{"id":72162,"date":"2019-10-14T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-cruise-industry-remains-committed-to-both-the-recovery-of-grand-bahama-and-abaco-and-bringing-more-guests-to-the-unaffected-majority-of-the-bahamas\/"},"modified":"2019-10-14T20:15:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T00:15:02","slug":"la-industria-de-cruceros-mantiene-su-compromiso-de-ayudar-a-recuperar-las-islas-gran-bahama-y-abaco-y-llevar-mas-visitantes-a-la-mayoria-no-afectada-de-las-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-industria-de-cruceros-mantiene-su-compromiso-de-ayudar-a-recuperar-las-islas-gran-bahama-y-abaco-y-llevar-mas-visitantes-a-la-mayoria-no-afectada-de-las-bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cruise Industry Remains Committed to Both the Recovery of Grand Bahama and Abaco and Bringing More Guests to the Unaffected Majority of The Bahamas"},"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, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 14, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; While the world mourns the destruction of Abaco and <span class=\"xn-location\">Grand Bahama<\/span> and seeks ways to help the destinations build back better, the cruise industry continues to prove its commitment. Just a month after the historic event, Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), the trade association that represents the mutual interests between the cruise industry and <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> and Latin American destinations and stakeholders, and its Member Lines, which operate more than 95 percent of the global ocean cruising capacity, have already provided and\/or raised <span class=\"xn-money\">$8 million<\/span> in donation pledges, more than 10 million pounds of food and supplies, 20,000 meals a day, hundreds of millions of dollars in accelerated investment plans and hundreds of thousands of marketing dollars focused on educating that most of The <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span> is open, including 14 of its most-visited islands that are welcoming guests every day, and the best way consumers can help is to visit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Though we still mourn for all those impacted in Abaco and <span class=\"xn-location\">Grand Bahama<\/span>, it is humbling and heartwarming to see our Member Lines&#8217; enormous effort to not only provide the necessary relief, but also work with those in the destination toward sustainable recovery,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Michele Paige<\/span>, president, FCCA. &#8220;On behalf of FCCA, we are honored to help support that recovery in any way we can, and currently one of the best things any of us can do is visit The <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span>, as nearly half of its GDP relies on tourism, and broadcast the message that most of its islands are open and welcoming guests every day.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>FCCA Member Lines have already donated and\/or raised <span class=\"xn-money\">$8 million<\/span> in relief efforts for The <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span>, while also launching efforts to collect and provide support, resulting in more than 10 million pounds of food and supplies \u2013 filling over 250 shipping containers \u2013 by Carnival Corporation; 20,000 meals per day, as well as water, medical supplies, generators, and a team of specially trained employees and volunteers to assist with logistics and food and beverage efforts by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.; 400 pallets of humanitarian aid \u2013 along with 300 qualified volunteer and 150 Bahamians \u2013 on a single relief mission by Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line; MSC Group using its cargo and cruise resources to help, with a focus on providing semi-permanent prefabricated modular housing; and Disney Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings are also using their cruise ships to deliver supplies and support.*<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, FCCA Member Lines have sent high-level delegations to work directly toward both providing the most impactful relief and building toward sustainable recovery, while also reaffirming and accelerating investment projects that represent <span class=\"xn-money\">$455 million<\/span> by Carnival Corporation and RCCL. <\/p>\n<p>FCCA Member Lines also worked with the destination to relaunch cruise tourism and reinject its economic benefit as soon as possible, with cruise tourism <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2610208-1&amp;h=1414691197&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.f-cca.com%2Fresearch.html&amp;a=calculated\" rel=\"nofollow\">calculated<\/a> to have generated <span class=\"xn-money\">$405.75 million<\/span>, in addition to 9,004 jobs paying <span class=\"xn-money\">$155.71 million<\/span> in wage income, in The <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span> during the 2017-18 cruise season and one average cruise call to the destination representing more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$650,000<\/span> in local economic benefits. <\/p>\n<p>FCCA included The <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span> in its award-winning, multi-faceted marketing campaign, Caribbean Is Open \/ <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> for Everyone, which began in <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 2017<\/span> following Hurricanes Irma and Maria and generated more than 5.77 billion impressions, while showing a measurable improvement in <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> cruise bookings, between <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 2, 2017<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 28, 2018<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>For initiatives tied to The <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span>, focused on educating that most of The <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span> is open, including 14 of its most-visited islands that are welcoming guests every day, and the best way consumers can help is to visit, as of <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 11<\/span>, the efforts have already generated an audience of 78,656,435; 490 media placements; and promoted content with 13,873 clicks, 17,987 engagements and 150,527 video views with 59,357 minutes viewed, on track for more than 200,000 views by the end of October on social media alone \u2013 and other planned initiatives including the cover story in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2610208-1&amp;h=3568130601&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelandcruise.com%2F&amp;a=Travel+%26+Cruise\" rel=\"nofollow\">Travel &amp; Cruise<\/a>, the official magazine of the cruise industry, and sponsored e-mail content in partnership with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, FCCA has remained in constant contact with The <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span>, while leveraging its resources throughout the industry to help the destination and its people in any way possible, including assisting to coordinate relief efforts and meetings, as well as providing numerous ways for Bahamian locals to further capitalize on the cruise industry&#8217;s economic potential.<\/p>\n<p>Many of those opportunities and discussions will be engaged at the upcoming <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2610208-1&amp;h=612485873&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.f-cca.com%2Fconference&amp;a=FCCA+Cruise+Conference+%26+Trade+Show\" rel=\"nofollow\">FCCA Cruise Conference &amp; Trade Show<\/a>, the largest and only official cruise conference and trade show in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>. With more than 150 high-level executives, including a record number of chairmen and above, from FCCA Member Lines on hand for the series of meetings, workshops and networking opportunities from <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 21-25<\/span>, the #BahamasStrong delegation will have the chance to work directly with the cruise industry, and FCCA has coordinated specialized meetings and events for the delegation. <\/p>\n<p><i>*For more information about individual FCCA Member Line relief efforts, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2610208-1&amp;h=2802250766&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f-cca.com%2Frelief%2F&amp;a=www.f-cca.com%2Frelief\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.f-cca.com\/relief<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>About Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA)<br \/><\/b>Created in 1972, FCCA is a not-for-profit trade organization that provides a forum for discussion on tourism development, ports, safety, security, and other cruise industry issues and builds bilateral relationships with destinations&#8217; private and public sectors. By fostering an understanding of the cruise industry and its operating practices, FCCA works with governments, ports and private sector representatives to maximize cruise passenger, crew and cruise line spending, as well as enhance the destination experience and increase the amount of cruise passengers returning as stay-over visitors. For more information, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2610208-1&amp;h=2964833460&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.f-cca.com%2F&amp;a=F-CCA.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">F-CCA.com<\/a> and @FCCAupdates on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2610208-1&amp;h=716665159&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFCCAupdates%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2610208-1&amp;h=897899492&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ffccaupdates%2F&amp;a=Instagram\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2610208-1&amp;h=3727901034&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFCCAupdates&amp;a=Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIRAMAR, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 14, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; While the world mourns the destruction of Abaco and <span class=\"xn-location\">Grand Bahama<\/span> and seeks ways to help the destinations build back better, the cruise industry continues to prove its commitment. Just a month after the historic event, Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), the trade association that represents the mutual interests between the cruise industry and <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> and Latin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-viajes-y-turismo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}