Global cruise travel continues meteoric growth

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CLIA’s member cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line

CRUISE Lines International Association’s (CLIA) 2016 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook report reveals that global cruise travel is set to grow and evolve at groundbreaking speeds.

Passenger numbers are expected to rise from 15 million in 2006 to 24 million in 2016, with member liners scheduled to debut 27 new ocean, river and specialty ships next year.

According to CLIA, cruise industry expenditures generated US$119.9 billion in total output worldwide in 2014, with 80 per cent of CLIA member agents expecting to see an increase in cruise sales next year compared to 2015 figures.

The report provides a multitude of reasons accounting for the growth, such as the rise in popularity of river cruising, increase in number of overall cruise ships globally, surge in passenger volume in Asia from 775,000 in 2012 to nearly 1.4 million passengers in 2014, and many more.

Australia has also contributed significantly to cruise travel numbers, growing from 158,000 passengers in 2004 to more than 1 million in 2014.

At current, there are more than 30,000 CLIA cruise specialist agents compared to 12,000 in 2010.

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