A four-day showcase of Papua New Guinea’s cruise destinations and tourism opportunities presented a strong conclusion presented by the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA) during the 2024 Sea-trade Cruise Global Event in Miami, Florida, in the United States. In attendance, PNGTPA’s Policy & Planning Division Executive Manger Ingrid Kuman expressed the incredible value of promoting PNG at Such a prestigious event. Ms. Kuman shared that PNG’s commitment through participation efforts over the years in this prestigious travel trade event has improved significant developments in the country cruise tourism industry, especially with high level networking with cruise professionals from all over the world. Investing in cruise tourism in a decade long commitment has presented a momentous increase in cruise liner and expeditionary ships visiting the country between 2014 and 2024. Over a hundred tourist ships visited Papua New Guinea in 2023, the MS Nautica arrived in Port Moresby in early April 2024 being the most recent. According to PNG’s Visitor Arrival Records of the previous year, a total of 31,321 visitors arrived by cruise vessel into PNG. Ms. Kuman emphasized that PNGTPA, other partner agencies and stakeholders will continue to nurture cruise tourism in PNG while present. PNG’s exhibition booth presented stunning portraits, images, videos, and information brochures regarding cruise destinations in Milne Bay, East New Britain, East Sepik, Morobe, Port Moresby and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Ms. Kuman shared while present at Sea-trade Cruise Global she and her team proudly exhibited PNG’s diverse cruise Destinations to the world, and meeting cruise professionals who are keen on helping us grow our cruise tourism. The Sea-trade Cruise Global was a massive success and provided a massive opportunity for Papua New Guinea to pique the cruising interest of more than 11,000 attendees, as well as the 2,700 plus Cruise Line Executives at the event. The PNGTPA is a member of the prestigious Australian Cruise Association, one the largest and most well-connected cruise tourism organizations in Oceania, in which fellow members include Tourism Fiji and New Zealand Travel.