POINT BLANCHE:--- 21st Annual Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show ended on a high note on Thursday and Friday, being the largest and most successful ever held in the 21-year history of the event.
The conference facility had its own generation capacity powered by 3 Megawatt generators, and delegates attended the scheduled workshops that were planned for the Thursday. At the end of the workshops, delegates then went to Philipsburg where they enjoyed themselves eating and shopping and were not hindered by the NV GEBE power outage.
On Friday, platinum members and cruise executives went on various planned tours including one to the island of St. Barths which was sponsored by Bobby's Marina. Upon their return they were treated to a cocktail reception at the marina.
Attendees have now returned to their home countries, but a sense of success and achievement still linger from their private, pre-selected one-on-one meetings with cruise executives and casual discussions during social functions that displayed St. Maarten's destination product, culture, gastronomy and engaging atmosphere that helped attendees and executives feel comfortable so they could talk freely and forge relationships.
