Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA)

Pembroke Pines, FL. (November 20, 2009) The holidays will be brighter for close to 7,000 children as the FCCA Member Lines plan for the 14th annual Holiday Gift Project.

Once again, underprivileged children in 34 destinations will be treated to a very special holiday as they receive gifts delivered by crew members from the FCCA member cruise lines.

Federico A. Schad of Bahia Cruise Services, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, shared his experience from last season. “ It was a real pleasure for us to take part in this event, thank you for the opportunity. The event was a huge success, nothing like this has ever taken place in Samana and the children were very happy and grateful.”

In its 16th year, The FCCA Foundation continues to improve the lives of citizens in the Caribbean and Latin America through projects such as this. The Foundation has impacted the lives of thousands having provided $3 million in funding to a variety of organizations and causes.

Acapulco, Mexico
Antigua
Aruba
Barbados
Bonaire
Belize
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cartagena, Colombia
Colon, Panama
Cozumel, Mexico
Curacao
Dominica
Eluthera, Bahamas
Ensenada, Mexico
Freeport, Bahamas
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands
Grenada
Guatemala
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Mazatlan, Mexico
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nassau, Bahamas
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Progreso, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Roatan, Honduras
Samana, Dominican Republic
San Juan, Puerto Rico
St. Kitts
St. Lucia
St. Maarten
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
St. Vincent
Tortola, BVI

The FCCA Member Lines are committed to working with our destination partners to deliver holiday cheer.

Aida Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruise Lines, Cunard Line, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises (USA) Inc., Norwegian Cruise Line, Ocean Village, P & O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Seabourn Cruise Line

Created in 1972, the FCCA is a not-for-profit trade organization that provides a forum for discussion on tourism development, ports, safety, security, and other cruise industry issues and builds bilateral relationships with destinations’ private and public sectors. By fostering an understanding of the cruise industry and its operating practices, the FCCA works with governments, ports and private sector representatives to maximize cruise passenger, crew and cruise line spending, as well as enhance the destination experience and increase the amount of cruise passengers returning as stay-over visitors. For more information, visit F-CCA.com and @FCCAupdates on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.