| CLIA Update 25 Aug 21

WITH Joel Katz, MD, CLIA Australasia – More cruise milestones:
Cruising’s global recovery
has advanced further in recent
days as the first ships to sail from
key American ports set out on
landmark voyages.
Carnival Cruise Line resumed
Mexican Riviera sailings on Sat as
Carnival Panorama set out from
Long Beach, California, Royal
Caribbean International operated
the first cruise from the New York
region on Sun when Oasis of the
Seas began a test cruise from
Cape Liberty in New Jersey, and
on Mon, Crystal Cruises began the
first cruise from Boston aboard
Crystal Symphony for Bermuda.
This progress further highlights
the lack of action in Australia,
where governments have still
yet to agree on a framework for
cruising’s resumption.
CLIA this week renewed its
call for cruising to be included
in Australia’s four-phase plan
for reopening and has written
to the Prime Minister seeking a
breakthrough in discussions.
Despite frustrations in Australia,
our industry has achieved an
enormous amount internationally,
with almost 1m pax successfully
sailing since resumption.
This success – and the challenges
we still face – will be a big part
of our Virtual Cruise Forum on
Fri, where CLIA members will
gain important insight from
international and regional cruise
leaders – register here.