Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) this morning released the full line-up of speakers and panellists for this year’s sold-out Cruise360 Australasia conference.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has unveiled a mid-year membership package that opens the door to the cruise industry’s biggest upcoming events – including Cruise360 Australasia in Sydney next month.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has confirmed a new date for its Cruise360 Australasia conference, which will now be held in Sydney on Thursday 25 August. The event had previously been planned for Friday 3 March, but was deferred a few weeks ago due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

CLIA Australasia has ditched plans to host this year’s Cruise360 conference in Sydney, slated for Friday 4 March 2022, until later in the year.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has increased the scale of its Cruise360 Australasia Conference in Sydney next year, releasing additional tickets after the easing of venue capacity restrictions in NSW.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) will make a special presentation of its Cruise Champion award at this year’s Cruise360 Australasia conference, recognising the determination of Australian and New Zealand travel agents during the pandemic.

Virgin Voyages has honed in on the “rebellious-luxe” cruise market, an audience President and CEO Tom McAlpin says are looking for an “alternative” and “new way” to cruise.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) will present new ways for travel agents to enhance their clients’ cruise holidays at its dedicated Executive Partner Product and Destination showcase, to be held in conjunction with this year’s Cruise360 Australasia conference in Sydney.

The proposed new cruise terminal at Sydney’s Port Botany was a hot topic of discussion during the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA) Australasia’s Cruise360 conference last Friday.

High demand for cruise sales agents and reservation staff has been addressed with the announcement last Friday at Cruise360 of a new traineeship program, under a joint collaboration between Cruise Lines International Association Australasia (CLIA), Apprenticeship Support Australia (ASA) and training provider, TAFE NSW.

The outgoing global head of the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA), Cindy D’Aoust, was in Australia last week for the annual Cruise360 conference held at the Hyatt Regency Sydney. D’Aoust has been with CLIA for the past four years, three of which as President and CEO, based in Washington DC where she lobbies with the US government over pressing cruise issues.

Responding to feedback from CLIA travel agent members for more social media training, CLIA Australasia and Asia Managing Director Joel Katz has announced this year’s conference will include a Social Media workshop by Jordana Borensztajn, a social media strategist, presentation skills coach and author of business-marketing book ‘Capture My Attention: How to Stand Out Online with Creative Content’.