Mazatlán receives the courier to host the cruise conference – El Sol de Mazatlán

The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) announced that Mazatlán will host the Cruise Conferences that represents the Caribbean, México, Central and South America in the year 2023.

The official announcement was made at the summit of tourism ministers in the framework of the inauguration of the XXVIII Conference of the FCCA celebrated in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic with the presence of the president of that country, Louis Abinader; the Minister of Tourism David Collado; representatives of the FCCA, Michelle Paige and Adam Cesserano as well as representatives of the most important shipping companies in Florida and the Caribbean and.

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In his speech, the Secretary of Tourism, Rosario Noriega said enthusiastically and grateful for the trust placed in the state of Sinaloa.

“We are very happy that next year we will be based in Mazatlán. I also want to comment that our governor, Rubén Rocha Moya, is very happy with this distinction, it was work that was being done even before taking office as governor, working with Michelle Paige and from there, the instruction was that we must continue working in the cruise industry said.

He emphasized that it has been hard work to promote and position Sinaloa and its ports of Mazatlán and Topolobampo, after the global Covid-19 pandemic and now, having the opportunity to concentrate in Mazatlán the more than 100 shipping line executives belonging to the FCCA, who are the decision makers on the destinations to which tourist cruises arrive, it will be a crucial moment for the industry to know what the ports of Sinaloa have to offer them.

Noriega Towers highlighted the capacity of the port of Mazatlán to receive them at the next convention, in addition to talking about the gastronomy, culture, traditions and the amazing tourist attractions that surround the so-called “Pacific’s pearl”, also mentioning that Topolobampo is the ideal option to make the journey on the only passenger train in México, Chepe Express.

FCCA Activities

Among the activities to be carried out at the XXVIII FCCA Conference held in the Dominican Republic, business meetings are scheduled with the most important shipping companies in the world of cruises, creating affective ties with executives, as well as offering and continuing to promote the ports of Mazatlán and Topolobampo, the latter, as a port with all the characteristics and potential to receive cruise ships from all over the world.