,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #i1 
#bjaf ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cassidy7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,commemorating ,cruise ,travel          
,professional ,month in ,october #bjaf4 
,whereas ,cruise ,lines ,international  
,association was established in #aige   
and as of #bjaf is the largest cruise   
industry trade association in the world1
 providing a unified voice and serving  
as the leading authority for the global 
cruise community2 ,whereas ,cruise      
,lines ,international ,association      
supports policies and practices that    
foster a safe1 secure1 healthy1 and     
sustainable cruise ship environment and 
is dedicated to promoting the cruise    
travel experience2 ,whereas             
approximately #aj1jjj travel agencies   
and #ai1jjj individual cruise travel    

professionals are members of ,cruise    
,lines ,international ,association and  
participate in ongoing professional     
development and training programs to    
build cruise industry knowledge2        
,whereas cruise travel professionals    
deliver value to consumers by providing 
advice on choosing the best cruise based
 on the budgets and interests of the    
customers and taking the worry out of   
vacation planning by arranging the      
details of vacations2 ,whereas cruise   
passengers have consistently ranked     
cruise travel professionals as the most 
helpful sources of information and      
service among all distribution channels 
used for purchasing cruises2 ,whereas   
#gj percent of cruise passengers from   
the ,united ,states use a cruise travel 
professional to plan and book a cruise  
vacation2 ,whereas ,cruise ,lines       
,international ,association and cruise  
travel professionals across the world   
celebrate and promote ,october as ,plan 
a ,cruise ,month2 ,whereas the ,united  

,states has the most cruise passengers  
in the world1 with almost #aa1ejj1jjj   
cruise passengers in #bjad2 ,whereas the
 cruise industry in the ,united ,states 
generated #cge1jjj jobs across all #ej  
,states in #bjad2 and ,whereas1 in      
#bjad1 the cruise industry spent        
#ba1jjj1jjj1jjj directly with ,united   
,states businesses and generated        
#df1jjj1jjj1jjj in gross outputs due to 
the spending of cruise lines and the    
crew and passengers of cruise lines1    
including indirect economic impacts3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 commemorates the         
inaugural ,cruise ,travel ,professional 
,month in ,october #bjaf2  7#b7         
acknowledges the creativity and         
professionalism of the men and women of 
the cruise travel professional          
community2 and  7#c7 encourages the     
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,cruise ,travel ,professional ,month   
with appropriate ceremonies and         
activities4