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The Med's Premier Cruise Event Returns

Europe's largest cruise terminal

Where the Med's Cruise Decisions Get Made

The 2026 event takes place at Las Palmas Cruise Port - Europe's largest cruise terminal: a state-of-the-art facility, offering unparalleled opportunities to conduct business mirroring the passenger experience.

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The World’s Second-Largest Cruise Destination
The only event dedicated to the Mediterranean and adjoining seas, regional decision makers and buyers gather under one roof.
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Curated, Not Crowded
Smaller than Seatrade Cruise Global by intention—deeper regional intelligence, more face time, and clearer outcomes.
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Meetings That Matter
Cruise line leaders will engage with destinations, ports, tour and shorex operators, shipyards, and terminal suppliers from around the world.
Event at a glance
The Numbers
  • 2,000+
    Attendees
  • 220+
    Cruise line personnel
  • 180+
    Exhibitors
  • 97+
    Countries
"The energy at Seatrade Cruise Med is always palpable - you can feel the excitement and anticipation in the air as professionals from all corners of the industry gather to share insights, form new connections, and get inspired."

VP Port & Destinations

Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection

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Sponsor power
Land Meetings. Grow Pipelines.
With floor space close to capacity, sponsorships scale your reach at the 2026 show. Integrated placements deliver targeted visibility and steady conversations, while Lead Insights gives you an at‑a‑glance view to assess fit and follow ups.

What You Can Expect

Inspirational Content

Inspirational Content

The conference is a dynamic hub of collaboration and innovation. Explore topics including year-round cruising, warm-water exploration and small-ship growth, port-city relationships, resilient ship-to-shore infrastructure and more.

Vibrant Show Floor

Vibrant Show Floor

For 2026 you will experience the event as passengers do—in a working cruise terminal, not a traditional tradeshow floor. Consider it your gateway to the world's destinations and providers without leaving port!

Networking Opportunities

Networking Opportunities

The Welcome Reception featuring Seatrade Cruise Awards, Sail Away Party, as well as mini-sector events - there's so many opportunities for networking. Plus, the Matchmaking Programme opens up even more chances to have meaningful conversations.

Why attend?
To Meet the Med
Seatrade Cruise Med is your gateway to a variety of cruise industry suppliers, source of content centered on global and regional industry trends, and access to one of Europe's most dynamic destinations, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
STCAwards
Celebrate success
The Seatrade Cruise Awards
Taking place on 16 September, the prestigious industry awards offer recognition to individuals and companies making a difference to the cruise industry. Submissions opening soon!
“Seatrade Cruise Med presents an opportunity for us to restart conversations with our business partners."

Director of Medical and Public Health

Carnival Maritime

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Sustainability
To a Greener Future
We are committed to Seatrade Cruise Med displaying the greenest possible credentials while promoting an agenda that champions sustainability within the industry and on behalf of our host city.
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Beware of Fraudulent Activity

We want to draw your attention to a number of emails that appear to be targeting exhibitors and attendees of Seatrade Cruise events. 
These emails falsely purport to offer copies of our database of attendee contact details for recent Seatrade Cruise events. Seatrade Cruise events are a part of Informa Markets. Informa Markets is continually working to reduce the risk to our exhibitors of fraudulent activity. Informa Markets is not in any way associated with the sender of these emails and does not engage in the sale or trade of any of its customer lists whether exhibitor, sponsor or attendee. 
We are taking all available steps to investigate and minimize these spurious emails, but it is almost impossible to eliminate this risk entirely, as the emails come from numerous sources and, often, cannot be traced. In addition, Seatrade Cruise has NOT appointed any company to call you directly and sell attendee lists. 
If you have any concerns regarding any emails you receive that purport to offer Informa data for sale, please contact us at [email protected].