Cruise Industry Partner Resources
Discover Curated insights, industry data, upcoming events, and strategic resources tailored for Executive Partners in the global cruise industry. This hub connects you to valuable content that supports your role in advancing innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence across the cruise sector.
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The cruise ecosystem includes jobs generated directly by the cruise industry but not strictly in cruise lines. It’s estimated that 1.2 million people around the world rely on cruise and the cruise ecosystem for their livelihoods. Partnerships are crucial to the cruise industry. The cruise ecosystem extends to business entities ashore. The cruise ecosystem extends to shipyards, suppliers, port authorities, terminal operators, provisioning companies, hotels, restaurants, catering, and group transportation, among others.
About the Cruise Industry
The cruise industry is a major sector within global tourism and maritime travel, offering experiences on ships that operate in various regions worldwide. It encompasses cruise lines, shipbuilding, ports, travel agencies, and related businesses.
Cruise Markets
The global cruise market spans across all 7 continents, is diverse and growing, with key regions offering unique experiences and contributing significantly to the industry's overall success.
Policies
Committed to surpassing regulatory standards in safety, security, and environmental stewardship, CLIA mandates annual verification from oceangoing cruise line CEOs to ensure full compliance with its policies.
Destination Stewardship
The cruise industry is a leader in responsible tourism and is committed to the highest standards of destination stewardship, supporting local economies and fostering respect for local populations, environments and cultures.
Research
CLIA commissions projects with world-renowned research partners to produce a broad slate of highly credible facts to promote the cruise industry's ongoing positive impacts on the world. To supplement these projects, CLIA conducts a variety of in-house research activities via polling as well as aggregation and anonymisation of collected Member data to tell important industry-level stories.
Previous Events
CLIA events give our members direct access to the people, conversations, and opportunities driving the cruise industry forward. They’re a platform to build strategic relationships, explore new business, and stay ahead in a fast-evolving market.
Business on the Bay
Business on the Bay welcomed over 800 cruise line industry colleagues to the Perez Art Museum Miami for an evening of networking on the Bay.
Diamond Reception on Seafair Yacht
This year, we brought together 150 of our Diamond Partners along with Cruise Line Leadership and VIPs for an evening of networking aboard the Seafair Yacht in Miami
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Research Insights
CLIA commissions projects with world-renowned research partners to produce a broad slate of highly credible facts to promote the cruise industry's ongoing positive impacts on the world. To supplement these projects, CLIA conducts a variety of in-house research activities via polling as well as aggregation and anonymisation of collected Member data to tell important industry-level stories.
Spend Intensity
$96 USD
Average amount each cruise traveler spends per port they visit based on a typical 7-day cruise
Percentage
70%
Cruise travelers that stay at least one night before or after the cruise
Become an Executive Partner
The CLIA Executive Partner Program is an exclusive, global platform that provides suppliers access to key cruise line decision makers and industry peers, with the aim to support you to grow your business, gain insight and expand your influence within the cruise industry.