Itinerary Cruise Conference
For the IGAEA Conference 2008, the conference has all the same categories of registrations as in years past (member participant, guest/spouse, and children,) but for 2008 we are inviting extended family and friends to join us. Unlike the 4-Day conferences in prior years, there are three separate registration forms: a member only, to share a room with another member; a member and guest; and a non-member guest (family and friends). Having your extended family and friends register with our “IGAEA Group” will allow them to join our social gatherings and cocktail parties. "Non-Group” passengers will not be allowed to participate in our functions. Any IGAEA member attending the Conference Programs must register as a “member.”
The conference schedule begins with check-in between 1:00PM and 3:30PM, on Saturday, July 26, 2008. Upon boarding the ship, find your cabin and have lunch. Once on the ship, there will be a table to pick up your Conference Packet with name badges and a complete schedule. After dinner on Saturday night, we will gather in the Ebony Cabaret for a one-hour open bar "Welcome IGAEA Members, Family and Friends Social" followed by the Memorial & Presidents Reception. Sunday will be our opening session and first conference day for this 2008 conference. Monday through Wednesday will be loosely scheduled in the evenings only. On day six of our cruise (Thursday) we will again have program sessions all day. The evening will end with organized conference events to conclude with an open bar cocktail party for everyone traveling with IGAEA and then to complete the evening, members will continue with a new board reception. Friday, the last full day of our cruise, no scheduled conference events will take place so you can enjoy time with family and friends and the new board members can hold a meeting. The ship will dock in Port Canaveral on Saturday at 7:00AM, disembarking 8:00AM until 12 noon. Any return flights out of Orlando International Airport must be booked after 3:00PM, on August 2, 2008.
Recommended travel days for this conference would be to arrive no later than Saturday, July 26, 2008, at 1:00PM in the afternoon to facilitate the transfer to the ship for check-in. Arriving on Friday evening before the cruise departs is great option to insure there are no travel delays that would prohibit you from boarding the ship on time. If you miss the boat, you have missed the boat! The ship sails at 4:00 pm. You will not be refunded any amount of costs for the conference if you do not board at the schedule times with the proper documentation.
This is an international cruise with stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, Belize, and Nassau, Bahamas. You must have a passport in order to board the ship.