Cruise & Ferry Review - Autumn/Winter 2020

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY IMPA Singapore 3-4 November 2020 Singapore www.impaevents.com/singapore2020 International Cruise Summit 2020 1-2 December 2020 Madrid, Spain www.internationalcruisesummit.com Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe and Cruise Ship Hospitality Expo 2-3 December 2020 London, UK www.cruiseshipinteriors-europe.com SMM Hamburg 2-5 February 2021 Hamburg, Germany www.smm-hamburg.com 3rd Greentech in Shipping Forum 2-3 March 2021 Athens, Greece www.greentechshipping.com Six cruise experts have joined forces to form the Cruise Professional Advisors Alliance to offer specialised advice, resources, industry acumen and other assistance to companies operating in the global cruise industry. Group members have experience and expertise in every sector of the cruise industry and include: Shannon McKee, founder and CEO of Access Cruise; David Selby, managing director of Travelyields; Mike McFadden, founder and CEO of Mac Maritime; Roger Blum, principal at Cruise & Port Advisors; Ioannis Bras, CEO at Five Senses Consulting; and Peter Wild, owner of GP Wild International. Six cruise experts form the Cruise Professional Advisors Alliance Seatrade Events move online The Seatrade Events team has replaced its physical events programme with online Seatrade Cruise Talks and the new Seatrade Cruise Virtual event, which will take place from 5-8 October 2020. “Ultimately it’s about people and content,” said Chiara Giorgi, global brand and event director of Seatrade Cruise Events. “We have four pillars to all of our events: sourcing, education, networking and innovation. We’ll be delivering these four pillars with Seatrade Cruise Virtual through live and recorded conference sessions, networking, matchmaking and a virtual exhibition.” “The industry has sorely missed Seatrade’s events this year and we applaud their efforts to keep the industry connected, particularly with the launch of Seatrade Cruise Virtual,” said CFR ’s executive editor Jon Ingleton. Founded by Larry Stauffer and Tom Anderson, Destinations Together is a grassroots organisation which aims to support governments, tour operators, port operators and individuals in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stauffer and Anderson’s weekly ‘Webinar on Wednesday’ provides an informed perspective on a diverse range of topics during 25-30 minutes of panel discussion and 15 minutes of audience questions. Destinations Together holds weekly webinar 3 6