Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld 2026

What is Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld 2026 and where does it meet?

Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld is a three-day travel-advisor conference and supplier showcase, scheduled for November 4 to 6, 2026 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. The organizer describes a program of educational workshops, general sessions and ship tours alongside the branded Exhibitor Showcase. That combination places advisor education and supplier conversations in one event.

Who is CruiseWorld 2026 built for?

CruiseWorld is designed for travel advisors and companies selling travel products or services through them. The organizer says 800+ North American-based advisors attend annually, while its STAR program selects a pre-qualified subset for additional supplier engagement. The current directory includes cruise lines, hotels, tour operators, tourism boards, transport providers, insurance companies and agency technology firms. The source states 800+. The source identifies ACCOMMODATIONS.

When is CruiseWorld 2026, and when does the showcase run?

The conference runs Wednesday, November 4 through Friday, November 6, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale. The formal Exhibitor Showcase is much shorter than the overall meeting: the published agenda places it Thursday, November 5 from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern. Wednesday’s schedule centers on education, general sessions and supplier workshops, with the showcase on the following afternoon. The source shows Educational Sessions.

How much of the three-day CruiseWorld schedule is the showcase?

CruiseWorld runs across three event dates, November 4 to 6, while its agenda assigns a single 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM showcase block on November 5. That is 150 minutes, or 2.5 hours, of scheduled exhibit-floor time within the three-day program. The remainder of the published agenda is devoted to sessions, workshops, meals and advisor programming. The source notes 2026.

Use the floor-hour staffing worksheet.

Where is the 2026 CruiseWorld floor plan and what venue does it cover?

CruiseWorld takes place at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316. The linked 2026 Map Your Show floor-plan portal identifies the November 5 event in Fort Lauderdale. The public page provides the planner entry point, although a static, readable booth map and total stand count were not present in the saved page snapshot. The source gives Nov. 5.

How do attendees get to Broward County Convention Center?

The convention center address is 1950 Eisenhower Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CruiseWorld’s travel page identifies Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as the arrival airport and says the convention center is five minutes away. The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina is the designated conference hotel, with rooms handled during event registration, according to the organizer’s current travel information.

How much does CruiseWorld 2026 registration cost?

The listed travel-advisor registration rate is $375 when paid before October 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The organizer says the general advisor pass covers keynotes, general sessions, conference sessions, sponsored education, the Exhibitor Showcase and ship tours. Its FAQ also includes meals and supplier and peer workshops among registration access, so the pass covers more than the showcase alone.

Who can register for CruiseWorld and what does the advisor pass include?

The registration page specifies that the public registration link is for travel advisors, with a $375 rate through October 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The pass includes keynotes, general sessions, conference sessions, sponsored educational sessions, the Exhibitor Showcase and ship tours. Separately, the STAR program is a selective experience for pre-qualified advisors, with private supplier interaction described by the organizer.

Which hotel is official, and what is the CruiseWorld group rate?

The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina is the official conference hotel, and the organizer says room reservations are made during event registration. Its published group rate is $241 per night plus tax for double occupancy. The event’s hotel page gives these details with the venue address, but the reviewed page does not list alternative official hotels or a separate block deadline. The source records registration process.

What is the two-night hotel estimate around the three-day event?

A stay from arrival on November 4 through departure on November 6 spans two nights around CruiseWorld’s three dated conference days. At the official hotel’s listed $241 nightly rate for double occupancy, the base room total is $482 before taxes for that two-night example. It excludes incidental charges and assumes availability at the organizer’s stated rate. The source lists 2026.

See the hotel-night planning worksheet.

Which travel suppliers are already listed for the 2026 showcase?

The directory, updated 10/15/2026, lists suppliers across travel categories, including ACCOMMODATIONS. Its entries include accommodation and airline providers, attractions and destination organizations, plus cruise companies such as Azamara Cruises. United appears in air transportation, while the broader list also includes agency technology and professional services. The list also features agency technology and professional services, giving exhibitors several distinct routes into advisor businesses and client itineraries.

How many exhibitors and booths are in the CruiseWorld 2026 directory?

The 2026 exhibitor list and Map Your Show floor-plan portal were reviewed on October 20, 2026. The list is dated 10/15/2026 and the planner identifies the November 5 Fort Lauderdale show, but the public snapshots do not provide a stable total exhibitor count or total booth count. Those totals are not stated here.

What sessions and speakers are on the CruiseWorld 2026 agenda?

Wednesday pairs educational sessions and a Carnival-sponsored general session with supplier workshops, a later general session and advisor programming. Thursday adds a 2:30 PM showcase opening and evening invite-only Travvy Awards. Friday’s program includes three peer-to-peer periods between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM. The agenda is marked tentative, and its session details may change.

How long is the scheduled 2026 Exhibitor Showcase?

For the 2026 event, the organizer schedules the Exhibitor Showcase from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern on Thursday, November 5. Subtracting the start from the end gives 150 minutes of exhibit time. It is one block on one of the three event dates, so this is a short, concentrated meeting window rather than a multi-day open hall.

Calculate staffing against the showcase window.

What does CruiseWorld publish about its travel-advisor audience?

