On November 22nd and 23rd, the CLIA River Cruise Convention was held in Amsterdam. The event once again provided an opportunity for over 200 travel agents from Ireland and the UK to discover the latest river cruise offerings and all the new developments from the leading cruise lines.
During the two days, activities such as conferences, visits to the ships, networking, lunches, dinners and of course accommodation on the ships present took place.
The conference moderators were Andy Harmer and Lucy Huxley. Presentations were given by Steve Spivak, Vice President of Tauck; Lynn Narraway, Executive of Holland America Line and CLIA; Werney Beyer, Cruise Director of Scenic; Hellen Roberts, Executive of GFK; Paul Sharp and Simon McDermott, Executives of Avalon Waterways; Angela Sloan of Emerald Waterways and Scenic; Lucia Rowe, Executive of A-Rosa; and Phil Nuttall, Executive of Cruise Village.
The convention was attended by major companies in the sector such as Accord, AllLeisure, Amadeus, AMA Waterways, APT, A-Rosa, Avalon, Belmond, CMV Signature, CroisiEurope, Cruise Trade News, Crystal Cruises, EMC, Emerald Waterways, Adventures, GN Voyages, Great Rail Journeys, Mekong Waterways, Need a Cruise, Riviera Travel, Rocky Mountaineer, Scenic, Shearings Holidays, Tauck, Uniworld and American Queen, as well as press, travel agencies and tour operators.
The conference sessions were held at the superbly located Movenpick Hotel next to the cruise terminal.
