Shore to Ship Symposium a reuní partnernan di e industria pa fortalesé e eksperensia di bishitantenan krusero / Shore to Ship Symposium Brings Industry Partners Together to Strengthen the Cruise Visitor Experience
Shore to Ship Symposium a reuní partnernan di e industria pa fortalesé e eksperensia di bishitantenan krusero
WILLEMSTAD – 21 di sèptèmber 2026 – Ofisina di Turismo di Kòrsou (CTB) den estrecho kolaborashon ku Curaçao Ports Authority (CPA) a organisá e di dos edishon di Shore to Ship Symposium & Workshop. E simposio di dos dia a inisiá dia 21 di sèptèmber bou di e tema Where Experience Creates Impact. E evento a reuní 95 partisipante, inkluyendo profeshonalnan ku ta traha direktamente ku e bishitante krusero. Lidernan regional tambe a partisipá na e simposio komo oradó, kompartiendo nan eksperensia i perspektivanan riba kon mehorá e eksperensia di e bishitante krusero por krea mas balor pa Kòrsou i pa e industria krusero den Karibe en general. E oradó prinsipal, sra. Dona Regis-Prosper, Sekretario General i CEO di Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), a trata e tópiko The Future Cruise Guest: Expectations, Experiences & Destination Value. Durante apertura di e simposio, direktor di CTB, sr. Muryad de Bruin, tambe a hiba palabra i a resaltá e importansia di kolaborashon pa sigui mehorá e eksperensia di bishitantenan krusero.
Den su diskurso prinsipal sra. Regis-Prosper (CTO), a elaborá riba e espektativanan di e biahero krusero di awendia i a presentá tres pilar klave pa futuro di turismo krusero na Kòrsou: tene e eksperensia di e bishitante simpel, hasié inolvidabel i sigurá ku e ta reflehá e identidat outéntiko di Kòrsou. Mas aleu, e programa a kontinuá ku un pènel di eksperto ku a reuní perspektivanan for di sektor di turismo, haf i industria krusero di Kòrsou, Aruba i St. Maarten. E panelistanan a representá Port St. Maarten Group, Aruba Ports Authority, Curaçao Ports Authority, Taber Tours/Fun Bini i CTB.
E di dos parti di e dia a inkluí 2 workshop guiá pa Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence, ku partisipashon di entre otro, guianan turístiko, shofùrnan, kompanianan di eskurshon i representantenan di atrakshonnan turístiko. E workshop Mastering Challenges in Guest Experiences a brinda e partisipantenan métodonan práktiko pa atendé situashonnan difísil. Miéntras e workshop Diversity & Inclusion in Guest Experience a enfoká riba komprondé e nesesidatnan di e bishitante di awendia. E di tres workshop, The Art of Storytelling’, lo tuma lugá su siguiente dia i lo enfoká riba e arte di konta historia, pa asina krea un konekshon mas fuerte ku e bishitante i hasi nan eksperensia na Kòrsou mas inolvidabel. E partisipantenan lo risibí un sertifikado rekonosé pa Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence.
Shore to Ship Symposium Brings Industry Partners Together to Strengthen the Cruise Visitor Experience
WILLEMSTAD – September 21, 2026 – The Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB), in close collaboration with the Curaçao Ports Authority (CPA), organized the second edition of the Shore to Ship Symposium & Workshop. The two-day symposium began on September 21 under the theme Where experience creates impact. The event brought together 95 participants, including professionals who work directly with cruise visitors. Regional industry leaders also joined the symposium as speakers, sharing their expertise and perspective on how enhancing the cruise visitor experience can create greater value for Curaçao and the Caribbean cruise industry as a whole. The keynote speaker Ms. Dona Regis-Prosper, Secretary-General and CEO of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), addressed the topic The Future Cruise Guest: Expectations, Experiences & Destination Value. During the opening of the symposium, CTB Managing Director, Mr. Muryad de Bruin also delivered remarks highlighting the importance of collaboration in enhancing the experience for cruise visitors.
In her keynote address, Ms. Regis-Prosper (CTO) discussed the evolving expectations of today’s cruise travelers and outlined three key pillars for Curaçao’s cruise future: keeping the visitor experience simple, making it memorable, and ensuring it remains authentically Curaçao. The program continued with an expert panel that brought together perspectives from the tourism, port, and cruise industries in Curaçao, Aruba, and St. Maarten. Panelists represented the Port St. Maarten Group, Aruba Ports Authority, Curaçao Ports Authority, Taber Tours/Fun Bini, and CTB.
The second part of the day featured two workshops led by the Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence, with participation from tour guides, drivers, excursion companies, representatives of tourist attractions, and other tourism professionals. The Mastering Challenges in Guest Experiences workshop provided participants with practical approaches for handling challenging situations, while Diversity & Inclusion in Guest Experience focused on understanding and responding to the diverse needs of today’s visitors. A third workshop, The Art of Storytelling’, will take place the following day and will focus on using storytelling to create stronger connections with visitors and make their Curaçao experience more memorable. Participants will receive a certificate recognized by the Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence.
