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his keynote speech that opened the Fo- one of the world’s favorite places to visit.
rum today.
The key actions proposed are working
together to: promote new destinations,
create the right port infrastructure and
operating environment, develop sustain-
able tourism practices, introduce onshore
solutions to match environmental tech-
nologies deployed onboard and support
development of new fuels, and build the
skills of the next generation of seafarers. topics and key priorities for the indus-
Mr. Vago is leading a high-level CLIA
delegation at the Forum, including
Marie-Caroline Laurent, Director Gen-
eral, Europe, Sascha Gill, Vice President,
Sustainability, Maria Deligianni, National
Director – Eastern Mediterranean, and
Andy Harmer, Managing Director, UK &
Ireland.
The importance of the Mediterra-
nean region in post-pandemic cruising
was among the top issues discussed at the
opening of the Forum.
“With such vibrancy and diversity of
cultures, the Mediterranean region is
i GR E E C E TR A V E L
And this magnificent region still offers so
many more places to discover, best to be
discovered by sea. Cruise tourism is a real
opportunity for new destinations like re-
mote island and coastline areas, bringing
important social and economic benefits to
more communities”, said Marie-Caroline
Laurent, Director General, CLIA.
The CLIA team addressed all major
try by participating in panel discussions
and organizing special sessions and work-
shops. Sustainable cruising is on the top
of these priorities, as CLIA members are
committed to delivering the vision of net
zero cruising by 2050 and are acting now
to make this vision a reality – by equipping
ships to connect to shoreside electricity,
reducing emissions for the benefit of local
populations, investing in the development
of new sustainable marine fuels and on-
board technologies.
CLIA organised a session today on
“Pathways to Net Zero”, moderated
by Sascha Gill, Vice President, Sustain-
ability, CLIA. The session covered topics