FCCA Foundation Dinner set for Seatrade

The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) has relaunched its marquee event, ‘Shining Stars FCCA Foundation Dinner’. Scheduled for Tuesday, April 9 during Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami, the event supports youth throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Backed by FCCA Member Cruise Lines, the evening will see Presidents, CEOs, and high-level cruise executives host tables to raise money for reintroducing…

March 4, 2024

Cruise Industry

FCCA and Norwegian Cruise Line presidents to talk tourism on Thursday

The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s (FCCA) educational series of virtual conversations with cruise industry executives continues on Thursday, May 4, when its president Adam Ceserano pairs up with the newly appointed president of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) David Herrera. Last month, Herrera, who previously served as Chief Consumer Sales and Marketing Officer…

May 2, 2023

Cruise Industry News

Study Reveals Record Cruise Tourism Expenditures in the Caribbean and Latin America

New study finds that cruise tourism and the 33.3 million passenger and crew onshore visits throughout 33 Caribbean and Latin American destinations directly generated a record $4.27 billion in total expenditures, along with more than 94,000 jobs paying more than $1.27 billion in wage income, during the last cruise year. PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (October 23,…

October 23, 2024

Cruise Industry Events

Caribbean in the Spotlight at Seatrade

The Caribbean, anchored in part by the support of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), shone brightly at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami last week. The week got off to an energized start with an exciting “Backyard Jam” at FCCA’s headquarters in Miramar, which drew members from the Caribbean tourism and maritime communities. This event set the stage for…

April 15, 2024

Cruise Industry Events

Seatrade set for Miami Beach April 8-11

Following the Routes Americas airline meetings in Colombia this week, regional tourism delegates will be gearing up for Seatrade Cruise Global 2024, the preeminent gathering for the global cruise industry. Scheduled to take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach from April 8-11, 2024, this event is set to draw significant participation from the…

March 18, 2024

Events

Caribbean Week in New York off to a strong start

The long-awaited 2023 Caribbean Week in New York, the first in three years, commenced in midtown Manhattan today. Kicking off with the CTO Executive Committee meeting this afternoon, the week’s itinerary features an exciting array of events. Highlights include the tourism marketing conference on Wednesday and Thursday’s Media Marketplace, where esteemed tourism executives…

June 5, 2023

Destinations

Cayman Islands registers steady tourism gains

Although the Cayman Islands was among the last Caribbean destinations to fully open to visitors, tourism officials are upbeat about the steady post-pandemic tourism gains the British Overseas Territory is registering. With cruise ships returning in March and travel restrictions not lifted until the end of August last year, the islands still welcomed…

February 1, 2023

Tourism Insights

Tourism industry body execs set path for 2023

Two of the Caribbean’s leading bodies focused on developing and promoting the region’s tourism interests are articulating their vision for the year ahead. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) intends to build on the region’s strong industry performance of 2022, which included some destinations surpassing their record-breaking benchmark performances of 2019. Through its Operations Committee…

January 10, 2023

Cruise Industry

Barbados tourism minister cruises into action

Barbados’ newly installed Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill has hit the ground running. After participating in World Travel Market 2022 in London last week, Gooding-Edghill engaged with cruise industry partners as he and other Barbados stakeholders met with representatives from Royal Caribbean Group and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) in Miami and had much to share about the island’s plans and…

November 28, 2022

Cruise Industry

Optimism, excitement as Caribbean cruise stakeholders meet in the DR

Senior cruise executives from FCCA Member Lines have been busy today meeting with tourism representatives from across the region’s public and private sectors, in an effort to improve cruise tourism business and develop opportunities for growth across the region. Michele Paige, CEO of the FCCA, said the conference represented a “new beginning” after a difficult pandemic,…

October 28, 2022

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