Madeira to Host 2024 Cruise Atlantic Islands Conference

Madeira is set to host the 2024 Cruise Atlantic Islands Conference on September 27, as announced in a recent press release.

Organized by the Administration of the Ports of Madeira (APRAM, SA), the event will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first Cruise Atlantic Islands (CAI) meeting and will focus on the future of the Atlantic region in the competitive global cruise market.

“This conference constitutes an opportunity to reflect on the cruise tourism industry in this Atlantic region and the world, looking for the best answers to the increasingly competitive challenges that CAI faces,” said Paula Cabaço, President of the Ports of Madeira board of directors.

“We want to celebrate this partnership, which was born from a meeting held on September 19, 1994, in Funchal between the port authorities of Madeira and the Canary Islands, and shipping agents from the two archipelagos,” Cabaço continued.

The CAI Conference 2024 will bring together CAI members from Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and the Azores, along with guests, operators, companies, sector agents, government officials, tourist entertainment companies, and national and international journalists. CLIA Europe Vice President Nikos Mertzanidis will co-host the event.

“It will also be an opportunity to showcase the best of Madeira, and the work that has been developed in the Port of Funchal, which has deserved international recognition, like the two nominations for the World Cruise Awards: Best Cruise Terminal in World in terms of Sustainability; and Best Cruise Destination in Europe,” Cabaço concluded.