A new report from the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Revealed the impact on the Cruise Industry.
According to Clia Latest findings cruising generated a total of 55.5 billion in economic activity accross the US last year. 5.3 percent increase from 2018.
The industry also supported 436.600 America jobs that paid $24.4 billion in wages in 2019, a 3.5 percent and 5.4 percent increase from the previous year, respectively.
In total, over 13.7 milliom passengers embarked on Cruise Ships from U.S Ports, last years, up nearly eight percent from 2018 and 26 percent from five years ago.
“The pre-pandemic trends clearly demostrates that cruising has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors of travel and tourism” CLIA President Kelly Craighead said: “The cruise industry is proud to play an important role in the creation of jobs and economic opportunity for nearly half a million Americans throughout the Country”.
“At the same time we recognize the devastating impact that COVID-19 has had in our community”, Craighead continued . A resumption of cruising in the United States in 2021, with stringent measures in place and with the support of health authorities, will be critical to putting people back to work and fueling the greater economic recovery from the pandemic.”
Thye report highlights the cruise industry’s economic contributions accross multiple sectors, including transportation and aviation, food and beverage, lodging, manufacturing, agriculture, travel agencies and supply chains.
The States benefitting the most from the contributions of the cruise industry include Florida, California, Texas, new York, Alaska, Washington, Georgia, Illinois, New jersey and Lousiana.
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