CLIA CEO: Cruise Industry Shows “Sign of Great Optimism”
In 2024, 34.6 million passengers cruised, a number expected to rise to 37 million this year and soar to 42 million by 2028, revealed Bud Darr, president and CEO, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
In delivering the keynote “State of the Industry” address on Tuesday to thousands of attendees attending the 40th annual Seatrade Cruise Global conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
“This is a sign not just that we’re getting bigger,” said Darr, who took the helm of CLIA just two months ago after Kelly Craighead—who had resigned earlier in 2024—departed the association in late December.
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