Official Program

Registration

Cape Breton Miners Museum - RSVP required at registration or by email to christina@portofsydney.ca

Take an underground tour of the Ocean Deeps Colliery, a real coal mine located beneath the Museum building. Retired coal miners are your guides for this excursion underground, and promise to entertain and inform you in a custom that has become treasured by visitors all over the world. Situated on one of the most picturesque coasts of Cape Breton Island, on a 15-acre site filled with wild roses and grasses, the Cape Breton Miners Museum pays tribute to the region's long and rich history of coal mining. It is home to profound stories of miners and their families, and the resource that helped build a nation.

Dress code: Casual, excursion footwear

Reception in the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club room
Presented by Quebec Region

Community Night and Opening Dinner
Ultimate Kitchen Party
Dress code: Business casual
Meal selection:  Lobster/Beef/Vegetarian

Presented by Cruise Portland Maine

Registration

Buses depart hotels:
Holiday Inn -  6:45AM, 7:00AM, 7:15AM, 8:00AM, 8:15AM
Cambridge Suites - 7:00AM, 7:15AM, 8:00AM, 8:15AM

Breakfast

Presented by Port of Halifax, Destination Halifax and Parks Canada Citadel

Opening Remarks by Symposium Host City

Membertou Trade & Convention Centre

Port Infrastructure: In-Port & On-Shore
How do we develop to meet increased demand?

Presented by TBD

Break

Presented by TBD

Shore Excursion Interactive Challenge: Creating a dynamic destination experiences

Presented by TBD

Lunch at Membertou - Experience the cuisine of the Mi'kmaq people with a welcome ceremony

Presented by Flynn Cruiseport Boston Massport

Membertou Trade & Convention Centre
Room name?

The Marketplace 1:1 Meetings with Cruise Lines and Media
(Part One)

Presented by Port of Saint John

Membertou Trade & Convention Centre

Membertou Heritage park Mi'kmaq Medicine Walk (for attendees not participating in the Marketplace)

Presented by TBD

On your guided tour, learn the traditional practices and medicines used by Mi'kmaw ancestors. A community leader will lead you through a beautifully wooded trail in Membertou, sharing stories, legends, and the traditional medicines and plants which the Mi’kmaw people lived off of for thousands of years, and some still today. The Medicine Walk finishes with a dream catcher workshop featuring traditional bread and tea.

Break

Presented by TBD

Membertou Trade & Convention Centre

Buses back to waterfront hotels at 15 minute intervals.

Buses depart from waterfront hotels to Louisbourg (30 min drive with entertainment)

CCNE Louisbourg experience, dinner and exploring event
Dress code: Business casual, excursion footwear

Presented by Parks Canada and partners

Shuttles return from Louisbourg to waterfront hotels

Breakfast
Prestened by Charlottetown

Trends in Cruise Travel and Sustainable Tourism: Conscious Cruising

Presented by TBD

Break

Cruise line and destination marketing

Presented by TBD

Closing Remarks

Hotel check out