CLIA River Cruise Convention 2014 Amsterdam 16 - 17 November 2014
Welkom in Amsterdam Amsterdam is to host the fourth CLIA UK & Ireland River Cruise Convention with travel agents able to take advantage of more ship visits than ever before. The Convention will take place on Sunday 16 and Monday 17 November. The conference and trade fair will take place on Sunday 16 November. On the second day, ship visits confirmed so far include those offered by – Uniworld, A-Rosa, Amadeus River Cruises, AmaWaterways, Emerald Waterways, European Waterways & CroisiEurope. More British passengers than ever before are taking a holiday on Europe’s waterways, with 2013 seeing a rise of 22 per cent in the number of passengers choosing a river cruise taking the total number to almost 110,000 passengers. The growth on Europe’s rivers has been underpinned by a significant increase in the number of new cruise ships. The 260 river cruise ships currently sailing the European waterways will be supplemented by a further 24 presently on order – an increase of 12%. CLIA UK & Ireland director, Andy Harmer, said: ‘With a record number of British passengers taking a river holiday, more travel agents than ever are becoming interested in selling river cruises. There is no other event in the world that offers agents the opportunity to see firsthand so many different styles of river ship and to hear from key speakers on the latest industry developments.’
Provisional Programme Sunday 16 November 2014 Registrations open from 9.15am and closes at 10.45am Movenpick Hotel
Conference & Networking Day
09.30 One-to-One Pre-arranged meetings (optional) 10.45 Coffee Break 11.00 Business sessions Movenpick Hotel 13.00 Lunch onboard Emerald Waterways’ Emerald Sky Trade Fair and Networking Movenpick Hotel 14.30 All delegates will be allocated to one of three ships for dinner & overnight Accommodation: Uniworld SS Antoinette A-Rosa A-Rosa Brava Emerald Waterways Emerald Sky CroisiEurope Lafayette Cabins will be allocated on a shared, same-sex basis, unless a room share has been requested.
Monday 17 November 2014
Ship Visit Day
This is a unique opportunity to explore multiple river cruise ships on the same day and in the same port. The ships will be open for viewing and you will receive full product updates. Approximately 30 minutes will be spent onboard each ship. Please see overleaf for the ships in attenance. The day will finish at approximately 3.30pm.
Ship Visits ss Antoinette
Emerald Sky
Ama Certo
MPS Rotterdam
Amadeus Silver
A-ROSA Brava
Panache
MS Lafayette
Accommodation Arriving Early? If you are arriving in Amsterdam on Saturday 15th November, accommodation on this evening is at your own expense and arrangement. The conference and networking sessions will be taking place at the Movenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre: Piet Heinkade 11 | 1019 BR Amsterdam | Netherlands +31 (0) 20 519 1200 | hotel.amsterdam@moevenpick.com
Accommodation on Sunday 16th November Please note accommodation on Sunday 16th November will be included as part of your registration and will be onboard one of our river cruise ships. Cabins are allocated on a same-sex twin share basis, unless a cabin share has been requested.
Getting to Amsterdam Flight connections from the UK to Amsterdam are plentiful: Direct Flights can be found with: EasyJet, British Airways, Flybe, CityJet & KLM
Once at the airport, it couldn’t be easier: Train Schiphol station is situated directly below the airport. Travel time to Amsterdam Centraal is approximately 15 minutes, and costs 4 EUR, with trains running approximately every 10 minutes. Taxi A taxi to the centre of Amsterdam starts from around 45 EUR. Arriving in the Netherlands by Ferry Don’t forget that Amsterdam is also accessible from the UK by sea, with departures of the following ferry services: • DFDS Seaways from Newcastle to IJmuiden (overnight crossing) • Stena Line from Harwich to Hoek van Holland (day and overnight service) • P&O Ferries from Hull to Rotterdam (overnight crossing)
Convention Sponsors GUIDED TOURS & RIVER CRUISES www.amawaterways.co.uk
www.aptouring.co.uk/cruising
www.amadeuscruises.com
www.avaloncruises.co.uk
www.a-rosa.de/en
www.rivercruiseline.co.uk
http://uniworldcruises.co.uk/
www.americanqueensteamboatcompany.com
www.emeraldwaterways.co.uk
www.cruiseandmaritime.com/river-cruises
www.scenictours.co.uk
www.americancruiselines.com
RIVER CRUISES
www.shearings.com
www.rivieratravel.co.uk/river-cruises
European River cruising
www.tauck.co.uk/river-cruises
www.croisieurope.co.uk
www.titantravel.co.uk
www.gobarging.com
www.rockymountaineer.com
en.rivagesdumonde.fr/english/
Great Rail Journeys
Accor Hotels
Lindbergh Tour & Travel
Mail Newspapers
Travel Weekly
CLIA River Cruise Convention Amsterdam 16 - 17 November 2014 Tickets are ÂŁ50 for CLIA Travel Agent Members Book Online www.cruiseexperts.org For more Information Call 0207 436 2449 Cruise Line and Executive Partner attendance is only available through sponsorship. Please contact the CLIA team for details.