PHILIPSBURG–The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) invites students of St. Maarten to participate in the 2019 FCCA Foundation Children’s Essay Contest.
The essay theme is “Many cruise passengers use cruising as a way to sample different destinations. What impression does my country leave on these passengers, and how does it or should it attract them back as stay-over guests?”
The essay contest is split into two categories: a junior division for children up to age 12 and a senior division for ages 13-16. The first, second and third place winners and their schools from each category will be awarded prizes.
For both divisions, the first-place winner and school will each receive US $3,000, second place $1,500 each and third place $1,000.
Tourism and Economic Affairs Minister Stuart Johnson requests the participation of all students to write essays. The essay contest, he said, provides a unique opportunity for children to showcase their creative talents.
Johnson said children in St. Maarten have a wealth of information to provide about St. Maarten. “Our island has dominated the cruise tourism industry in the Caribbean for many years and our unique destination being both French and Dutch, with beautiful scenery, hundreds of restaurants and excellent shopping opportunities and leisure activities, are just a few of the reasons visitors return to our destination each year.”
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/83759-students-urged-to-enter-fcca-essay-contest
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