Carnival and Royal Caribbean get their voice in new global cruise trade association
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There's no mention of the Costa Concordia in the announcement about the new global cruise trade association, but the incident, and the need for a more unified global voice, underlies its formation.
The Costa Concordia disaster early this year may have spurred nine cruise industry associations from North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific to form a just-announced global trade association under the Cruise Lines International Association banner.
The existing Fort Lauderdale-based Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) counts 26 North American cruise lines among its members, and the two largest cruise lines in the world, Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean International undoubtedly call the shots in this most-influential cruise association.
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