"The official investigation will make a determination as to whether this briefing would have been helpful in that regard, " Crye said.

CNN: Cruise industry adopts new safety policy

The organizations will consider the findings of the official Concordia investigation when they are released and make further recommendations based on those details, Crye said.

CNN: Cruise industry adopts new safety policy

"There are various means of delivering passenger safety instructions and abandon ship instructions, but we believe ... the existing international requirement that we provide this instruction within 24 hours can be bettered by doing it immediately upon (passenger) boarding, " said Michael Crye, executive vice president of Cruise Lines International Association.

CNN: Cruise industry adopts new safety policy