“The cruise industry today thanks and honors the 1.5 million seafarers around the world for their unrelenting commitment to maritime service,” said CLIA President and CEO Christine Duffy. “They are the lifeblood of our industry, ensuring each day that families and cruise patrons worldwide enjoy a safe, reliable, and sustainable cruise. While we celebrate them today, we are working diligently as an industry to maintain the highest standards of safety and fair treatment for our crews, and to create best workplace cultures that reward outstanding performance.”
The cruise industry provides employment for seafarers from more than 150 countries, and more than 80 percent return for repeat employment. In addition to the cruise industry, seafarers play a vital role in the economy and sustainable development worldwide, enabling ships to carry more than 90 percent of world trade.
Additionally, the charity funded by CLIA’s member cruise lines, Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF), has made a $5,000 donation to The Seamen’s Church Institute in commemoration of the Day of the Seafarer. Founded in 1834, the Institute is North America's largest and most comprehensive mariners' service agency, promoting safety, dignity, and improved working and living conditions for millions of men and women serving in the maritime workplace.
The Day of the Seafarer is one of the annual United Nations Observances. It was first established in 2011 as a result of the June 2010 Conference of Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, which adopted major revisions to the STCW Convention and Code.# # # About CLIA
The nonprofit Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is the world's largest cruise industry organization. CLIA represents the interests of 26 member lines and participates in the regulatory and policy development process while supporting measures that foster a safe, secure and healthy cruise ship environment. CLIA is also engaged in travel agent training, research and marketing communications to promote the value and desirability of cruise vacations with thousands of travel agency and travel agent members across North America. For more information on CLIA, the cruise industry, and CLIA-member cruise lines and travel agencies, visit www.cruising.org. CLIA can also be followed on the Cruise Lines International Association's Facebook and Twitter fan pages.
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