Monaco Yacht Show 2020 Canceled Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Concerns

The Monaco Yacht Show 2020 has been canceled due to ongoing covid-19 concerns, with the 30th anniversary now rescheduled for September 2021.

While reported earlier this year that this year’s Monaco Yacht Show would still be going ahead in September, albeit, under much different circumstances, organizers of the event have since made the decision to cancel the 2020 Monaco Yacht Show.

Hoping that events would be viable in the later part of 2020, show organizer Informa had initially planned on holding a smaller not-for-profit event to aid the superyacht industry but has since been in talks with stakeholders and partners within the international superyacht industry regarding ongoing COVID-19 pandemic concerns.

With many of the worlds superyachts currently located in the US and Caribbean for the forseeable future, and with global travel restrictions in place, it was decided that it was in the industry’s best interest to postpone the Monaco event until next year while focusing on the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show which is still on schedule for October 2020.

“Like many other industries, the international super yachting community has experienced significant disruption in 2020”, Chief Executive of Informa Markets Charlie McCurdy shared. “As we move to the other side of COVID-19, we are remaining agile in how we are supporting our partners and customers, flexing our events calendar, adapting products and providing digital alternatives where beneficial to best meet the needs of international communities through this difficult period. To this end, we are focusing our efforts in the latter part of the year on delivering a strong platform to showcase the industry at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in late October, with the Monaco Yacht Show now set to return in style in September 2021, when it will celebrate its 30th anniversary.”

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is one of the largest international yachting events globally and is expected to host more than 900 boats, including 100 superyachts.