Groups from Asia, Europe, Latin America and Canada come together to boost advocacy, marketing as industry scrutiny mounts The $14 million-revenue, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Cruise Lines International Association and eight other cruise industry groups from around the world have united under the CLIA name to increase lobbying, regulatory and marketing efforts, CLIA announced Dec. 17. The move comes nearly a year after the Costa Concordia partially sank off the coast of Italy, leaving 32 dead. "With this structure, we will meet the needs of the industry together," CLIA CEO Christine Duffy told CEO Update. "So much of the growth that the cruise industry is experiencing is… Read More