy to achieve net zero “by or around” 2050. As
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released its 2023 Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices Report, saying that it shows concrete progress by the sector in advancing its green agenda.
In an announcement welcomed by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Transport Canada has announced that cruising will return to Canadian waters in the first week of April. “The ability to welcome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has raised its COVID-19 Travel Health Notice level for cruising from Level 3 to Level 4, the highest level. The CDC says this reflects increases
May 2021 As the pandemic saga continues to unfold, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been under gathering pressure to end its ban on cruising, which has had a devastating economic
Earlier last month, Port Canaveral in Florida marked a historic milestone in the safe, reliable transportation and delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in North America as the Q-LNG 4000, a cutting-edge
