Cruise executives from Australia and around the world will be heading west next year after Fremantle won the right to host a major conference.
The Australian Cruise Association (ACA) has announced it will hold its Annual Conference and AGM in Fremantle/Walyalup, Perth’s eclectic port city and the premier cruise gateway to Western Australia (WA).
The successful bid was entered by Tourism Western Australia in partnership with the City of Fremantle and Business Events Perth.
The announcement was made at the final session of the 26th anniversary ACA Conference being held in Adelaide which attracted a record 156 attendees.
It is anticipated that a similar number of people will attend the conference in Fremantle to be held from September 3-5, 2025.
This will include leading national and international cruise executives and representatives from the supply side of the cruise sector – shore excursion operators, port authorities, provedores, shipping agents and tour businesses.
“We are looking forward to heading back to W.A. in 2025 which will mark 20 years since the Conference was last held in Fremantle with 49 delegates in attendance – next year we expect around three times that many,” said Jill Abel, CEO of ACA.
“The committee’s decision to select Fremantle reflects the important commitment by the State Government and the various stakeholders throughout the state to discuss the next phase of growth for Western Australia.”
Australian Cruise Association is the co-operative marketing brand for cruise tourism in the Australia and Pacific region and represents a diversity of interests including regional ports, international, national and state tourism agencies, shipping agents, inbound tour operators and companies dedicated to marketing the region as a world class cruise destination.
