Hotel: SpringHill Suites Marriott

Check-in 3:00PM

7:00-8:00PM Optional: Relax + Casual Networking.

Note: Participants may wish to consider arriving in Fort Lauderdale the day prior to embarkation. Winter travel disruptions can occur, overnight arrival provides added flexibility and a smoother start to the week.

Morning:

Group continental breakfast at hotel.

Late Morning/Early Afternoon:

Hotel-to-port transfer, boarding onto the Star Princess.

3:30-4:30 | Sail Away Party Networking

4:45-5:30pm | Welcome & Orientation

Evening:

| Dinner\ship exploration

10:00-11:30AM | Exchange Session : Hive Propagation Methods & Replacement Strategies - Topics: Walk-Away-Splits, Grafting vs Non-grafting, Purchased Queens vs Home-raised, Building Nucs, timing splits(Honey vs Increase), Packages as Replacement, comparing Nucs\Packages\Splits

7:30-8:30 | Optional Networking Mixer

10:00-11:30AM | Exchange Session: Future Planing, Family Takeover, Succession & Multi-Generational Planning, Pathways for Kids, Gradual Buyout Strategies, Joint Operations, Corporation transfers, Shared Family Models, Long-Term Resilience Planing.

9:00AM-2:00PM | Exchange Excursion | Flores Family - Island Honey - Tropical Apiary Field Observation and Applied Beekeeping.

Learning tropical colony behaviour & management, operation tour, live hive inspections, tropical pest approaches, nectar flows/seasonal patterns, honey tasting , cultural/family context

Note: Participation in Exchange Excursions are optional and subject to weather, local conditions, and availability.

7:00-8:00 | Optional Exchange |

Discussing connecting the days observations to participants own operations. Compare/Contrast Island environment/operation to home environment/operation.

Flexible Port Day

Independent exploration, ship based activities or optional shore excursions booked individually.

Due to tendering logistics and varied excursion lengths, no scheduled group activity is planned.

7:00-8:00pm | Optional Networking Exchange

Informal mixer for participants to connect, share experiences from the day and continue peer discussions.

9:00AM-2:00PM | Exchange Excursion | Mayan Bee Sanctuary

Discover the Melipona Stingless Bees & Mayan Honey Traditions, exploring traditional stingless beekeeping, cultural significance, and honey tasting.

Note: Participation in Exchange Excursions are optional and subject to weather, local conditions, and availability.

7:00-8:00PM | Optional Exchange

Facilitated group discussion reflecting on observations from the day. Peer-to-Peer networking.

10:30-11:30AM | Exchange Session | Preparing for a Successful 2027 Season

Staying motivated, realistic workflow planning, staying organized and on task, takeaways from Roatá + Cozumel, wrap-up for the Bee Exchange

Morning | Disembarkation