CLIA Cruise Month: About Us & Our Agents
What is all the fuss about CLIA Cruise Month and who are CLIA anyway?
CLIA is the Cruise Line International Association and the Australasian CLIA hosts Cruise Month every October to promote cruise to agents and travellers alike.
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is the world's largest cruise association and is dedicated to the promotion and growth of the cruise industry
CLIA offers the only official cruise industry approved certification scheme for travel agents around the world, where each individual can follow their own e-learning path at their own pace to gain cruise specialist certification. CLIA’s Professional Development and Training programs are rated the best in the industry and leverage a wealth of expert knowledge and partnerships to deliver valuable education to travel agents and other industry professionals. Our online courses cover a multitude of topics including the appeal and value of cruising, ship design and terminology, the onboard and shore-side experience, recommending and closing a sale, specialisation, upselling and cross-selling, key cruise regions, and important regulative and advocacy information. These topics and many more are applied to the various types of cruising, including ocean, luxury, expedition and river cruising.
CLIA's mission is to promote policies and practices that foster a safe, secure and healthy cruise ship environment; educate and train its travel agent members; and promote and explain the value, desirability and affordability of a cruise holiday.
More than 50,000 travel agencies are affiliated with CLIA around the world and display the CLIA seal (which identifies them as authorities on selling cruise holidays).
Industry Responsibility
CLIA has consistently demonstrated its commitment to safety, public health, environmental responsibility, security, emergency medical response and crew care, passenger protection and supportive legislative initiatives.
QUICK STATS ABOUT CLIA AND CLIA CERTIFICATION.
More than 55,000 travel agents around the world < 7% of certified agents are Masters – forming an exclusive group of specialists CLIA is the world's largest cruise community. Point here to note is that I attained my CLIA Masters qualification 7 years ago and have kept it up to date ever since.
The CLIA online Learning Academy includes over 80 training courses by CLIA and CLIA cruise line members, hundreds of downloadable resources relating to over 95% of the Global cruise capacity for agents to leverage in their learning pathways.
Booking a cruise with a CLIA Cruise Line member using an accredited CLIA Agent is the best way to ensure you are making all the right decisions and exploring the right options to make your cruise the most successful holiday option for you.