Certification requirements vary by year. The requirements below pertain to those who have registered for the certification in 2020. Please refer to your certification logbook if you’ve enrolled in previous years.

Pre- and Post- requisites

Enrollee must be an active CLIA Individual Agent Member (IAM) and maintain active membership during the certification completion period. The ELP for Master Cruise Counsellor certification candidates have one (1) year from the date of enrollment to complete the certification requirements and submit documentation per the logbook instructions. Once a CLIA IAM graduates with the MCC designation, the graduate must maintain active CLIA IAM status to maintain the certification. If there is a membership lapse, the IAM may have to pay a re-instatement fee after regaining active CLIA membership.

In order to qualify for Master Cruise Counsellor (MCC) Certification through the Experiential Learning Program, you must meet the requirements referenced below. (Candidates may include requirements achieved three (3) years prior to enrollment in ELP for MCC)

Mandatory Training

• 100 credits in CLIA live or online courses/seminars evident by successfully passing the course exams/quizzes
• Completion of one (1) CLIA Certificate Program
• Attendance of one (1) CLIA Live or Virtual Training Events
• Attendance of one (1) Cruise360
• Three (3) CLIA Global cruise line training program completions

Elective Training

• One (1) comprehensive paper (3 – 5 pages)

Product Knowledge – Must complete all items

• Three (3) CLIA Global cruise line training program completions
• Ten (10) Live or Virtual Ship Inspections
  • Live or CLIA provided virtual ship inspections
  • Must be a CLIA Global Cruise Line 
  • May use same CLIA Global Cruise Line, but must be for different ships
• Personal Cruise Experiences - Four, 7+ night cruises
  • Must be on two (2) different CLIA Global Cruise Lines evident by providing an itinerary from each
  • Must be on separate product and destination itineraries (i.e. Alaska and Caribbean)
  • Must not be a completed cruise utilized to attain lower level CLIA certifications
  • May include cruises from one year prior to enrollment date
  • May include similar itineraries that stop at different ports
• Stateroom Sales – One-hundred (100) staterooms booked/deposited through a current CLIA Travel Agency Member
  • Must be on CLIA Global Cruise Line