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2003, February 27:
For the very first time, ten Caribbean cruise
destinations will combine their trade show efforts and participate jointly
in the exhibition under the banner of “The Caribbean
Village” at the Seatrade Cruise Convention.
The Convention, the
largest cruise event in the world, will be held at the Miami Beach
Convention Center from March 3 to 7, 2003.
The ten Caribbean
countries that have come together to form the Caribbean Village are:
Antigua, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Grenada,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago.
Jointly, these destinations represent over 3.5 million passenger arrivals.
This historic Caribbean
cruise effort will start on Tuesday, March 4 at noon. The official
opening will be performed by Michele Paige, President of the
Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) and one of the principal
partners of the Caribbean Village.
According to Jan
Sierhuis, VP Commercial Affairs of the Curacao Ports Authority and initiator
of the Caribbean Village project: "‘After two years of preparation, the
Caribbean is finally undertaking joint action to get its message across to
the cruise and travel community. We are by far the largest cruise market in
the world, but we are also one of the last to undertake joint efforts to
promote our business more effectively."
"I expect that the
village will rapidly grow and improve in the coming years. Everybody who
feels part of the Caribbean cruise family is welcome. Our primary aim is to
get a consistent and meaningful message across and win back the
participation of the cruise executives, our primary target audience at
Seatrade. Our goal is to greatly improve their trade show experience and
create more effective business partnerships. For the future, we see the
village venturing out into other exhibitions relevant to the cruise
business.
"The Caribbean
Village organizers sincerely thank the participating destinations,
its sponsors and partners, trade show organizer CMP and FCCA for their
support and recognizes The Brand Foundry and AT&T as its official sponsors."
The Caribbean
Village will be located at booth # 493 in the Caribbean section of Seatrade
Exhibition, just behind the FCCA booth.
For more information,
please contact Jan Sierhuis, Curacao Ports Authority, tel. (599-9) 434-5999,
e-mail j.sierhuis@curports.com.
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