Each year, the community will choose several topics to be addressed through various group initiatives and worked out in conferences, webinars or papers.

Some examples of current topics include:

• Discuss the issue of overtourism and its impact on river cruising destinations
• Explore the importance of infrastructure to the success of river cruising and its future development
• Evaluate the availability of berths and facilities for river cruises and suggest ways to improve them
• Deliberate on the benefits and challenges of implementing shore power for river cruise ships
• Brainstorm ways in which the river cruising industry can be more environmentally friendly and “go green”
• Analyse the sustainability of river cruising both on the river and ashore, and suggestions for improvement
• Discuss the regulations concerning river cruising, and the potential impact on the industry and its passengers
• Evaluate the current river cruise routes and suggest ways in which they can be improved
• Consider the issue of safety in river cruising and suggest ways to improve it
• Discuss the importance of registering data within the river cruising industry