| CLIA Cruise News & Views 25 Feb 16

AWARD WINNERS:
As widely reported in the trade
media, the 15th Annual Cruise
Industry Awards, held last Saturday
in Sydney, was a smashing success!
For those in attendance, if you were
not a finalist or better yet a winner,
the highlight was most likely your
surprise when the super talented
Tina Arena arrived on stage. Talk
about a WOW moment that was a
well-kept secret prior to the night –
we hope you enjoyed!
So the benchmark for next year is a
little higher (yet again) and we will
certainly be pulling out all stops to
deliver as the host again next year.
I would like to make special mention
of the way in which Tina Arena
became a reality for this event as
obviously these sorts of acts come
with a reasonably hefty price tag.
We are blessed with a number
of individuals (that will be
embarrassed if I name them) who
need to be acknowledged for
their contribution in bringing two
very serious competitors (RCI &
WLCL) together to support a show
stopping performance. This was not
only a very generous act but also
acknowledgment on their part of
what the trade means to them.
Congratulations to all the finalists
and of course winners from the
night. With most of our categories
being a result of votes from the very
cruise lines you are selling, receiving
a “CLIA” would make for a very
satisfying night!
Click on the NEWS tab on the CLIA
website to see a list of all winners
from the night.

CONTRIBUTOR: Brett Jardine, CLIA Australia