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The Moodie Davitt Report’s Dermot Davitt moderated a panel made up of Carnival Cruise Line VP of Onboard Revenue Luis Terife,
Starboard Cruise Services President & CEO Lisa Bauer, and What Comes Around Goes Around CEO Seth Weisser at last year’s
Seatrade Cruise Global.
One on One with Dermot Davitt
The Moodie Davitt Report’s president talks with TMI about Retail Day
at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami in April

Seatrade Cruise Global is partnering brand growth to the next level. SeaTrade has announced its series of
with The Moodie Davitt Report to host a Thought leadership will be provided speakers for Retail Day (See story on page
dedicated retail day at its 2024 event in by a combination of senior cruise line 38).
Miami. The event runs from April 8-11 at executives, leading concessionaire “We will also feature senior figures
The Miami Beach Convention Center with representatives and brand owners. from Starboard, Harding+, Heinemann
the retail sessions taking place at the same “This year we feature a full day Americas, Avolta, Global Ports Holding,
venue on the morning and afternoon of of retail-themed conferencing in a Effy Jewelry, LVMH Beauty, Diageo and
April 10. dedicated space, well supported by leading DENIZEN Destination,” he says.
Through the collaboration, a full day concessionaires Starboard and Harding+, The 2024 Seatrade Retail Day will
of retail-related programming will take plus brands and brand representatives reflect the ever-growing importance of
place for the first time at Seatrade Cruise including Effy Jewelry, Duty Free Global retailing to cruise line revenues and its role
Global. This reflects the fast-growing and DENIZEN Destination. Our sessions in enhancing the guest experience, says
importance of retailing to cruise line co-organized with Seatrade Cruise Global Davitt.
revenues and its role in enhancing the guest will include a keynote interview with a “We hope it helps to generate new
experience, and follows a successful Retail senior cruise line figure about the role of ideas for collaboration in the sector among
panel session at Seatrade 2023. retail in commercial terms and in shaping all parties in the cruise ‘Trinity’ and
The Moodie Davitt Report President the guest experience. We will discuss amplifies the business opportunity that
Dermot Davitt tells TMI that the full day partnership within the cruise ‘Trinity’ with cruise represents within travel retail.”
dedicated retail conference comes after a input from a cruise line, concessionaire and While this is the inaugural year that
positive response to the 2023 panel session. brand owner,” says Davitt. a full day Retail event will take place at
“Delegates that attended were pleased “We will talk about nurturing people Seatrade, Davitt is hopeful that this year
to see a focus on the retail business, which and teams in cruise retail, asking how we will be the first of many.
has become so vital for cruise lines, given can better attract and retain staff and what “We are in discussions about how to
its own space in the event calendar. With factors ensure a committed, enthusiastic build on this year’s one-day conference
Seatrade Cruise Global’s status as the workforce? in 2025 and beyond, and see the potential
world’s major gathering of the cruise line “We will cover the importance of for The Retail Day to become a core
industry each year, it offers a platform for ‘going local’ and ‘story-telling’ in retail, component of Seatrade Cruise Global in
discussion and debate about the role of both from cruise line and port viewpoint. the future.”
retail and its future,” says Davitt. “We will explore the opportunity Seatrade Cruise Global 2024 will
Themes to be addressed at the event for luxury jewelry & watches in cruise bring together thousands of cruise
include the future of onboard retailing, retail, with input from cruise line, retailer professionals to network, learn and find
industry partnerships, sustainability in the and brand. And we will address what new solutions to industry challenges. The
retail design and offer, technology, the sustainability means in the context of retail 2023 event welcomed over 10,000 guests,
role of people, cruise port collaborations design and product offer onboard cruise 500+ exhibitors and more than 80 cruise
and how the sector can drive luxury ships.” brands.

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