New measures for safety of the cruises introduced from the CLIA and the ETC



Today Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ETC) has introduced two initiatives for safety adopted by the crocieristica industry that preview the recording of the nationality of the boarded passengers and the definition of relative common elements to the instructions for the situations of emergency and the attainment of the points of collection of the passengers.

In particular, it is previewed that the nationality of all the boarded passengers on the cruise ships is recorded and that this information is returned available if the crash crews in case of incident necessary. Moreover the crocieristiche companies that are under responsibility of the CLIA and to the ETC have defined i following 12 common elements that they will be included in the instructions for the situations of emergency communicated to the passengers and in the signallings for the attainment of the Muster Station: when and as wearing a life jacket; description of the emergency signals and the adequate answers in case of emergency; localization of the life jackets; where to meet when an emergency signal comes issued; methodology of counts of the passengers to the collection points is in case of practice that of real emergency; as supplying the information in case of emergency; what to attend when the commander orders the evacuation of the ship; which additional information on safety are available; instructions if the passengers must return to the cabins before to meet to the Muster Station, between which relative detailed lists to drugs, the apparel and the life jackets; description of the main security systems and the functionalities; ways of escape and signalling of the emergency escapes; whoever to try in order to obtain additional information.

While the European Cruise Council has announced a relationship that it evidences as the increase of the European crocieristica industry is continued in spite of world-wide the economic crisis in action the study emphasizes as in the 2011 total contribution of the crocieristica industry to the European economy it has reached the quota record of 36,7 billion euros regarding 35,2 billion euros in the year precedence and with an increase of 54% regarding 2006.

Between the first beneficiaries of this increase they figure the European ship yards, than in quinquennium 2012-2016 they will deliver to 24 new ships to the crocieristiche companies for a total ability to 67.000 passengers and for a value total of beyond 12 billion euros. Moreover Europe turns out to be one of the main destinations for the passengers and the cruise ships, generating investments and procuring a contribution to the economy: about last year 5,6 million passengers (of which 800 thousand coming from outside Europe) they are boarded in an European port in order to carry out a cruise, with an increment of 7.1% on 2010. The crocieristica industry in Europe gives job to beyond 315 thousand people (in the 2010 was 308 thousand).

"In spite of the total economic crisis - Michael Thamm, councilman of ETC and president of AIDA Cruises has commented - continuous the crocieristica industry to show a strong increase. The number of people who have carried out a vacation in cruise in Europe is more than doubled in the last decade".

European Cruise Council's latest report on the contribution of cruise tourism to the European economy
European Cruise Council's latest report on the contribution of cruise tourism to the European economy

Total Economic Impacts of the Cruise Sector by Country, 2011
Country	Direct Expenditures € Million	Growth from 2010	Total Jobs	Total Compensation € Million
Italy	€ 4,450	-1,9%	100,089	€ 3,043
UK	€ 2,830	10,2%	63,834	€ 2,332
Germany	€ 2,524	9,5%	39,238	€ 1,433
Spain	€ 1,298	9,4%	27,497	€ 834
France	€ 1,224	25,9%	16,009	€ 726
Top Five	€ 12,326	6,5%	246,667	€ 8,368
Rest of the EU+3	€ 2,631	-9,4%	68,833	€ 1,434
Total	€ 14,957	3,3%	315,500	€ 9,802

European Passenger Statistics, 2006 - 2011 Millions
Category	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
European-Sourced Passengers	3.41	4.00	4.42	4.94	5.40	6.05
For Change cent		17.30	10.50	11.76	9.31	12.04
Embarkations from European Ports	3.61	4.29	4.69	4.84	5.20	5.56
For Change cent		18.84	9.32	3.20	7.44	6.92
Port-of-Call Passenger Visits	15.71	18.82	21.71	23.76	25.18	27.50
For Change cent		19.80	15.36	9.44	5.98	9.21

Western European Cruise Market 2009-11
Source Market	2009		2010		2011		% Change 2009/11
	Group total	Market Share	Group total	Market Share	Group total	Market Share
	1,000s Pax	%	1,000s Pax	%	1,000s Pax	%

UK¹	1,533	31	1,622	30	1,700	28.0	+11
Germany	1,026	21	1,219	22	1,388	22.9	+35
Italy	799	16	889	16	923	15.2	+16
Spain	587	12	645	12	703	11.6	+20
France	347	7	387	7	441	7.3	+27
Other	652	13	690	13	913	15	+40
Total²	4,944	100	5,452	100	6,068	100	+23
¹ Including Ireland. ² Totals exclude estimates for Russia and Eastern Europe, making up to total of 6,18 million.