{"id":134693,"date":"2022-10-21T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-cruise-lines-and-destinations-map-out-mutual-success-at-the-fcca-cruise-conference-trade-show-in-santo-domingo-dominican-republic\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T21:20:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T01:20:01","slug":"las-lineas-de-cruceros-y-los-destinos-trazan-el-exito-mutuo-en-la-conferencia-y-feria-de-cruceros-de-la-fcca-en-santo-domingo-republica-dominicana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/las-lineas-de-cruceros-y-los-destinos-trazan-el-exito-mutuo-en-la-conferencia-y-feria-de-cruceros-de-la-fcca-en-santo-domingo-republica-dominicana\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruise Lines and Destinations Map Out Mutual Success at the FCCA Cruise Conference &amp; Trade Show in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIRAMAR, Fla.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 20, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Hundreds gathered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic<\/span> with one common goal: improve cruise tourism, especially the mutual benefits between destinations and cruise companies. That was again the main theme of another successful FCCA Cruise Conference &amp; Trade Show, which celebrated its 28<sup>th<\/sup> annual occasion and 50 years of operations for <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3683693-1&amp;h=2648044419&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f-cca.com%2F&amp;a=Florida-Caribbean+Cruise+Association+(FCCA)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to applaud everyone throughout the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span> who coordinated this successful event and showcased the spectacular destination; it is clear that the country is committed to cruise tourism, which President <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Abinader<\/span> affirmed in his remarks and participation,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Michele Paige<\/span>, FCCA CEO. &#8220;It was also humbling to see the continued conviction in FCCA&#8217;s mission witnessed by all the attendees and cruise executives who joined to keep working together to build back better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taking place <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 11-14<\/span>, the event featured its usual blend of workshops, meetings and networking functions for the over 500 attendees and 70 cruise executives, but with a new twist \u2013 or what Paige called a &#8220;new beginning&#8221; in her opening remarks \u2013 because of the enhanced communications and collaborations arising from the difficult pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>That cooperation was evident throughout the entire agenda, with ways to seize the momentum being the talk of the event and including discussions of longer stays, overnights and homeporting, along with the importance of developing creative, customer-focused experiences to support the demand \u2013 and the direct ability for destination stakeholders to work with cruise lines on those goals available at the event.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Bayley<\/span>, President &amp; CEO of Royal Caribbean International, echoed these sentiments in his opening remarks, noting the &#8220;better relationships&#8221; built by &#8220;work[ing] through a lot of issues and problems and challenges collectively as a team&#8221; \u2013 while showing the smoother seas ahead as evidenced by sailing above 100% occupancy and registering strong bookings and earnings.<\/p>\n<p>How to capitalize on this for destinations \u2013 and the entire <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> and Latin American regions \u2013 was up front and center for 22 high-ranking government officials and a cruise executive panel including five Presidents and above from FCCA Member Lines, led by <span class=\"xn-person\">Josh Weinstein<\/span>, President &amp; CEO and Chief Climate Officer of Carnival Corporation &amp; plc, who delivered remarks and comments at the Heads of Government Forum before steering the conversation to other potential mutual benefits, such as employment and purchasing opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, partnership took the spotlight, and so did FCCA&#8217;s Strategic Partners, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Cayman Islands<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">United States Virgin Islands<\/span> (USVI). <span class=\"xn-person\">Kenneth Bryan<\/span>, Minister of Tourism and Transport of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Cayman Islands<\/span>, coordinated a dinner for the heads of government and shared the importance of working with FCCA to propel cruise tourism in this <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3683693-1&amp;h=680622605&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmottcayman%2Fvideos%2F578800377379583%2F&amp;a=video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">video<\/a>, and the USVI delegation, led by Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte, was engaged and energetic as they interacted with Member Lines and other participants. Both also took part in the &#8220;Operating in a Post Pandemic World&#8221; workshop.<\/p>\n<p>Headlining the workshop schedule was the &#8220;Presidential Panel,&#8221; which included <span class=\"xn-person\">Gus Antorcha<\/span>, President, Holland America Line; <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Bayley<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-person\">Richard Sasso<\/span>, Chairman, MSC Cruises <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>; and <span class=\"xn-person\">Howard Sherman<\/span>, President &amp; CEO, Oceania Cruises.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>About Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA)<\/b><\/div>\n<p>FCCA is a not-for-profit trade organization that represents the mutual interests of destinations and stakeholders throughout the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, Central and <span class=\"xn-location\">South America<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, along with Member Lines that operate over 90 percent of the global cruising capacity. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3683693-1&amp;h=1127475712&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.f-cca.com%2F&amp;a=F-CCA.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">F-CCA.com<\/a> and @FCCAupdates on <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3683693-1&amp;h=3644022771&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFCCAupdates%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3683693-1&amp;h=3321951568&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ffccaupdates%2F&amp;a=Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3683693-1&amp;h=766996446&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFCCAupdates&amp;a=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  FCCA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIRAMAR, Fla.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 20, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Hundreds gathered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic<\/span> with one common goal: improve cruise tourism, especially the mutual benefits between destinations and cruise companies. 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