Secure your place at Europe's premier cruise industry event now!
Modern cruise ships stand at the forefront of maritime innovation, where luxury meets cutting-edge technology, and there's no better place to witness this than in Hamburg, Germany’s largest port city. The beautiful maritime metropolis is home not only to Europe’s most important cruise shipyards and shipping companies, it’s also the world’s capital of classification societies.
Join us on 10 - 12 September 2025 in Hamburg to connect with your international cruise community, discuss issues confronting the European cruise and river cruise market, and discover cruise suppliers all in one place.
Conference Programme -
Future Forward
An agenda spanning the entire cruise experience
Cruise Cities, Communities & Impact | Destination Development & Tourism Strategy | Environmental Stewardship & ESG | European Cruise Outlook | Global Growth: Emerging Deployment Markets Beyond Europe | Luxury, Small Ship & Expedition Sector Growth | Next-Gen Ships & Smart Design | Port Operations & Infrastructure Development | People & Skills in an Evolving Industry | River Cruise Outlook | Technology & Guest Experience
Entries Are Now Open!
Have you or your team made a notable contribution to the cruise industry over the past year that's worth celebrating? Share the achievement with us before 25 July 2025. Winners will be announced at Seatrade Cruise Europe on Wednesday 10 September!
The best part, it is completely free to enter!
Seatrade Cruise’s 2025 Whitepaper, ‘The Future of Expedition Cruising: Sustainability, Innovation & Expanding Destinations’, researched and compiled by Liz Gammon, Seatrade Cruise Expedition Ambassador and cruise industry expert and advisor, compiles insights from conversations with CEOs, operators, field experts, tourism and destination representatives, and community workers.
We are excited to invite you to read the digital edition of the latest issue of Seatrade Cruise Review.
In these pages you will find latest information on cruise ship orders, capacity and delivery forecasts.
A thriving international metropolis with a storied maritime history and the current-day headquarters of major global shipyards, classification companies and cruise brands like Carnival Maritime, Hamburg is the undisputed business centre of the cruise industry for the region.
One of the largest cruise markets in the world, Europe ranks just behind North America in passenger numbers. If you want to connect with its cruise thought leaders and decision-makers, there has never been a better time than in Hamburg this year.
WELCOME TO HAMBURG
Germany's largest port city brims with culture and nightlife. According to The New York Times, Hamburg ranks among the world’s top ten travel destinations. This maritime metropolis offers rambling municipal parks and brims with architectural greatness, an abundance of culture and nightlife beyond compare.
