Majestic Line Joins Cruise Line Trade Association

The Cruise Lines International Association has just announced that Majestic America Line has joined, becoming the 22nd cruise line on the CLIA roster. I'm not sure whether any cause and effect is in play here, but just a few weeks ago, a Majestic ship called the Empress of the North ran aground near Juneau -- the fourth mishap for that particular vessel in considerably less than four years. I really have to wonder whether the line decided that membership in the cruise industry's trade association might, to coin a phrase, calm the waters of its image.