FCCA
Foundation for the Caribbean
Essay Competition
April
23, 2002
What
Steps Can We Take As A Cruise Destination To Make Cruise Passengers Feel
More Welcomed While In Port?” is the theme for this years’
2002 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Children’s Essay
Contest.
Students from 31 Caribbean destinations were invited to participate in
this years’ event. The contest, which is sponsored by the association’s
charitable arm, the FCCA Foundation for the Caribbean, was created to
encourage children’s creativity and generate awareness of the vital
role cruise tourism plays in the Caribbean. Now in its eight year, the
contest is conducted in two categories: a junior division for children
ages 12 and under and a senior division for children ages 13 - 16 years.
One of the primary aims of the contest is to assist students with advancing
their education through the provision of monetary scholarships. The first,
second and third place winners from each age category will be awarded
academic scholarships of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000, respectively, with
monetary awards given to their schools. In addition to the scholarship,
the first place winner in each age category will be invited to read their
essay and accept their prize at the ninth annual FCCA Caribbean Cruise
Conference & Trade Show in Cancun, Mexico, September 24-27, 2002.
Contest rules and guidelines are disseminated through the Ministry of
Tourism or tourism office in each destination. Each country’s selection
committee must submit their entries to the FCCA on or before Friday, July
19, 2002.
For further information on the contest, please contact Victoria S. Lalta
via email vlalta@f-cca.com or at
tel.: (954) 441-8881 and fax: (954) 441-3171 or the local Ministry of
Tourism in each destination.