| 04 May 22

WITH Joel Katz

MD, CLIA Australasia

Seatrade takes us forward

Last week’s Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 conference in Miami provided a fantastic opportunity for our industry to come together at the international level, showing our resilience and our resolve as we work towards recovery.

It also provided a platform for key announcements on our environmental goals. Among these is a commitment by CLIA ocean-going cruise lines to pursue net zero carbon cruising globally by 2050, which will build on progress already underway and translate directly into investment in the tech solutions needed to achieve more.

As part of this, CLIA also announced that by 2035 all ships calling at ports where shoreside electricity is available will be equipped to use these facilities, allowing engines to be switched off while berthed at port.

As cruising emerges from the pandemic, initiatives like these will demonstrate our environmental leadership and help our travel agents to address clients’ sustainability concerns.

Seatrade also provided an opportunity to welcome Australia into cruising’s global recovery, and Tourism Australia’s Managing Director Phillipa Harrison provided a video message to celebrate the return of Australian cruising.

She spoke of the strong demand that can be expected as cruise ships come back to local waters — CLICK HERE to see her full video.