Hamburg Cruise Net e.V. (HCN) – that is the cruise initiative for Hamburg! Our statutory mission is to enhance Hamburg’s attractiveness as an international cruise metropolis and as a location for cruise-related companies. Our association manages a network of almost 100 private and public companies from all sectors of this industry, such as cruise lines, port service providers and tourism businesses, in the form of a public-private partnership (PPP).

How do we succeed in this? We see ourselves as a communication platform for the industry and try to unite the combined cruise expertise of the metropolitan region. Together we identify challenges, represent common interests internally and externally and engage in dialogue with politics and administration. In this way, as an innovative pioneer, network manager and representative of the interests of the cruise industry, we succeed in promoting the added value of the industry in Hamburg through appropriate activities and in increasing the acceptance of cruising in the location.