Tuesday June 16, 2009
Check-in at your Hotel
3:00-6:00 pm Registration
Le Montagnais Lobby or Chicoutimi Hotel Lobby
4:00 pm Pre-Tour coach arrives in Saguenay
Sponsored by Intercruises Canada
5:30-10:00 pm Welcome reception - Saguenay, A City-Vibrant Urban Life
Pulperie de Chicoutimi Site
Dress code : Business casual
5:30-7:00 pm Ice-breaker cocktail at the Pulperie de Chicoutimi lobby and official opening
Sponsored by the Port of Montréal
7:00-10:00 pm Dinner at the Jardins des vestiges
Sponsored by Promotion Saguenay
Evening at Bâtiment 1912 with entertainment and surprises!
Wednesday June 17, 2009
7:45-8:45 am Breakfast at the Montagnais, Hotel and Convention Centre
8:15-8:45 am Conference Breakfast
The story of Holland America Line in the Canada New England
Sponsored by the Port of Québec & Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
Presenter: Ms Martine Bélanger, Vice-president operations, Port of Québec
Speaker: Mr Bill Sharp, Vice-President, Port Operations & Fleet Security, Holland America Line
8:45-9:45 am State of the Industry Panel
Sponsored by Cruise Maine USA
Moderator: Mr Robert Sharak, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Distribution, CLIA
Panellists:
Mr Chris Allen Director, Deployment and Itinerary Planning Royal Caribbean International
Mr Neil Palomba, Chief Operation officer, MSC Cruises
9:45-10:30 am Port Developments
Sponsored by Destination Sept-Îles Nakauinanu
Moderator:
Mr Frank Martini, ex-officio President, Cruise the Saint Lawrence
Panellists:
Mr Thomas Spina, Vice President, Director of Cruise Operations, New York Cruise
Mr Nick Billows, Deputy Port Director--Sales and Marketing, Cruiseport Boston
Ms Amy Powers, Director, CruiseMaineUSA
Ms Berni Wood, Marketing Manager, Cruise Atlantic Canada
Mr René Trépanier, Executive director, Cruise the Saint Lawrence
10:30-10:45 am Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Ramsey Greig & Co. Ltd
10:45-12:00 pm Specific Media Relations for the Cruise Market
Moderator: Mr Yves Gentil, Director Business tourism and media, Destination Québec
Panellists:
Mr Ralph Grizzle, Editor, Avid Cruiser
Ms Anne Kalosh, US Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review
Ms Johanna Jainchill, Editor, Travel Weekly
12:00-1:30 pm Lunch at the Montagnais, Hotel and Convention Centre
Sponsored by Baie-Comeau Cruises
1:30-3:30 pm Networking sessions with Cruise Lines, Destinations and Medias
Suppliers and members of Canada New England partners only
Cruise Lines confirmed : Adventure Canada, Carnival Cruise Lines,
Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises,
ResidenSea, Royal Caribbean International,
Media confirmed : Avid Cruiser Magazine, Cruise Critic, Cruise Business Review,
Cruise Industry News, Cruise North America Magazine, Cruise Travel Magazine,
Dream World Cruise Destinations, Porthole Cruise Magazine, Seatrade Cruise Review,
Travel Trade, Travel Weekly
OR
1:30-2:30 pm Cruise 101
Speaker:
Mr Robert Sharak, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Distribution, CLIA
2:30-3:00 pm Visit
Expo-Bus CELEBRITY-OASIS and the Expo-Bus MSC-POESIA
3:45-9:30 pm Dinner and entertainment - Saguenay, A Fjord-Breathtaking Nature
Sponsored by New York Cruise
Dress code : Warm casual
Bus departs from the Montagnais, Hotel and Convention Centre
9:30 pm Bus back to the host hotels
Thursday June 18, 2009
7:45-8:45 am Breakfast at the Montagnais, Hotel and Convention Centre
8:15-8:45 am Conference Breakfast : Parks Canada & the Visitor's Experience
Sponsored by Parks Canada
Speaker:
Ms Christina
Martinez, Director, Mingan archipelago National Park, Parks Canada
8:45-9:30 am Shore Excursions: the Worldwide Top Ten
Sponsored by the Port of Havre-Saint-Pierre
Moderator:
Mr Mark Robinson, Managing Director, Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services
Panelists:
Mr Amilcar Cascaïs, Vice-President, Tour Operations, Carnival Cruise Lines
Ms Johanne
Salzedo, Director
Product Development, Shore Excursions
& Land Services, Norwegian Cruise Line
Ms Cedar Bradler-Swan, Vice-Presidente, Adventure Canada
9:30-10:30 am Port Operations
Sponsored by Ramsey Greig & Co. Ltd
Moderator: Ms Martine Bélanger, Vice-President operations, Port of Québec
Panellists:
Captain Howard A. Newhoff, Manager,
Terminal/Port Security, Royal Caribbean International
Captain Svein Sleipnes, Vice-president, Port Operations, Norwegian
Cruise Line
Captain Gaetano Gigliotti, Port Captain, Carnival Cruise Line
10:30-10:45 am Refreshment Break
Sponsored by the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
10:45-12:00 am Partnership between Cruise Lines and Destinations
Sponsored by Cruise Halifax
Moderator: Mr John Hansen, President, NWCA
Panellists:
Mr Richard
Pruitt, Director Environmental & Health Programs,
Royal Caribbean Cruise
Line
Mr Bill Sharp, Vice-President, Port Operations & Fleet Security, Holland America Line
12:00-2:00 pm Closing Lunch - Opera Urban Cabaret
Sponsored by Cruise Atlantic Canada
Dress code : Smart casual
2:00 pm Bus ride to the Bagotville/Saguenay Airport
or
Motorcoach ride to the airports in Québec City or Montréal
Sponsored by Intercruises Canada
Post-Tour
event starts: The
Whale Route
Sponsored by Tourisme Québec