Seatrade Europe 2025 Set to Break Records as Hamburg Hosts Cruise Industry’s Premier Event
From 10–12 September, Hamburg will become the hub of the international cruise community as Seatrade Europe 2025 prepares for its largest and most impactful edition yet. (more…)
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HAV Group and Havila Voyages have entered into a partnership to ensure a coastal route fleet that will be at least climate neutral – with the ambition of achieving zero emissions.
Cruise Planners recently wrapped its annual Luxury Forum at the stunning Secrets Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa in the Dominican Republic.
The Latin Recording Academy® announced that Susana Baca, Enrique Bunbury, Ivan Lins, Pandora and Olga Tañón will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, as part of its annual Special Awards Presentation.
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced a bumper program for next month’s Cruise360 Australasia conference in Brisbane, drawing on its biggest-ever contingent of international speakers to help delegates Navigate, Innovate, and Excel in cruising.
Leading trade event for cruise interiors makes its first appearance in Germany. Registration is now open for the Hamburg debut of CSI Design Expo Europe, taking place on 3–4 December 2025 at Hamburg Messe und Congress (HMC).
On Friday, June 25th, a successful environmental volunteering event took place at the mouth of Barranco del Cercado, in San Andrés, Tenerife. 
Poseidon Expeditions has been named Best Polar Expedition Cruise Operator in 2025 at the prestigious International Travel Awards for the fourth time in a row. 
The port sets its sights on serving the business world while maintaining economic and environmental sustainability.
Today (08 Jul 2025), Saint Lucia Cruise Port proudly awarded four full scholarships to exceptional Saint Lucian students under the Saint Lucia Cruise Port Scholarship program.
Registration is officially open for the FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show, the only official cruise conference taking place in and representing the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America.
The fourth edition of the International Congress of Nautical and Cruise Tourism will be held from October 15 to 17 in Motril and Granada, under the slogan “Where the sea merges with innovation”.
On June 17, 2025, at the Palais de la Bourse in Marseille, the General Assembly of the Cruise Marseille Provence association elected its new President: Jacques Hardelay.
The ‘One Happy Island’ of Aruba extended the warmest of welcomes to a prestigious group of cruise and tourism stakeholders, with nearly 40 high-level cruise executives gathering with more than 200 attendees for the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) PAMAC Destination Summit.
Renewed Partnership for SMM and Seatrade Europe with Hamburg Messe und Congress Underscores Industry Commitment to Collaboration, Innovation, and Sustainability.
MedCruise, the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, successfully concluded its 66th General Assembly in the historic port city of Cartagena, celebrating both the ongoing growth of cruise tourism in the Mediterranean and the 150th anniversary of the Port of Cartagena.
Virgin Voyages has wrapped its most expansive and high-energy First Mate Appreciation Month to date, capping off a 17-city roadshow with a dazzling grand finale in Los Angeles featuring a surprise appearance by Sir Richard Branson. 
In an ongoing effort to build stronger ties between Arctic communities and the expedition cruise industry, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) and member Swan Hellenic recently concluded a stakeholder voyage aboard the expedition ship SH Vega.
The 66th General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean cruise ports takes place at Auditorio El Batel, gathering over 26 delegates from 20 cruise lines, 47 ports, and 8 media outlets from 10th to 13th June, 2025.
The MedCruise General Assembly to take place in historic Cartagena, Spain, 10th to 13th June 2025 hosted and co-organised by the Port Authority of Cartagena.
AIDA is celebrating its birthday! Today marks both the 29th anniversary and the start of the countdown to the big celebrations in 2026.
The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, represented by Luz Marina Espiau Moreno, Head of Commercial and Business Development, took part in the II Canary Islands Tourism Convention held at the Fuerteventura Auditorium.
Cruise Planners, the nation’s largest home-based travel agency franchise network, successfully hosted its 2nd 2025 Elite Summit aboard Princess Cruises sailing through Japan and Taiwan.
The AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities held the first meeting of its second phase on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, reaffirming the shared commitment of port cities and cruise stakeholders to fostering sustainable and inclusive dialogue.
Cunard welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on board Queen Anne during the ship’s visit to Liverpool on 27 May. 
