CLIA: Cruise Lines Carried 2.66 Million Passengers During Second Quarter of 2005

Member lines of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) carried 2.66 million passengers during the second quarter of 2005, a 2.3 percent increase over second-quarter 2004. In addition, the number of passengers sourced in North America climbed 6.2 percent, to 2.41 million. CLIA called the growth “robust.”

The short-cruise market grew slightly during the first half of the year: 34.8% of the cruises operated by CLIA members during the first six months of 2005 were between one and five days in length, up from 31.2% of cruises last year.

The average length of a cruise during the first half of the year was 7.33 days, up just slightly from 7.09 days during the first half of 2004.