Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), in its annual report on the status of the cruise industry, predicted a record year for 2008, with member lines projected to carry 12.8 million passengers.
CLIA predicts 10.5 million passengers will originate from North America and 2.3 million from international markets.
The association also released third quarter 2007 passenger carrying results which revealed that member cruise lines are anticipated to have carried 12.6 million worldwide passengers last year, a 4.6% increase over the 12.01 million carried in 2006.
Early reports from CLIA member travel agents on this year's Wave Season, the January-February period traditionally known as the heaviest booking period of the year, shows that 90% of travel agents expect as good or better annual sales results as 2007. And 60% of agents expect 2008 to be better than 2007, along with 20% who expect it will be their best year ever overall for cruise bookings.
Looks like it's going to be a great year!
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