AN expanded international lineup for Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) Virtual Cruise Forum has been announced. Offering insight from key international leaders and regional executives steering the cruise industry’s recovery, registrations for the Virtual Cruise Forum have now reached 600, equal to CLIA’s biggest Cruise360 Australasia conference, the most recently...
AN expanded international lineup for Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) Virtual Cruise Forum has been announced.
Offering insight from key international leaders and regional executives steering the cruise industry’s recovery, registrations for the Virtual Cruise Forum have now reached 600, equal to CLIA’s biggest Cruise360 Australasia conference, the most recently held congress in 2019 (CW 02 Sep 2019).
The 27 Aug Virtual Cruise Forum will be held online in lieu of this year’s Cruise360 to provide an essential update for the region’s cruise community, and new speakers will include Royal Caribbean International Vice President Asia Pacific Angie Stephen (pictured), Norwegian Cruise Lines Vice President & Managing Director APAC Ben Angell and CLIA Managing Director UK & Ireland Andy Harmer.
The Virtual Cruise Forum is open to all CLIA Australasia and Asia members & stakeholders at no charge, and will feature live panel discussions and interviews.
Topics will include a state of the industry update on cruising’s road to recovery, how the cruise sector is working to rebuild confidence, how travel advisors can achieve new relevance as cruise specialists, and how close collaborations have resulted in successful resumptions of operations internationally.
Other key speakers already announced include CLIA Global President & Chief Executive Officer Kelly Craighead, MSC Cruises Chief Executive Officer Gianni Onorato, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises President & Chief Executive Officer Ellen Bettridge, Regent Seven Seas Cruises President & Chief Executive Officer Jason Montague, Singapore Tourism Board Director Cruise Development Annie Chang, CLIA Australasia Chair Gavin Smith, CLIA Advocacy Committee Chair Sture Myrmell, Ponant Chair Asia Pacific Sarina Bratton and Virtuoso Senior Vice President, Global Operations Michael Londregan.
The event will run from 10am to 4pm AEST.
For further details and registration, CLICK HERE.
