New in Cruise: Executive Insight, New Terminal and New Ships
Last week, more than 3,000 leaders and staff from cruise lines, shipyards, maritime groups, national tourism boards, destinations, supply companies, travel agencies and media gathered at the Miami Beach Convention Center in South Florida for Seatrade Cruise Global.
As the world’s largest cruise conference unfolded, Bud Darr, the president and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), delivered the “State of the Cruise Industry” keynote address. In that address, he noted “a great sign of optimism” for the cruise industry.
Following that presentation, Josh Weinstein, Jason Liberty, Harry Sommer and Pierfrancesco Vago, the top executives of Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Group, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and MSC Group, respectively, offered their insight about tariffs, private islands, the Mexico head tax and other cruise topics.
They, too, were bullish on the industry.
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