UBM
plc, organizers of the
annual Cruise Shipping Miami
event, are set to stage the third annual Cruise
Shipping Asia-Pacific conference
and trade show Oct. 8-10, 2013, in Marina
Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore.
The
two-day annual Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific conference provides an
opportunity to assess the pace and direction of growth in the world’s
newest and growing cruise sector. The conference is led by a panel of
regional and international industry experts covering essential topics
and providing valuable insights into the burgeoning Asia cruise
market.
The
event begins Tuesday, Oct. 8 with the Asia Cruise Tourism Summit, a
gathering of high-level cruise
lineexecutives and ministerial-level tourism board
representatives.
The
conference program features cruise line executives, tourism
officials, port operators, maritime suppliers, tourism organizations
and cruise industry consultants discussing the opportunities and
potential of the entire Australasia region for the cruise business.
Cruise
Shipping Asia-Pacific has the exclusive support of Cruise
Lines International Association, the global
association for the industry.
New
to the event in 2013 will be the presentation of the first Rama
Rebbapragada Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Cruise
Industry in Asia. The award will recognize a person who has played a
significant role in developing the cruise industry in the region.
The
award will be presented by Celebrity Cruises President and CEO
Michael Bayley, who was for many years Royal Caribbean
International's Asia representative and who worked closely with
Reppapragada.
The
award was established in memory of Rama Reppapragada, who was
instrumental in helping bring recognition of the potential of the
Asia-Pacific cruise market to Western cruise companies.
