Exhibitor categories for CruiseWorld 2022 include: airlines, attractions, business tools, car rental, cruise, destinations, hotels and resorts, professional services, rail, tour operators and packaged vacations, and more!
Written By: Emmy Morales, Senior Group Business Development Director, Retail Events- Northstar Travel Group
There will be no shortage of supplier partners and executive leadership present at CruiseWorld. This annual Travel Weekly event, taking place November 2-4, 2022 at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, continually draws a diverse group of supplier companies for travel advisors to learn about and connect with.
Advisors can hear from supplier partners during workshops and General Session programming all throughout the event, and meet directly with supplier representatives on Thursday, Nov. 3 during CruiseWorld’s signature Exhibitor Showcase.
The Exhibitor Showcase brings together all facets of the leisure travel industry, not just cruise. Exhibitor categories include: airlines, attractions, business tools, car rental, cruise, destinations, hotels and resorts, professional services, rail, tour operators and packaged vacations, and more. The growing exhibitor list of over 150 companies can be found here.
Speakers on the general session stage will include all three of the largest cruise line CEOs, presidents and sales and marketing executives from airlines, cruise lines, hotels and resorts, destinations, professional services and tour operators.
A CruiseWorld favorite is the Mastermind Leadership Panel, featuring, Katina Athanasiou, Senior Vice President of Sales, Silversea Cruises; Vicki Freed, CTC, SVP, Sales and Trade Support & Service, Royal Caribbean International; Koreen McNutt Senior VP and Commercial Sales Officer, MSC Cruises USA; Dondra Ritzenthaler, ECC, Sr. Vice President of Sales & TSS, The Americas, Celebrity Cruises; Carmen Roig, Vice President of Sales, Princess Cruises; Michelle Sutter, Vice President, North America Sales and Chief of Staff, Holland America Line; and Janet Wygert, VP of Strategic Partnerships, Carnival Cruise Line.
Equally as important will be the travel agency leadership that will take the stage this year. TW Talks are set to inspire advisors through short, thoughtful messages from travel agency leadership including: Cruise Planners, Dream Vacations, Levarté Travel, Nexion Travel Group and Travel Planners International.
Back again after their debut in 2021 are CruiseWorld’s Category Spotlights, where the audience hears from a supplier in each travel industry segment on the future outlook for that segment. This year’s spotlights will feature Alaska – Visit Anchorage, Atlas Ocean Voyages, Karisma Hotels & Resorts, Saudi Arabia, Uplift and Xeniapp.
Returning are the ever-popular Pitch Perfect sessions. During these sessions advisors host panel discussions with suppliers in a specific category. These sessions help the audience better understand the brands in each category and how to match them to their clients.
This year’s categories include, river and small ship cruising with AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways, Riviera River Cruises, and Quark Expeditions; luxury with Regent Seven Seas, Scenic and Emerald Cruises, Seabourn, and Windstar Cruises; groups with ALG Vacations, Exoticca, Globus family of brands, Oceania, Transcend Cruises, and Virgin Voyages; and multigenerational travel with Club Med, Karisma Hotels & Resorts, Margaritaville at Sea, Playa Hotels & Resorts, and Sandos Hotels & Resorts.
Supplier sponsored workshops will be offered on Wednesday and Thursday, November 2 and 3. Attendees will hear from Alaska – Visit Anchorage, Carnival Corporation, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Israel Ministry of Tourism, Japan National Tourism Organization, Majestic Resorts, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, VAX Vacation Access, Virgin Voyages, Visit Lauderdale and Windstar Cruises.
Ship tours are another valuable offering of CruiseWorld. The event is excited to be bringing this component back to the programming after a two-year hiatus. Ship tours will take place on Tuesday, November 1; Saturday, November 5; and Sunday, November 6. This year’s ship tour roster includes, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Sunrise, Celebrity Summit, Holland America Line Nieuw Statendam, MSC Seashore, Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas, Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady and Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady. Details, including tour protocols, and updates to the tour roster can be found at www.cruiseworldshow.com/ship-tours.
Travel Institute graduates with a Certified Travel Associate (CTA), a Certified Travel Consultant (CTC) or a Certified Travel Industry Executive (CTIE) who attend CruiseWorld will earn 10 Continuing Education Units (CEU’s).
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