The board of directors of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) appointed Adam Goldstein to chairman, effective January 1, 2015. Goldstein, president and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, will take over from Howard Frank, chairman of Costa Crociere, who had served as CLIA Chair since 2010.
Under the chairmanship of Frank, CLIA implemented the association’s new global structure under a unified mission of “One Industry, One Voice.” The association also expanded its offerings and value to travel agent Members, and to destinations, ports, and industry suppliers under its Executive Partner membership program.
Port Everglades received over 4 million passengers in 2014, with a record number 3.88 million multi-day moves and 121,321 daily moves, according to preliminary fiscal year 2014 statistics. Port officials attribute the increase to more cruise ships sailing during the summer and the cruise lines offering more four- and five-night sailing itineraries.
The South Florida cruise port also bested the 4 million mark in 2004 with 4,075,406 passengers, but with fewer multi-day passengers at 2,675,296. In 2004, several ships were diverted to Port Everglades from other ports that suffered hurricane damages. The Port’s 20-Year Master/Vision Plan estimates that Port Everglades will reach 5.6 million cruise passenger moves by the year 2033.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is offering new voyages on Egypt’s Nile River onboard the River Tosca, commencing October 2015. Uniworld is one of several companies in The Travel Corporation family of brands, including Trafalgar, Insight Vacations and Contiki, to bring back travel to Egypt.
Uniworld will resume its first sailing on Oct. 3, 2015 with “Splendors of Egypt & the Nile,” a 12-day program starting and ending in Cairo. Guests will spend four nights at the Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza, and they will spend seven nights onboard the 82-passenger all-suite River Tosca.