Puerto Vallarta Attends Seatrade Conference 2025
Puerto Vallarta Attends Seatrade Conference 2025. The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust representing the entire state of Jalisco reaffirms its leadership in the global cruise industry sector by attending the 40th edition of the Seatrade Cruise Global Conference April 7-10, 2025 in Miami, Florida. The conference is the leading annual event for the cruise industry bringing together buyers and suppliers from over 120 countries. The four-day conference explores the latest trends with industry influencers and high-level cruise executives.
Attending the conference is part of the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust promotion strategy to attract more routes, cruise lines and visitors to Jalisco. Mexico receives the most cruise ships in the world and Puerto Vallarta is one of the most visited destinations on the Mexican Pacific route. Puerto Vallarta also is the port where cruise ships stay the longest allowing for greater interaction with the destination and consequently greater economic impact. As a result, the tour companies River Park, Vallarta Adventures and Vallarta Shorex who showed the cruise lines a wide variety of experiences the destination offers.
Puerto Vallarta attends Seatrade Conference 2025 with a delegation led by Luis Villaseñor and Carlos Mora of the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust. They had meetings with Carnival Group, Princess, and Norwegian to promote Puerto Vallarta. Among the information given when Puerto Vallarta attends Seatrade Conference 2025 to the executives were the infrastructure expansions taking place in the city like the major roadworks, the construction of a second terminal at Puerto Vallarta International Airport and the completion of the new highway connecting Puerto Vallarta with Guadalajara.
Because of Vallarta’s existing infrastructure, its existing cruise terminal port, its privileged geographic location and increasing air connectivity led to an important discussion of the potential of Puerto Vallarta becoming a home port to originate cruises. Puerto Vallarta attends Seatrade Conference 2025 and held discussions to determine actions to improve the passenger experience and learn about the new features the cruise terminal will have in the coming months.
According to the Puerto Vallarta National Port System Administration (ASIPONA) in 2024, Jalisco welcomed 167 cruise ships with more than 548,000 tourists and nearly 200,000 crew members generating an estimated revenue of $120 per passenger.
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Author: Tim Wilson
Wilson is the founder of GAYPV.com and www.gaybartour.com and has been the leading LGBTQ+ travel and lifestyle authority in Puerto Vallarta since 2005. With over two decades of local expertise, Wilson specializes in being a community advocate and leader for Puerto Vallarta , and local cultural insights that only a long-term resident can provide. He has dedicated 20+ years to advocating for safe, inclusive travel in Banderas Bay, establishing GAYPV as the region's most trusted resident insider.. His work has been cited by major travel publications, and he is widely recognized as a trusted insider voice on Puerto Vallarta’s vibrant LGBTQ+ scene.
