Costa Rica will host for the first time the Central America Cruise Summit, the most important cruise conference in the region; the event will take place in 2019 at the National Congress and Convention Center.

“Hosting this important event is a clear example of the work we have done in repositioning Costa Rica as a profitable destination for the cruise industry, which was an area we needed to strengthen. We have been present in the last two editions of Seatrade, the most important cruise event in the world, during which we have been able to work with the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) and we have had meetings with the representatives of the most influential and consolidated cruise lines in the world. This change in our vision of work influenced in the decision of considering our country for this important gathering”, explained Mauricio Ventura, Minister of Tourism.

This event takes place every two years and brings together more than 200 people among which are tour operators, cruise companies, tourism authorities, service providers and executives of 19 cruise lines affiliated to the FCCA which operate over 100 cruise ships in Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America, the event promotes seminars for the training of the tourism industry.

The 2017 event took place in Honduras and during the closure of the event the designation of Costa Rica as the host of the 2019 summit was announced