Cruise line executives will discuss industry trends and future direction at the 29th annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference.

Seven executives are expected to address the on-board experience, globalization of the industry and more on Tuesday for the State of the Industry session.

Panelists include the CEO's of Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises and more. Also on the panel will be a representative from Carnival Cruise Lines, part of Miami-based Carnival Corp., which owns both the Triumph that spent days without power in the Gulf of Mexico and the Costa Concordia that ran aground off the coast of Italy a year ago, killing 32 people.

The conference began on Monday and runs through Thursday. It's expected to attract more than 10,000 people in the industry.