Twenty captains of the cruise industry around the world have confirmed their attendance and participation in a variety of panel discussions & keynote speeches in the 2015 Cruise3sixty trade show.
The second annual event for the cruising industry event will take place at The Star on 27 Feb and will again canvass topical issues.
On the agenda for discussion are topics such as maintaining growth trends, cruise marketing and booming source markets.
Cruise3sixty 2015 will be the first since Australia was officially confirmed as having the largest market penetration of cruisers to overall population, at 3.6%, surpassing North America.
Highlights of the C360 agenda will include a special cruise industry leaders panel featuring Carnival Australia ceo Ann Sherry, Royal Caribbean regional vp Gavin Smith, Norwegian Cruise Line exec vp int’l sales Andy Stuart and Silversea Cruises president AsiaPacific and Europe Steve Odell.
CLIA global ceo Christine Duffy will also make her third trip to Australia in as many years and will formally open proceedings.
More than 500 travel agents and cruise line personnel were tipped to be in attendance.
CLIA Australaisia general manager Brett Jardine said the high-profile lineup of speakers proved how important Australasia is to the global cruising market.
“Cruise3sixty is fast becoming the must-attend event for the local cruise industry and we look forward to seeing it grow bigger and better in the years to come.”
Additional confirmed speakers representing Google, Star Cruises, Aqua Expeditions, Windstar Cruises, Holland America Line/Seabourn, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean are also locked in.
The following day and ahead of the CLIA Australasia awards for 2015, delegates will have chances to tour the renovated Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and the White Bay Terminal.