The Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Miami Beach in April is a great time for cruise lines to break news, and its annual State of the Industry panel is where business leaders head to hear the latest about trends, straight from the CEOs' mouths.

In this episode cruise editor Andrea Zelinski and host Rebecca Tobin go over what was talked about from the Seatrade stage: Big ship orders, vacation demand, additions to the private island scene, and how tech upgrades have changed and improved the cruise experience.

This episode was recorded Thursday April 11 and has been edited for length and clarity.

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Related links

Windstar will expand its fleet https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Windstar-fleet-expansion

'Incredibly robust' demand drives NCLH's eight-ship order https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Analysis-NCLH-enormous-ship-order

Seatrade panelists talk about attracting new cruisers https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Seatrade-panelists-talk-about-attracting-new-cruisers

NCLH prepares to upgrade Great Stirrup Cay, but pier is top priority https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Great-Stirrup-Caye-expansion

The evolution of cruising's private islands https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/evolution-of-cruising-private-islands

Barbara Muckermann departs Silversea https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Muckermann-leaves-Silversea

The Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Miami Beach in April is a great time for cruise lines to break news, and its annual State of the Industry panel is where business leaders head to hear the latest about trends, straight from the CEOs' mouths.
In this episode cruise editor Andrea Zelinski and host Rebecca Tobin go over what was talked about from the Seatrade stage: Big ship orders, vacation demand, additions to the private island scene, and how tech upgrades have changed and improved the cruise experience.
This episode was recorded Thursday April 11 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor
This episode is sponsored by Travel Insured <a href="https://www.travelinsured.com">https://www.travelinsured.com</a>.
Related links
Windstar will expand its fleet <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Windstar-fleet-expansion">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Windstar-fleet-expansion</a>
'Incredibly robust' demand drives NCLH's eight-ship order <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Analysis-NCLH-enormous-ship-order">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Analysis-NCLH-enormous-ship-order</a>
Seatrade panelists talk about attracting new cruisers <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Seatrade-panelists-talk-about-attracting-new-cruisers">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Seatrade-panelists-talk-about-attracting-new-cruisers</a>
NCLH prepares to upgrade Great Stirrup Cay, but pier is top priority <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Great-Stirrup-Caye-expansion">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Great-Stirrup-Caye-expansion</a>
The evolution of cruising's private islands <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/evolution-of-cruising-private-islands">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/evolution-of-cruising-private-islands</a>
Barbara Muckermann departs Silversea <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Muckermann-leaves-Silversea">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Muckermann-leaves-Silversea</a>

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Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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