On October 11, the Dominican Republic will host the twenty eighth annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Affiliation (FCCA) convention in Santo Domingo, which can embody, amongst many others, 60 prime cruise executives.
After making the announcement, President Luis Abinader and the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, highlighted the significance of the occasion, which constitutes the most important cruise convention and commerce present within the Caribbean, Mexico, Central, and South America.
The convention “will showcase the services the Dominican Republic presents to the cruise trade, which has grown considerably through the years,” tourism officers stated. In all, 83,000 cruise passengers visited the vacation spot in Might 2022 on 10 cruise traces, 19 cruise ships, and 13 ferries.
From July 2021 to Might 2022, 755,000 cruise passengers visited the nation on greater than 50 cruise traces.
The president of the FCCA, Adam Ceserano, highlighted the success obtained by the Dominican Republic within the tourism restoration, together with the cruise trade. “With the assist of the nation, we’ll return to the splendor we had earlier than the pandemic,” stated the president of the FCCA.
“Cruise tourism has a direct influence on the nation’s financial system, creating over 4,000 direct and 10,000 oblique jobs,” stated the Dominican Republic Minister of Tourism David Collado.
