CLIA announces new membership benefits for agents

Cruise Lines International Association has unveiled new Individual Agent Membership benefits, with all 26 CLIA North American Cruise Line Members now offering an unprecedented number of special offers valued at an estimated $5,000.

These offers, exclusively for 2015 CLIA agent members, include agent bonus commissions, reduced rate cruises for agent personal travel, priority FAM trip invitations and special benefits for CLIA-certified agent members.

Once an agency joins as a Silver, Gold or Diamond member, agents may join for as low as $49/$99, based on the level of their agency membership. To qualify for membership, a travel agency must be a CLIA Member; agents are required to earn a minimum of $5,000 in total cruise commissions over the past 12 months (verified or waived by the agency). The commissions are gross prior to split or share with agency. Rate is based on Agency's Level of Membership.

Member Agents will then receive multiple benefits through the CLIA Individual Membership Program, including product training access, preferential pricing and registration for ship inspections, access to sales and marketing tools, as well as an individual travel agent listing in the "Cruise Agent Finder" in the consumer section of cruising.org (for a limited time). The benefits are only available to individual paid Agent Members.

Agents can sign up at http://cruising.org/membership-center/clia-membership-matters-more-ever.