2019 Cruise Seminar

February 20, 2019
Miami, FL

The cruise industry continues to grow as cruise lines expand their itineraries and look for and establish new ports of call. Those in the industry, port managers and marketers alike, must stay abreast of the current trends. The Cruise Seminar brings together industry colleagues to network and learn about latest best practices, updates and challenges in an ever changing cruise market.

02/20/2019
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker:

• Hydi Webb, Deputy Director, PortMiami

02/20/2019
The State of the Cruise Industry – Part One

Moderator:

• Michael McLaughlin, Director Cruise Operations, Port of Seattle, Chairman, AAPA Cruise Committee

Speakers:

• Andy Stuart, President and CEO, Norwegian Cruise Line, Miami, FL
• Roberto Fusaro, President, MSC Cruises USA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

02/20/2019
The State of the Cruise Industry – Part Two

Moderator:

• Janine Mansour, Director of Marketing, Port of New Orleans

Speakers:

• Gary Frommelt, Vice President of Port Operations, American Queen Steamboat Company, New Albany, IN
• Angela Composto, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Miami, FL

02/20/2019
Keynote Address

Introduction:

• Juan Kuryla, PPM, Port Director, PortMiami

Speaker:

• Gonzalo Mórtola, President, Interamerican Committee of Ports of the Organization of American States (OAS); President, Port of Buenos Aires, Argentina

02/20/2019
Cruise Terminal Design - Part One

Moderator:

• Christopher Chase, Business Development Manager, Port of Los Angeles

Speakers:

• Luis Ajamil, P.E., President & CEO, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Miami, FL
• Antonio Boemi, Vice President, Growth and Development, Montréal Port Authority, Canada

02/20/2019
Cruise Terminal Design - Part Two

Moderator:

• Christopher Chase, Business Development Manager, Port of Los Angeles

Speakers:

• Miguel Reyna, Associate Vice President, Commercial Development & Construction, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Miami, FL
• Dylan DeFrancisci, U.S. CBP Port Director, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Loren B. Ajamil, Director of Advanced Technologies, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Miami, FL

02/21/2019
Environment and Energy

Moderator:

• Adam Deaton, Senior Maritime Trade Account Rep., Port of San Diego

Speakers:

• Carmen Ortega, Manager, Business Development, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, CANADA
• Richard Pruitt, Vice President Environmental Operations, Carnival Cruise Line
• Chester J. Urban, Business Development Manager, Downstream LNG, Shell LNG Marketing & Trading, Houston TX
• Michael Moltzen, Dep. Director, Transp. & Climate Div., EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Ann Arbor, MI

02/21/2019
Managing Cruise Passenger Volumes: Engaging Your Communities

Moderator:

• Joseph W. Woods, Jr., Acting Port Director, Port Authority of the Cayman Islands

Speakers:

• Alicia Ricalde Magaña, General Director, Administración Portuaria Integral de Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Nancy Houley, Director Cruise Market, Quebec Port Authority, Canada
• Gisela Marti, Vice President, Marketing & Tourism, GMCVB (Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau), Miami, FL

02/21/2019
Presentation of the 2019 AAPA Cruise Award

Presenter:

• Andrew Saporito, Port Deputy Director, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Award Recipient:

• Steven M. Cernak, P.E., PPM, Chief Executive/Port Director, Port Everglades

02/21/2019
Cruise Terminal Operations — Guest Services, Ground Transportation and More

Moderator:

• Andrew Saporito, Port Deputy Director, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Speakers:

• Thomas Hinderhofer, Director, Northeast Port Operations, RCCL, Cape Liberty Cruise Port LLC, Miami Cruise Terminal A LLC
• Kathy DeLisser, Ceres Terminals Incorporated, Vancouver, Canada
• Kenneth E. Winkler, General Manager, Ports America, Manhattan Cruise Terminal, New York, NY
• Dustin Nason, Vice President Cruise Division, SSA Marine

02/21/2019
Strategies to Market Your Port

Moderator:

• Cynthia Burman, General Manager, Cruise Maryland, MDOT Maryland Port Administration, Baltimore, MD

Speakers:

• Greg Lovelace, Director, Mktg & Business Dev, Cargo & Cruise, Port Tampa Bay
• Marie Ellingson, Manager Cruise Services, Port of Seattle
• Andria Muñiz-Amador, Director of Public Relations, PortMiami
• René Trépanier, Executive Director, Cruise the Saint Lawrence, Rimouski, QC, Canada

02/21/2019
Closing Remarks

Speaker:

• Michael McLaughlin, Director Cruise Operations, Port of Seattle, Chairman, AAPA Cruise Committee