Cruise
Shipping Miami, the international conference and exhibition
serving the cruise industry that annually draws more than
10,000 attendees and over 1,000 exhibiting companies from over 121
countries to Miami Beach, Fla., is scheduled to run March 11-14,
2013.
Part
of UBM plc's growing Cruise Shipping Portfolio, Cruise Shipping Miami
features a three-day trade show at the Miami Beach
Convention Center that runs Tuesday through Thursday, and a four-day
conference that offers sessions Monday through Thursday.
"The
2013 conference lineup has been completely revamped, with more
in-depth sessions focused along specific trend-related tracks with a
variety of new speakers," said Daniel Read, director of UBM’s
Cruise Shipping Portfolio. "In addition, we're going to mount
some Green Cruising Challenges and create new opportunities to
bring together buyers and suppliers."
The
current conference lineup includes four tracks or "streams":
Shipbuilding,
Operations and Technology will cover the outlook for newbuilds as
well as ship refurbishment and repair. Other topics likely to be
included in this track are reducing fuel consumption, concepts for
greener ships and the future of cruise ship design.
Destinations
and Ports examines topics like developments in the Caribbean and
Mexico, new and expanding markets, the interface between Cruise
Lines and seaports, and trends in terminal development and shore
excursions.
Market
Segments is expected to include upscale and expedition products,
national and regional cruise brands, sustainable cruise tourism and
the growing river cruise segment.
Product
Development looks at with how the cruise product is being marketed,
the importance of social media, sources of on-board revenue, the
latest developments in on-board attractions and entertainment, and
trends in dining and hospitality.
In
addition to national pavilions, the massive trade show, which
covers all four halls of the convention center, also
features business sectors highlighting information
technology, entertainment technology, food and beverage, ship design
and refurbishment, ship services and hotel operations, ship equipment
and destinations.
Registration
for delegates and visitors is expected to open soon, for more
information visit: http://www.cruiseshippingevents.com
