The Connecticut Cruise Ship Task Force (CCSTF) serves as the recruitment authority to bring and coordinate cruise ship visits to ports within the State of Connecticut. This organization acts as the link between private and public interests to promote the development of cruise ship passenger visits to the State. The CCSTF, a tax exempt 501 (c) (6) organization, facilitates positive relationships between cruise lines and the State of Connecticut. This Task Force works with the cruise industry and port-related federal, state and local government agencies to promote the development of cruise ship visits to the State of Connecticut. It is the aim of the CCSTF to increase tourism by cruise ship passengers while in port, encourage return visits and positive word-of-mouth promotion of the State of Connecticut through port-calls made by cruise ship visits within the state and to educate all interested parties who may benefit from these visits. [ BACK TO TOP ]
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Former Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell poses with members of the Nutmeg Fife & Drum Corps on 25 September 2008 at State Pier in New London, CT. Former Governor Rell had just stepped off m/s Royal Princess after presenting the State's First-Call Plaque to the ship. (Photo courtesy of Fran Evon) |
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Joyce O. Resnikoff, Board Chairperson- Olde Mistick Village John Casey, Board President - Robinson & Cole Mary-Jane Cassidy, Board Secretary - The Valley Railroad Company Stan Mickus, Director of Marketing & Public Affairs, Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc., Board Treasurer Steve White, President, Mystic Seaport Peter Glankoff, Sr. Vice President of Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration Bill Turner, External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T Connecticut [ BACK TO TOP ]
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Andrea L. Stillman, Government Relations Officer -(D) CT. State Senator Andrew Maynard, Government Relations Officer - (D) CT. State Senator Edward Dombroskas, Executive Dir., Eastern Regional Tourism District Colin Johnson, General Manager, Peter Pan/Arrow Bus, Waterford, CT Charlotte Hennigan, Owner, Thames River Greenery, New London, CT. |
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Jeff Ryalls, International Forest Products Martin Berliner, former City Manager, New London, CT. Doug Teeson, former President Mystic Seaport and Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy William O' Boyle, Vessel Operation Officer - Moran Shipping [ BACK TO TOP ]
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To reserve the pier or for more information, contact George A. Cassidy, Executive Director/Cruise Line Scheduling & Operations The Connecticut Cruise Ship Task Force, Inc. BACK TO TOP ]
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The Connecticut Cruise Ship Task Force operates with full support from the following: Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region [ BACK TO TOP ]
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The Connecticut Cruise Ship Task Force would like to thank the following photographers: John Reasbeck, A. Vincent Scarano, Milton Moore, Fran Evon, Royal Caribbean International Photo, and the New London Day. All aerial photography made possible by CCSTF Pilot Mark Cassidy.
m/s Explorer of the Seas Master, Captain Sverre Ryan observes his ship from 1,000 feet over New London's State Pier on Saturday, September 1, 2007. (Photo courtesy Royal Caribbean International Photo)
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