2007 AAPA Cruise Seminar

January 10, 2007
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Keeping up-to-date on the booming cruise industry is important for both homeports and ports of call. AAPA’s Cruise Committee has designed a special program for port managers, operations and engineering professionals, cruise facility consultants and marketers to address emerging trends for cruise ports. This seminar will tackle topics such as effective cruise line/port partnerships, environmental issues, developing cruise facilities for multiple uses, dealing with regulatory requirements at cruise facilities, and destination marketing. This is a great opportunity to network with cruise line executives and others in the cruise port business.

01/10/2007
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt Nagle, AAPA 
• Agustín Díaz, Curaçao Ports Authority
• Paul Hurlston, Port Authority of the Cayman Islands

01/10/2007
Cruise Line Executive Panel

• Giora Israel, Carnival Cruise Lines
• John Tercek, Royal Caribbean International
• Tino Salud, Holland America Line and Windstar Cruises

01/10/2007
Cruise Associations – Issues Impacting Cruise Ports

• Michele Paige, Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association
• Michael Crye, Cruise Line International Association

01/10/2007
Luncheon Program

• Honorable Charles Clifford, Cayman Islands Dept. Of Tourism

01/10/2007
Seaport Security

• James Maes, Port of Miami
• Capt. Howard Newhoff, Royal Caribbean International
• Capt. Karl Schultz, Commander, United States Coast Guard

  

01/10/2007
The Public Process and the Impact on the Cruise Industry – Case Studies

• Tom Dow, Carnival Corporation & plc
• Kate Ascher, New York City Economic Development Corporation
• Peter Dailey, Port of San Francisco

01/11/2007
Passenger Boarding Systems

• Anders Frick, FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems Canada, Inc.
• Martin Westphal, TEAM  (Tecnología Europeo Aplicada al Movimiento)
• Jordi Floreta, TEAM  (Tecnología Europeo Aplicada al Movimiento)
  
• Lars Ljoen, Ceres Terminals Incorporated
  
• Larry Levis, BEA International  

01/11/2007
Traditional and Alternative Financing of Cruise Terminals

• Ross Gaudreault, Québec Port Authority
  
• Steve Cernak, P.E., PPM®, Port of Galveston
• Jackie Williams, Port of San Diego

01/11/2007
Regional and National Issues Impacting Ports

• Michael Leone, Massachusetts Port Authority
• P.T. Wright , U.S. VISIT Program, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  
• Daniel Ziegelbauer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  
• Elizabeth Sullivan, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  
• Jackson Stephens, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

01/12/2007
Future Cruise Marketing

• Gary LaGrange, Port of New Orleans  
  
• Hiram Enrique Toledo Elias , Administración Portuaria Integral de Quintana Roo S.A. de C.V.
  
• Bruce Lambert, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  
• Jacqueline Hutman, Hutman Marketing Corporation

01/12/2007
Interactive Working Group Session on Future Cruise Marketing