We love to see you personally – River Cruise Europe attends the most important industry meetings, trade fairs and events. Check our calendar and socials for planned events.
Cruise Marseille Provence will be the host for our annual meeting. On the 11th of June a full day FAM trip to visit the region will be organised including a network event in the evening. The annual member meeting will be held on the 12th of June followed by a walking tour and farewell drink. Get in the mood here!
7th - 10th of April 2025
Uniting the cruise community. The World's Largest Cruise Event.
4th - 6th of March 2025
"The Power of Transition lives here". ITB Berlin Convention will take place at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds 4 - 6 March 2025. In 2024, the convention attracted 24,000 visitors, participating in 4 stages with a total of 17 themed tracks. Participation in the ITB Berlin Convention is included in the trade fair ticket. Tickets will be available online from December. Selected sessions were streamed and can be viewed on our YouTube channel.
SLOWW! is organised by Voies Navigables de France. An event where national planners, developers, tourism and innovation actors, suppliers and contractors of river tourism come together.
What to expect at the SLOWW! conference: River tourism & its outskirts - France Destination - Innovations Lab - National planning & development presented in 4 villages. Networking lunches & celebratory dinner to increase your professional network (included in your registration). Via your Sloww! live application you can scan the badges of your contacts met throughout the different sub-events. A Friend meeting zone coffee area to extend the interactions.
River Cruise Europe will moderate a panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities we face in Europe from the perspective of a cruise line, DMC and nautical operators like AGIS on the 21st of January 14.30-15.30 hrs. Stépanie Rissel and Monic van der Heijden will be there. Send an email to contact@river-cruise-europe.com if you want to meet them!
27th – 29th of November 2023
The staging of the 26th International Danube Navigation and Tourism Conference at Melk Abbey offers the opportunity to present the most important industry representatives with the latest offers and developments in the field of river cruises in Lower Austria. Among other things, the conference will serve to develop ways of optimising traffic flows and subsequently also visitor flows.
Annual Member Meeting in Basel
It is a half-day program starting at 12.30 at the Memox.world Basel City. Already 40 members have signed up! The list of participants can be found in the members area.
8th - 11th of April 2024
We organize a rivercruise panel at the Seatrade Convention, moderated by Monic van der Heyden on April 9th at 4:00 PM
“How to keep river cruising accepted all over the world”.
5th - 7th of March 2024
If you want to meet one of our board members, drop a line!
Global trends, leading experts, and current best practice examples: The world's most important conference in the travel industry offers three days of keynotes, panel discussions, best practice examples, expert interviews, and awards on groundbreaking topics such as travel technology, marketing & sales, future travel, MICE, sustainability, destination management, hospitality, social responsibility, business travel, future work, and much more.
25th - 27th of November 2024
“River cruising on the rise: Optimism and growth in dynamic times” . This years conference highlights innovative trends that are shaping the industry. The focus is on topics such as artificial intelligence and visitor guidance, but also technological innovations and sustainable concepts, which are crucial for the future-oriented development of the river cruise industry. Another focus is on recruiting and training skilled personnel and city-center mooring places.
River Cruise Europe
attn. Monic van der Heyden
Piet Heinkade 27
1019 BR Amsterdam
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