Official Program

Cape Breton Miners Museum - Delegates will be asked to RSVP in late May

Cape Breton's iconic musical ensemble "The Men of the Deeps" will welcome you to the Miners Museum. 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

Bus departs from Holiday Inn at 1:15PM and Cambridge Suites at 1:30 PM

Bus returns to hotels at 4:00PM

Reception in the Royal Cape Breton Room
Presented by Quebec Region

Opening Dinner - Community Night - Ultimate Kitchen Party
Dress code: Business casual
Being served:  Lobster and Crab/Hip of Beef/Vegetarian options
Presented by Cruise Portland Maine and CruiseMaine

Community Night
Presented by CBCL Ltd

Ultimate Kitchen Party with Jimmy Rankin
Presented by Tourism NS

Presented by Destinations North America
Lanyards & badges sponsored by Intercruises
Delegate Bags sponsored by Cruise Newfoundland & Labrador
Welcome packages presented by Ambassatours

Buses depart hotels:
Holiday Inn -  6:30AM, 7:00AM
Cambridge Suites - 6:30 AM, 7:00 AM

Transportation partners Atlantic Cruise Ship Services

Breakfast
Presented by Port of Halifax, Discover Halifax, Parks Canada Citadel

Membertou Trade & Convention Centre
Jenu Room

Opening Remarks and welcome

Membertou Trade & Convention Centre
Great Hall

Port Infrastructure: In-Port & On-Shore
How do we develop to meet increased demand?
Presented by New York Cruise

Break
Presented by FK Warren

Shore Excursion Interactive Challenge: Creating a dynamic destination experiences
Presented by  New York Cruise

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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
Great Hall

The Marketplace 1:1 Meetings with Cruise Lines and Media
(Part One)
Presented by Port of Saint John

Membertou Trade & Convention Centre
Jenu Room

Membertou Heritage Park Mi'kmaq Medicine Walk (for attendees not participating in the Marketplace. Delegates will be asked to RSVP in late May)
Presented by Membertou First Nation

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 FK Warren

Membertou Trade & Convention Centre
Jenu Room

Buses back to waterfront hotels at 15 minute intervals.

Buses depart from waterfront hotels to Louisbourg (30 min drive with entertainment)
Transportation partner Atlantic Cruise Ship Services

CCNE Louisbourg experience, dinner and exploring event
Dress code: Business casual, excursion footwear
Presented by Parks Canada and Niche Ports partners

Shuttles return from Louisbourg to waterfront hotels

Breakfast
Presented by Charlottetown

CCNE Update

Trends in Cruise Travel and Sustainable Tourism: Conscious Cruising
Presented by New York Cruise

Break
Presented by FK Warren

Cruise line and destination marketing
Presented by New York Cruise

Closing Remarks

Hotel check out