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Bringing new talent to cruise

Tomorrow's Talent Today

Shaping Tomorrow’s Workforce

Are you in HR, recruitment, training, crew welfare, or academia? This immersive one-day programme is designed to tackle the cruise industry’s most pressing challenges, including recruitment hurdles, staff shortages, crew welfare, and training.

For professionals

Why Attend?

Hear from Industry Leaders

A dedicated conference programme on Monday, 13 April will cover the latest developments in crew welfare, training, and recruitment to help you stay ahead.

Tour the Exhibition Floor

From cutting-edge ship designs to ports, destinations, and revolutionary technology all under one roof and ready to be discovered by you.

Meet With Your Industry

Provides a dedicated space to connect with peers, share best practices, and explore strategies for attracting, developing, and retaining top talent in cruise.

The programme

2026 Topics

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Crew Wellbeing at Scale

Communicating Across Cultures

Tomorrow’s Talent Today Debate

The Hidden Pressures Shaping Shipboard People Management

Why Leadership Matters

Discover talent

Student-focused Programme

Alongside the HR and Recruitment conference programme, a dedicated student-focused content programme will run at the Kovens Conference Center, in collaboration with the FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management.

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70+ Conference Sessions

Over four days, the 2026 Seatrade Cruise Global Conference, themed 'Beyond the Horizon: Leveraging Cruising's Strength and Scale to Drive Innovation,' will unite the cruise industry to explore the latest cruise trends, technologies and transformations.

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Expert Speakers from the Cruise Industry

Hear advice on crew welfare, training and recruitment.

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Mary Chaussee

Director, Human Resources

Windstar Cruises

Farid Musabayov

Head of Shipboard Talent Attraction

MSC Cruises

Natalia Rolle Phillips

Director, People & Culture

Gebr. Heinemann

Julia Siebert

Chief Operating Officer

Columbia Blue

"The industry thrives on its people - the crew. I was honored to join the Crew Wellbeing & Technology panel, where voices from ship officers to maritime students reminded us: innovation needs empathy. Let’s build systems that are smart and humane, where vision meets values."

Founder, Ayan Consulting - Consultancy Beyond Boundaries

Tomorrow's Talent, Today

Industry Professionals Pass

An event for cruise HR, recruitment, talent, and crewing professionals.

Conference Delegate

HR/ Recruiter Pass

Full access to the Seatrade Cruise Global Conference including the Tomorrow's Talent Today Conference Programme (Mon) and Seatrade Cruise Global exhibition (Tues-Thurs). Select ‘Conference Pass’ at registration.

$1599

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Advisory Board

Joost Van Ree

Group Director Cruise & Yachts

Ocean Technologies Group

Roberta Jacoby

Jacoby Advisors

President

Geneive Brown Metzger

President and Founder

American Caribbean Maritime Foundation

Natalia Rolle

HR Director

Heinemann Americas

Paul Rutterford

Operations director

Viking Crew

Julia Siebert

CCO

COLUMBIA blue

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Cruise Through Memories

Seatrade Cruise Global

05–08 April 2027 Miami Beach Convention Center. Miami Beach. FL. USA #STCGlobal

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Seatrade Cruise Global is part of the Informa Seatrade Cruise Portfolio, providing a range of global exhibitions, conferences, intimate events, awards, news websites, blogs and publications that cover every aspect of the cruise and maritime industries.

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