Caribbean Times 90th issue - Friday 15th April 2016

Friday 15th April 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 9
FCCA Foundation hosts 2016 Children’s
Environmental Poster Competition
The Ministry of Tourism,
Economic Development, Investment
and Energy through
its partnership with the Florida
Caribbean Cruise Association
(FCCA) Foundation
extends a special invitation to
primary and secondary school
students to participate in the
2016 FCCA Foundation Children’s
Environmental Poster
Competition.
This year’s competition
seeks to promote and stimulate
environmental awareness
among students and affectively
educate younger generations
on the importance of
environmental protection.
The poster contest will be
conducted in two age categories,
the junior division (children
ages 12 years and under
who would not have passed
their 13 th birthday by June
1 st 2016) and the senior division
(children 13 to 16 years
who would not have passed
their 17 th birthday by June 1 st
2016).
Each student must submit
one poster and select a topic
of their choice that promotes
environmental awareness.
Each poster must depict at
least there ways in which
their destination can make a
difference in preserving the
environment and must be in
English.
To be eligible each poster
must accompany a summary
description in English along
with the title of each poster.
Entries will be judged based
Pembroke Pines, Florida - Registration
opened today for the 23 rd annual
FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade
Show, taking place in San Juan, Puerto
Rico from September 26-30, 2016.
The event will gather over 1,000 cruise
tourism stakeholders and more than 100
FCCA Member Line executives, presidents
and CEOs for a four-day series of
meetings, workshops and networking
opportunities.
“The FCCA Cruise Conference &
Trade Show helps cruise tourism stakeholders
maximize their business,” said
Micky Arison, chairman of Carnival
Corporation and the FCCA, who will be
on-hand at the event.
“In addition to imparting necessary
operational knowledge, the event provides
an invaluable resource-knowing
the right people-by linking attendees
with some of industry’s most important
decision makers.”
The event offers a unique opportunity
to target representatives from FCCA’s
19 Member Lines who decide where
ships call, what products are sold and
used onboard, and how to invest in destinations
and infrastructure.
Attendees can access these key decision
makers in a format that balances
business sessions and casual interaction,
including one-on-one meetings with
pre-selected cruise executives, which
provide a chance to promote products
and receive individualized input; social
functions that foster networking and
relationship building; and workshops
focused on current issues with panels
comprised of knowledgeable industry
professionals and cruise executives,
along with the presidents and CEOs
heading a roundtable discussion.
Together, this creates the perfect
forum for exchanging information and
industry trends, sharing ideas, and cultivating
valuable business relationships.
Plus, a ratio of about one cruise executives
per 10 attendees affords some of
the best odds to meet and gain insight
from the influential cruise executives,
as well as cruise lines’ presidents and
CEOs.
“I look forward to interacting with
cruise tourism’s key stakeholders [at
the FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade
on creativity, relevance to the
theme, content, and quality of
the presentation (layout and
design).
Winners will be awarded
monetary prizes ranging from
USD 3,000 to US 1,000 in
each age category.
All general inquiries regarding
the competition
should be addressed to Ms.
Vashti Ramsey, Senior Sustainable
Tourism Officer via
email vashti.ramsey@ab.gov.
ag or call direct at 468-4070.
FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show now open for registration
Show],” said Adam Goldstein, president
& COO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd,
and perennial participant at the event.
“This is a valuable opportunity for
regional destinations and operators to
learn how they are being affected by and
can take advantage of the industry’s latest
developments.”
The Trade Show expands this target,
allowing exhibitors to capture the attention
of this prominent audience. Any
booth puts their product, company, or
destination on attendees’ and executives’
minds, but special destination pavilion
options provide the greatest impact at
the Trade Show by showcasing a destination
product as a team-from vendors
and tour operators to destination ministries
and port operators.
Attendees can also experience San
Juan’s exciting setting, activities and
new infrastructure, allowing attendees
to experience what cruise passengers see
and do during a stay-over visit and why
it welcomed more than 1.6 million cruise
passengers from FCCA Member Lines
last year-a 17 percent increase since the
destination last hosted the event in 2011.