CruiseWorld says 800+ North American-based travel advisors attend annually. The event’s STAR Program selects a pre-qualified subset for supplier engagement. The attendee profile reports that 99% booked or planned to use exhibitor products and 93% established supplier partnerships, but those results are based on 2025 STAR attendees.

What attendee job-title and business-model mix is published?

CruiseWorld’s current profile describes 800+ North American travel advisors annually and a mix of experienced and newer professionals across home-based and traditional agency models. The public page does not provide a percentage breakdown by title, agency size or business model. Its performance percentages are based on 2025 STAR attendees and are not a current 2026 demographic census. The source records STAR Program.

Which official mobile app should CruiseWorld attendees use?

The current 2026 event pages and floor-plan link reviewed on October 20 identify a Map Your Show planner but do not name a separate official mobile app, app-store listing or app provider. The app feature set and supported devices therefore cannot be established from the reviewed public sources. The listed planner is evidence of a show-floor directory, not proof of an attendee app. The source lists Nov. 5.

Does the show planner also provide exhibitor badge capture?

The public planner is the CruiseWorld 2026 Map Your Show floor-plan site for November 5 in Fort Lauderdale. The current event pages reviewed do not state whether that planner includes exhibitor badge capture, what data a scan returns or whether exhibitors may use a second workflow. Those tool functions are not described in the public sources checked by October 20, 2026. The source reports Nov. 5.

What does a CruiseWorld exhibitor booth cost in 2026?

The current exhibitor list and Why Exhibit page were reviewed on October 20, 2026; the exhibitor directory was updated 10/15/2026. They describe showcase participation, sponsorship opportunities and meeting-space packages, but no 2026 booth rate card, booth-size price, service inclusion or sponsorship price is published on those pages. A numerical booth cost cannot be substantiated from the public material checked.

How much staffed floor time does a standard CruiseWorld booth have?

CruiseWorld has three conference dates in 2026, and the agenda schedules one 150-minute Exhibitor Showcase block on Thursday, November 5. The event dates are November 4 through 6, so a booth team gets 2.5 scheduled showcase hours across the three-day program. Sessions and other supplier meetings appear elsewhere in the agenda, but their booth-floor access is not quantified. The source identifies 2026. The source shows 2:30.

Use the event-hour staffing worksheet.

Which badge-scanning product is available to CruiseWorld exhibitors?

The 2026 exhibitor directory, Why Exhibit page, FAQ, registration page and Map Your Show planner were reviewed on October 20, 2026. They identify suppliers, meeting formats and the floor-plan tool, but do not name a current-edition badge-scanning or lead-retrieval product. The comparison below therefore uses the evidence-safe “On your own” column. The planner lists Nov. 5.

What are the limits of CruiseWorld badge capture?

The official planner confirms an event-specific 2026 directory and floor plan, but the reviewed public pages do not publish scan limits, device allowances, export rules, data fields or pricing. Without a current service description, a product-capability comparison would overstate the available evidence. The source records Nov. 5.

How does B2Brain compare with the CruiseWorld exhibitor tool?

CruiseWorld’s 2026 directory, updated 10/15/2026, and floor-plan pages establish the suppliers represented and the Map Your Show planner used for the floor plan. They do not establish a named exhibitor badge-capture product or its capabilities. As of October 20, 2026, a tool-to-tool comparison cannot be supported; B2Brain’s approved product claims remain separate from any claim about CruiseWorld tooling. The planner identifies Nov. 5.

Can exhibitors combine the planner with their own capture workflow?

The 2026 floor-plan portal is available through Map Your Show. Current CruiseWorld pages reviewed do not say whether exhibitors may pair it with their own device, export attendee data, or use two badge-capture systems. The integration and coexistence policy remains unpublished in the sources checked on October 20, 2026. The source states Nov. 5.

Which fields can a CruiseWorld badge scan capture?

The reviewed event site, exhibitor list, FAQ, registration page and show planner do not publish a badge-scan field list for CruiseWorld 2026. In particular, they do not establish whether contact details are accompanied by business role, product interest, buying timeline, conversation notes or a next step. No scan-field claim is made. The source identifies Nov. 5.

What attendee and exhibitor outcomes does CruiseWorld report?

CruiseWorld’s attendee profile reports that 99% of attendees booked or planned to use exhibitor products and 93% formed new supplier partnerships. It also says 90% of exhibitors closed business or expected to do so. Its profile says 95% booked or planned to book with cruise lines and 93% with hotels and resorts. The organizer labels these figures as based on 2025 STAR attendees, so they are reported program outcomes rather than forecasts for every 2026 participant.

When should CruiseWorld exhibitors follow up after the showcase?

CruiseWorld’s current agenda places the Exhibitor Showcase on November 5 from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM, followed by invite-only Travvy Awards. The organizer does not publish an exhibitor lead-export time or a required follow-up deadline in the reviewed pages. Event-specific follow-up performance cannot be inferred from the schedule. The source shows 2026.

What is the cost per qualified meeting at CruiseWorld?

The current public pages publish a $375 travel-advisor registration fee and the 150-minute showcase schedule, but they do not publish exhibitor booth or sponsorship prices, meeting counts, qualified-lead counts or a show-specific conversion rate. Those missing inputs prevent an evidence-based exhibitor cost-per-meeting or ROI calculation as of October 20, 2026. The source notes 2:30.