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CLIA Riverview Conference 2026
March 8 - March 10
CLIA’s Flagship RiverView Conference returns in 2026 – bringing together travel agents with the river cruise community, associated stakeholders and media – for a 3-day celebration of the sector, shining a spotlight on the opportunities presented by global river cruising.
The 2026 CLIA RiverView Conference will take place from Sunday 8 – Tuesday 10 March in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, supported by our Headline Sponsors, Travel Weekly and Mail Metro Media. The Conference Business sessions will take place at the Muziekgebouw, with the Networking Trade Fair & Masterclasses being held at the Movenpick Hotel, both moments from the river ships that will be docked nearby.
A total of 9 river cruise operators will have ships moored in Amsterdam and available for agents to visit across two days. Delegates will spend two nights onboard the ships, with hosted dinners and evening entertainment. Overnight host brands include AmaWaterways, VIVA Cruises, Emerald Cruises, Riviera Travel, TUI River Cruises, Avalon Waterways and Amadeus River Cruises, with Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Riverside Luxury Cruises additionally available to view as part of the ship tour programme. All other CLIA river cruise operators will be attending, plus a selection of associated businesses, all available to meet at the Networking Trade Fair.
Conference Business sessions hosted by CLIA’s Andy Harmer and Travel Weekly’s Lucy Huxley will include river cruise trends, marketing opportunities, innovation, new itineraries, and attracting first-time customers.
New-to-Selling River Cruise Masterclass:
A New-to-Selling River Cruise Masterclass will take place just before the main program on the morning of Sunday 8 March, which attending agents can pre-register for.
Breakout sessions:
Following the continued popularity of our 2025 sessions, these will be repeated as part of the Networking Trade Fair on the Sunday afternoon. Details of the pre-bookable breakouts will follow early in 2026.
FAM Trips:
We are excited that a number of our supporting ships will host delegates on short FAM sailings. Details of the sailings will be shared with registered delegates, along with a link to register your interest, noting that places are not guaranteed. If you are requesting a FAM trip place then it may be worth holding off on booking travel until confirmation is received.
Preliminary schedule:
Event Start: 12.00 noon, Sunday 8 March (or 09.30 if joining the optional New-to-Selling River Cruise Masterclass)
Event Close: 14.00, Tuesday 10 March
Noting that if you are requesting a FAM trip place, we would recommend holding off on booking travel until confirmation is received.
- Sunday 8 March 2026
- Morning – Optional New-to-Selling River Cruise Masterclass, hosted by Debbee Dale
- Midday – Registration from 12.00 & Welcome Buffet Lunch available from 13.00
- Afternoon – Networking Trade Fair & Breakout Masterclass sessions
- Evening – Hosted overnight stays onboard river ships, including Dinner
- Monday 9 March 2026
- Morning – Ship Visits in guided tour groups
- Lunch – Hosted onboard a number of river ships
- Afternoon – Conference Business sessions (Muziekgebouw)
- Evening – Hosted overnight stays onboard river ships, including Dinner
- Tuesday 10 March 2026
- Morning – Ship Visits in guided tour groups
- 14.00 (approx.) – Close of event
Included in your registration:
- Two nights of overnight accommodation onboard river ships, including breakfast
- Two hosted Dinners onboard river ships
- Buffet Lunch on arrival (Sunday 8 March) and Lunch on Monday 9 March
- Half-day of Conference Business Sessions
- Opportunity to register for the optional New-to-Selling River Cruise Masterclass (morning of Sunday 8 March)
- Access to the Networking Trade Fair to meet with all sponsoring companies, and opportunity to pre-register for Breakout sessions
- Ship Visit Programme – including AmaWaterways, VIVA Cruises, Emerald Cruises, Riviera Travel, TUI River Cruises, Avalon Waterways, Amadeus River Cruises, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, Riverside Luxury Cruises
- The opportunity to apply for a place on a FAM sailing (offer of place not guaranteed) – Noting that if you are requesting a FAM trip place, we would recommend holding off on booking travel until confirmation is received.
This event is open to CLIA Travel Agent members exclusively.
Register Now! https://cruising.org/events/clia-riverview-conference-2026
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