Meet us

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.

See us here

MEETING
Member Meeting & FAM trip Marseille
Marseille, France
10/06/2025
€ 350,00

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!

10
JUN
FAIR
Seatrade Cruise Global
Miami, USA
07/04/2025

7th - 10th of April 2025

Uniting the cruise community. The World's Largest Cruise Event.

07
APR
FAIR
ITB Berlin
Berlin, Germany
04/03/2025

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.

04
MAR
FAIR
SLOWW! - the btb event of river tourism
Agen, France
21/01/2025
150

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!

21
JAN
FAIR
International Danube Conference
Linz, Austria
27/11/2023

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.

27
NOV
MEETING
Member Meeting
Basel, Switzerland
19/06/2024

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. 

19
JUN
FAIR
Seatrade Cruise Global
Miami, USA
08/04/2024

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”.

08
APR
FAIR
ITB Berlin
Berlin, Germany
05/03/2024

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.

05
MAR
FAIR
International Danube Conference
Budapest, Hungary
25/11/2024

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.

25
NOV
FAIR
Seatrade - River Cruise Day hosted by RCE
Hamburg, Germany
07/09/2023
07
SEP
FAIR
Seatrade
Hamburg, Germany
06/09/2023

6th - 08th of September 2023

06
SEP

Join our community!

Please fill out the following form. We will get in touch with you to discuss your membership personally. By sending your information you agree that we can store your data for 3 months.