The Chairman and CEO of the American group Royal Caribbean Cruises, Jason Liberty, has been nominated Chairman of the international cruise association Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Liberty took over in the role to Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises, who He has held it since 2021.

"Mr. Liberty," said the president and CEO of CLIA, Kelly Craighead, on the occasion of the appointment - takes over the presidency in A time when the sector is seizing the momentum generated by strong demand and our associates are driving forward ambitious sustainability initiatives in an effort to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050'. "I would also like to thank Vado for his leadership of the presidency over the past three years, addressing difficult times and creating a solid foundation for the future growth of the sector'.

Liberty became president and CEO of Royal Caribbean at the beginning of 2022 after a career spanning nearly two decades in the cruise industry and after having been for many years Chief Financial Officer of the Cruise Group.

On the occasion of Liberty's appointment, CLIA announced that the Projected estimate of world cruise traffic in 2023 is 31.5 million passengers, or 106% of the year's levels pre-pandemic 2019, and for 2024 traffic of about 35 million cruise passengers.