Tomorrow marks the opening of the FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show, the largest cruise conference and trade show in the Caribbean and one of the best ways to target the cruise industry and maximise its benefits, the organisers said in a statement.

The four-day event will gather 1,000 cruise tourism stakeholders and 100 senior cruise executives for a series of meetings, workshops and networking functions aimed at developing understanding, relationships and business.

"The FCCA Conference & Trade Show puts cruise tourism stakeholders in the middle of the action," said Micky Arison, chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc and the FCCA. "From tour operators launching their first tour to destinations building a new port, this is the place where decisions and developments are reached and relationships are made to pave the way for future business."

Taking place until 30 September, the event launches tomorrow with the official Trade Show opening at 11 AM, inaugurating the largest trade show in the event's history with innovations like the first-ever Purchasing Initiative to coincide with the announcement of a new FCCA sourcing program