Three Days of Education, Inspiration, and Connection Designed to Elevate Every Travel Advisor’s Success.
Contributed By: Mary Pat Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships – Northstar Travel Group
Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld continues its long-standing commitment to empowering travel advisors through education and connection. This year’s event will take place November 5–7 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The program offers a dynamic mix of general sessions, peer-led workshops, supplier workshops, and an interactive Think Tank designed to provide actionable insights and tools for business growth.
Attendees will hear directly from CEOs, presidents, and senior executives representing airlines, cruise lines, hotels and resorts, destinations, tour operators, and professional services. A highlight will be a Carnival Corporation & plc–sponsored general session, delivering exclusive perspectives from one of the industry’s most influential leaders.
Breakfast and lunch presentations will feature updates from Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, and Silversea Cruises, giving advisors firsthand access to leadership on innovations, new products, and emerging opportunities.
CruiseWorld’s popular Spotlight sessions return, showcasing suppliers across diverse industry segments. This year’s featured brands include Allianz Partners, Sandals & Beaches Resorts, and Virgin Voyages.
Advisors can also look forward to the return of Pitch Perfect panels and the debut of a new panel, Instagrammable Moments. These sessions give advisors the opportunity to hear directly from suppliers and explore how to better position brands for their clients. Categories this year include luxury, river/small-ship cruising, groups, and adventure/expedition travel, with participants from AmaWaterways, Antara Cruises, Aurora Expeditions, Avalon Waterways, Century Cruises, Dominican Republic Tourism Board, Jamaica Vacations Limited, Majestic Resorts, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Riviera River Cruises, Scenic and Emerald Cruises, Seabourn, VIVA Cruises, and Windstar.
The TW Talks, sponsored by AmaWaterways, will feature short, inspiring messages from leaders at top agencies including Cruise Planners, Dream Vacations, NEST, Nexion Travel Group, Vacation Planners, and WorldVia.
On Friday, November 7, Peer-to-Peer sessions led by some of the industry’s most accomplished advisors will cover essential topics: selling luxury travel and groups, social media and email marketing, business growth, building a brand and relationships, legal issues, AI, and more.
Advisors will also participate in the Think Tank, sponsored by Scenic & Emerald Cruises, an interactive forum to share best practices, exchange ideas, and problem-solve challenges with fellow professionals.
Dedicated supplier-led workshops on Wednesday and Thursday will feature insights from Alaska – Visit Anchorage, Carnival Corp, Celebrity, Cruise Planners, GMCVB: Greater Miami CVB, HBTA, Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection, JamVac, JNTO, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess, Royal Caribbean International, Sandals, Scenic, VAX, Visit Florida, Virgin Voyages, Windstar.