Travel Agent Information

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is hosting cruise3sixty, April 2 – April 5, 2009 at the Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. In addition to these core conference days, there will be an optional day that will provide additional educational opportunities.

cruise3sixty recognizes the tremendous success of the cruise vacation industry and, most importantly, our incredible partnership with the travel agent community. The program will combine the best elements of a travel show with business, educational and professional development, networking and evening entertainment. cruise3sixty the only "MUST ATTEND" cruise event of 2009!

More than 2,000 travel agents, cruise line and travel industry executives attendeded cruise3sixty 2008. Join us at cruise3sixtyty in April 2009!

At cruise3sixty you will have the ability to earn valuable CLIA certification credits. These are earned through the completion of CLIA Educational Seminars and various other conference programming and attendance at cruise3sixty. Three hour CLIA seminars are worth fifteen (15) Certification credits and 90 minute CLIA Seminars are worth ten (10) credits. These credits are used to satisfy various requirements of the Cruise Counsellor Certification programs offered by CLIA. These include the Accredited Cruise Counsellor (ACC), Master Cruise Counsellor (MCC), Elite Cruise Counsellor (ECC) and Elite Cruise Counsellor Scholar (ECCS). For more information, check out the FAQ’s link on the website or click  here .

The CLIA Institute Track is a defined track of educational and conference programming at the CLIA cruise3sixty conference. Travel agents actively enrolled in CLIA’s Cruise Counsellor Certification program can earn valuable Certification credits to “Fast-Track” their designation as either an Accredited (ACC) or Master (MCC) Cruise Counsellor.

The Institute Track is open only to agents currently enrolled (active) in CLIA’s Accredited (ACC) or Master (MCC) Cruise Counsellor Programs.

In order to earn the Institute Track Certification Credits, agents must register for the Institute Track in advance via the cruise3sixty web site at www.cruise3sixty.com. Institute Track registration is limited to those agents who are presently enrolled, considered “active” and working towards ACC or MCC Certification and CLIA reserves the right to limit the number of agents enrolling in the Institute Track to manage room size and to ensure that the CLIA education experience maintains our high standards. If you have questions about your Institute Track eligibility, please contact CLIA by calling (754) 224-2200.

To earn the 50 Institute Track Certification Credits, an agent must complete the following educational and conference elements at cruise3sixty:

• Attend two (2), three hour CLIA Seminars.
• Attend your choice of the following educational sessions at cruise3sixty. You may choose any combination. A total of three (3) is required.
• Hands-on learning event at the American Express Technology Center
• Cruise Line Booking Demo(s)
• Product and Destination Workshop(s)
• Cruise Line Product Update(s)
• Attend either day of the cruise3sixty Trade Show.

The minimum number of CLIA Cruise Counsellor Certification Credits that can be earned through successful completion of the Institute Track is 100 credits. You will receive 50 credits for completing Institute Track, 30 credits for successful completion of the two, three hour CLIA seminars and 20 credits for attending the cruise3sixty conference. Agents electing to take an additional 3-hour CLIA seminar can earn a maximum of 115 Certification credits.s. Do you have what it takes to complete the Institute Track requirements? Read on for some helpful hints and strategy.

Complete two (2), three hour CLIA seminars. These may be completed on Thursday, April 2nd with AM and PM seminars or with a Friday April 3rd AM seminar.

Requirement B:

Complete a total of any three of the following workshops/seminars:

Thursday, April 2, 2009 from 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm (Cruise Line Updates) Friday, April 3, 2009 from 4:30 pm to 6:45 pm (Technology Center including Cruise Line Booking Demo's and Destination/Product Workshops). Saturday, April 4, 2008 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Technology Center including Cruise Line Booking Demo's and Destination/Product Workshops).

Requirement C:

Attend one or both days of the tradeshow. Friday, April 3, 2008 from 1:45 pm to 4:15 pm or Saturday, April 4, 2008 from 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm.

ECC and ECCS levels do not include the CLIA Institute Track as a required element and will not earn the 50 Institute Track Credits.

For any questions regarding your CLIA membership status, please call CLIA at (754) 224-2200.

For any questions regarding your CID#, please visit us at: http://www.theacademy.com/theacademy-clia/update-login.asp

cruise3sixty Institute Track Requirements

Attend your choice of the following educational sessions at cruise3sixty. You may choose any combination. A total of three (3) is required.

• Hands-on learning event at the American Express Technology Center
• Cruise Line Booking Demo(s)
• Product and Destination Workshop(s)
• Cruise Line Product Update(s)

Institute Track - Certification Credit Potential

• Completing two (2), three-hour CLIA Seminars – 30 Credits
• cruise3sixty cruise conference credit - 20 credits
• Completion of Institute Track of Programming - 50 credits
• Optional/Additional CLIA Seminar Credits - 15 credits - One (1) Additional 3-hour

1. Total cruise3sixty Certification credit potential - 115 Credits

Institute Track registration is limited to those agents who are presently enrolled (with an active CID#) and working towards ACC or MCC Certification. CLIA reserves the right to limit the number of agents enrolling in the Institute Track to manage room size and to ensure that the CLIA education experience maintains our high standards. Go the FAQ’s or click here for more details.

For more information on the Institute Track program, click here.