Larry Pimentel keynote speaker at Cruise New Zealand 2016

A number of delegates are expected to stay for the second All Blacks v Australia 2016 Bledisloe Cup rugby match at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday, August 27, with New Zealand aiming to retain the cup for the 14th consecutive year.

The theme of Cruise New Zealand’s fourth annual conference is ‘Growing the Value of Cruise’ and panel sessions will explore shore excursions and ways to make improvements.

The release of Cruise New Zealand’s 2015/16 economic impact report will be a highlight of the conference.

Registration is now open and the earlybird conference fee for non-members is NZ$595 plus GST. It is available until July 29 when the fee will be increased by NZ$100.