The international cruise sector will make its hub at Infecar in Las Palmas
The cruise industry’s international gathering will focus at the Infecar trade fair venue in Las Palmas to host Seatrade Cruise Med 2026 on 16 and 17 September. The event will bring together more than 90 international experts across 25 conference sessions, and will feature an exhibition area made up of 109 entities, maritime operators, public administrations and service providers. The summit will examine decarbonisation challenges, onshore logistics, and new routes across the Mid-Atlantic and the Mediterranean. To prepare this piece, no commercial or advertising negotiations have been held with the parties mentioned, in line with our promise to readers; Canarymaritime’s journalists are prohibited from carrying out commercial functions.
Heavy shipbuilding and technology firms take prominent stands
The heavy shipbuilding industry will be represented by the Chinese yard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding at stand 1B45. In technology development and telecommunications for operations in port and onboard, firms exhibiting include Messagenius for naval call and messaging systems at stand 1A45, Vox Group at stand 1D72 and Whisper at stand 1F56 for radio-guide systems for tourist groups, alongside the multinational experiences and tourist routes operator City Sightseeing Worldwide at stand 1F74.
Canary Islands institutions coordinate as a unified host
The Canary Islands institutional block will act as a unified host at stand 1C10 to consolidate the archipelago’s strategic position on Atlantic routes. The island representation will coordinate the presence of the Port Authority of Las Palmas together with the Government of the Canary Islands, the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and the Las Palmas City Council. The island offering will be completed within the Cruise Atlantic Islands regional alliance at stand 1D20, a platform bringing together destinations in Macaronesia — Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores and Cape Verde — for the joint marketing of winter itineraries.
National state port presence under the state umbrella
The national port system will be represented under the state umbrella at stand 1A10. Puertos del Estado and the Puertos de España brand will coordinate the Spanish delegation, which will include individual representations from the Port Authorities of A Coruña, Alicante, Avilés, Bilbao, Cartagena, Castellón, Ferrol, Gijón, Pasajes, Santander, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo and Vilagarcía, as well as the public entity Ports de la Generalitat de Catalunya at stand 1F44 and Puertos de Baleares. The southern peninsular region will be structured through Andalucía Cruceros at stand 1A10, grouping the Port Authorities of Almería, Bay of Algeciras, Bay of Cádiz, Huelva, Málaga, Motril and Seville, as well as the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
Major global alliances headline the European and international institutional offering
Major destination alliances will form the core of European and global institutional representation. The Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, MedCruise, will represent terminals in southern Europe and adjacent seas from stands 1E31 and 1E40. The International Association of Cruise Lines, CLIA, will attend at stand 2A20 as the industry’s main body for representation before global regulators. The Cruise Europe network will bring together ports of the Atlantic and northern Europe from the Atlantic coast to the Arctic Circle via stands 1D50 and 1D60, while Cruise Baltic will showcase the offering of 32 ports and destinations in the Baltic Sea from stand 1C60, and CruiseItaly will set out Italy’s tourism and port proposal at stand 1E20 under the ASSOPORTI association.
Nordic and Scandinavian routes under coordinated promotion
Atlantic and Nordic Europe will have a strong presence coordinated by their respective port promotion companies. Cruise Norway will lead the Norwegian delegation from stands 1C70 and 1C72, including the consultancy Nordic Port Group at stand 1D70, the Nordic Gateway AS agency, the operator Norway Travel, and port authorities from Bergen, Bodø, Eidfjord, Flåm, Hammerfest, Kristiansund, Narvik, Nordfjordeid, North Cape, Oslo, Skjolden, Stranda, the Stavanger Region and Visit Haugesund.
British Isles presence and regional networks
The Cruise Britain association will group the representation of Great Britain at stands 1B50 and 1B65, alongside the Cruise Capital of London network, the ABP Cruise port and the terminals of Aberdeen, Dart, Fowey, Liverpool, Falmouth Balaena, Portsmouth and Portland. The British delegation will also include the representations of Cruise Scotland at stand 1B60, Cruise Wales at stand 1B50, Cruise Guernsey at stand 1B65, and the government of the Isle of Man. The Cruise Iceland network will promote the Nordic island’s resources from stand 1C50, sharing geographical space with port authorities of Croatia at stand 1F20, the public entity Cruise Portugal at stand 1F30, the Port of Koper in Slovenia at stand 1F42, and the Cyprus Ministry of Tourism at stand 1D40.
Americas and Caribbean pavilions for vessel acquisition
The transoceanic offering will be divided into regional pavilions focused on attracting vessels for positioning. The Caribbean Village alliance will act as the main sponsor at stand 1B20 together with the infrastructure developer group ITM Group at stand 1B40. The Dominican Republic will attend with a delegation comprising its Ministry of Tourism at stand 1E60, the Dominican Port Authority at stand 1E65, and the Puerto La Romana and Puerto Sans Souci facilities, with the continental offering completed by Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico at stand 1E50 and Uruguay’s official delegation at stand 1F50.
From Asia to the Middle East
The Asian delegation will be led by the Hong Kong Tourism Board at stand DDZ1, along with a three-part representation of Japan dividing its ports between Japan I at stand 1A50 with Tokyo, Shizuoka, Wakayama, Kochi and Kagoshima; Japan II at stand 1A55 with Fukui and Kumamoto; and Japan III at stand 1A60 with Kanazawa and Kyoto Maizuru. The presence of the Middle East and Africa will be concentrated on the Cruise Arabia platform at stand 1E10, the Galataport Istanbul venue at stand 1A35, and the Port of Marmaris at stand 1A30, alongside representation from the Maghreb Coast at stand DDZ5, the discovery zone for destinations for Malta and Algeria at stand DDZ3, Canada’s British Columbia Cruise Services at stand 1A40, and the ship agency Rennies South Africa at stand 1A70.
Port operations and shore excursions
Concessionaire companies and supporting cruise industries will focus their exhibitors on operational innovations on land and onboard. Global Ports Holding will take part as the event’s global sponsor from stand 1D10, together with the maritime services and itineraries group Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services at stand 1C20. The ship agency and excursion segment will be represented by Global Cruises at stand 1E30, Noatum Maritime Cruise Service at stand 1F12, SCH Cruise & Passenger Services at stand 1B65, SMS International Shore Operations at stand 1B50, Denholm Port Services at stand 1B50, W2M-DBX at stand 1E60, and the network The World’s Leading Ground Operators at stand 1C40.
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