Cruise Lines International Association opens a center in Italy



Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), main world-wide association of the crocieristica industry, has announced the decision to open a representation in Italy. The national center of CLIA Italy will be installed to Rome and will be guided by Francesco Galietti which national director of the association.

"They are very pleased - it has yesterday declared Christine Duffy, president and managing director of the CLIA, in occasion of the day of inauguration of the manifestation Cruise Shipping Miami - to announce the constitution of CLIA Italy which more recent member of family CLIA. With the creation of CLIA Italy - it has emphasized - we assert our support and the engagement towards a nation that has been, is, and without a doubt it will continue to being, of vital importance for our future. Through CLIA Italy the industry will be able to assist own associates at best in what it is the third greater crocieristico market in Europe and to make sure that they benefit of the wide capacity of the programs of the CLIA that support an increase in charge of the cruises. - Christine Duffy has remembered - last year 869 thousand Italians have reserved a vacation in cruise and more than two million than fleeting they are themselves boarded on a cruise ship in Italy. Moreover Italy is an important market of destination and a shipbuilding important nation for the naval one".

"Which primary destination, which important source of the market and which leader in the construction of ships - Pierfrancesco Vago has confirmed, president of CLIA Europe - Italy is one of the more important markets for the industry of the cruises in the world and the greatest European nation in terms of total direct expense: in the 2012 industry it has spold 4,46 billion euros in this nation".

"With the extension of at the market Italian CLIA - the general secretary of CLIA Europe has explained, Robert Ashdown - our Network in Europe and Italy is time more consolidated that never. If the last years have been difficult for the industry of the cruises in Europe, we have always obtained an increase record. The integrated Network of CLIA Europe allows us to ulteriorly unify the field under an only voice to the aim to continue to face together challenges common and to place the field for future successes".

CLIA Italy comes abreast to the others six national representations already constituted in Europe by CLIA, that is CLIA UK & Ireland, CLIA Germany, CLIA France, CLIA Spain, CLIA Netherlands and CLIA Belgium & Luxembourg.

While, taking part yesterday to the inauguration of the thirtieth edition of the fair on the cruises to Miami, Christine Duffy has announced that CLIA considers that in the 2014 fleet of 410 ships put in field from the companies that join the association, that constitutes about 95% of the total ability to the world-wide fleet crocieristica, will accommodate 21,7 million passengers regarding 21,3 million passengers in 2013. Duffy has remembered that, in order to tackle to such increase, the crocieristiche companies have in program to equip themselves of 24 new ships within the end of 2015.

The analysis of the CLIA for the single market of the Mediterranean previews that in 2014 this it will represent 18.9% of world-wide the crocieristico market, with a contraction regarding 21.7% in 2013. The market share of the Europe North is previewed instead to go up from 10.9% of 2013 to 11.1% in 2014. A rise of the quota the main crocieristico market of the Caribbean is attended also, from 34.4% of 2013 to 37.3% in 2014, while a bending is attended is of the cruises in Alaska (from 4.8% to 4.5%) and in South America (from 3.9% to 3.3%). The market share of the cruises in Asia is previewed to grow from 3.4% of 2013 to 4.4% in 2014 and a rise is attended also in Australia (from 5.0% to 5.9%). According to the forecasts, the quota the remaining crocieristici markets will come down from 15.8% of 2013 to 14.5% in 2014.