International cruise symposium at Saguenay
May 26, 2009
From June 16th to 18th,
some 200 international cruise industry delegates from Québec, the Atlantic provinces and the US
eastern seaboard will be meeting at Saguenay to
discuss the development outlook of this flourishing sector of endeavour. Topics
of discussion will include the challenges impacting destinations and cruise
lines, as well as action being taken to counter the impact of the financial
crisis which has hit the American market-principal source of cruise passengers-particularly
hard. The event will also provide a wealth of networking opportunities for
representatives from the nine St Lawrence ports of call who have joined
together to develop and promote the region under the ‘Cruise the Saint
Lawrence' banner. Attendees will also address issues such as port operations,
environmental challenges, media relations, the quality of land-based activities
and excursions offered by the various ports of call, and cruise
line/destination cooperation. Simultaneous translation/ interpretation of
symposium proceedings will be offered on site for the convenience of
participants.
This 11th edition of the Canada New England Cruise Symposium will
group together major cruise line operators such as Carnival Cruise Lines,
Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, Holland America Line,
Princess Cruises and MSC Cruises which are scheduled to visit the
St Lawrence in 2009 or 2010. To date, some fifteen cruise line
representatives have already confirmed attendance.
This year, a number of specialized international
media representatives will be attending, including 13 confirmed participants
who are regular contributors to publications such as Cruise North America
Magazine (official media partner), Travel Weekly, Travel Trade, Seatrade Cruise
Review, Cruise Industry News, CruiseCritic.com, Cruise Business Review and
Avid Cruiser.
Pre- and post-event familiarization tours will
be organized to afford these special guests the opportunity to visit the nine
international cruise ports of call along the St Lawrence.
The staging of the 11th edition of
the symposium has been made possible thanks to the commitment of a group of
financial partners, including official event partner Tourisme Québec. For the first time ever, dedicated website capability allows
industry members and partners to peruse symposium program specifics and
register online at www.cruisesaintlawrence.com/CNEsymposium .
Cruise the Saint Lawrence is a non-profit
organization founded in 1999 and commissioned to broaden the scope of economic
spin-offs associated with international cruise operations on the St Lawrence.
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Source:
Priscilla Nemey, President
Cruise the Saint Lawrence
info@cruisesaintlawrence.com
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