2016 Seatrade Cruise Global

The State of the Cruise Industry: Caribbean & Cuba (Room Palm Ballroom B)

Sponsored by Puerto Rico Tourism Company

How new destinations are reshaping itineraries and impacting demand, including a detailed examination of the challenges and opportunities for Cuba and the implications of its opening for the region as a whole. With the growth and popularity of Asia, how the key operators view the future for Caribbean deployment will be another focus. Developments at key homeports like PortMiami, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral and other bases for Caribbean cruising further up the Eastern Seaboard will be examined. Plus, the panel will consider various Gulf homeport changes and look at how southern Caribbean developments are impacting the region.