Carnival Corporation's Brands Support Caribbean with Key Community Projects
The community improvement projects have been part of a significant donation from
In addition to the community projects, Carnival Corporation brands continue sailing to these islands as part of the company's leading
In total, the company has eight brands sailing regularly to these eight destinations, including 49 ships scheduled to make over 1,000 calls to 13 ports, totaling an estimated 2.9 million passenger movements expected for full-year 2018. And, overall in the
"We met with local leaders to determine specific ways we could be most helpful, and we saw common themes emerge – support was needed for children, education and future emergency preparedness," said
Working closely with affected islands and local and international NGOs,
AIDA Cruises is working withUNICEF and theUnited Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to rebuildDominica's main primary school,Mahaut Primary School .- Additionally,
Carnival Cruise Line , in partnership withUNICEF , is helping fund the CHANCES orphanage, which provides a nurturing home environment for kids in need of care and protection.
Carnival Cruise Line is working in partnership withUnited Way of Puerto Rico to rebuild a school that was damaged during last year's storm season, and is also working to bring back playgrounds acrossSan Juan , which is a homeport for the brand's Carnival Fascination.
Holland America Line is working with theK1 Britannia Foundation to support its Maritime Training andBoat Building Program for Youth – created in partnership withSt. Maarten Sailing School , Kidz at Sea and theInternational Boatbuilding Training College – to provide young people with maritime training and certification, courses in boat building and the opportunity for jobs in the maritime industry after completing the program.Carnival Cruise Line is the founding partner and sponsor in the creation ofK1 Britannia Foundation's Disaster Relief Program to help ensure the island is fully equipped and prepared for future storms, including adequate emergency supplies, education programs and training for volunteer-response teams, and partnerships with strategic organizations to provide logistical assistance such as transportation, expertise in specialized fields, security and distribution.- Additionally,
Holland America Line has partnered with K1's Disaster Relief & Crisis Team, K1 DIRECT. As a key sponsor,Holland America Line has adopted the search and rescue and shelter management aspects of K1 DIRECT enabling them to train volunteers and secure the necessary equipment for CPR, AED usage, First Aid, Basic Fire Safety, and more. Volunteers will also undergo training in search and rescue, psychological first aid, and various humanitarian courses regionally and internationally. Princess Cruises and Fathom Travel guests participated in a cleanup ofGuana Bay , a beach important to three species of local sea turtles. More than 1.5 tons of trash were collected. Travelers also donated$1,500 toART HEALS , a local program run by theNational Institute of Arts to provide free art classes to the community.
Carnival Corporation is working in partnership withUnited Way of Miami-Dade and the government to build a recreation center for children on the capital island of Grand Turk where the Grand Turk Cruise Center is located. The recreation center will also double as an emergency shelter designed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane.
Princess Cruises , through itsPrincess Cruises Community Foundation , is working in partnership with theCommunity Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) to help rebuild theVirgin Islands Children's Museum inSt. Thomas and is sponsoring a key water table exhibit.Princess Cruises is also sponsoring little lending libraries in different areas around the island to support literacy and a love of reading. And, this summer the partnership started a program that will enable low-income families to visit the museum for a minimal fee.Carnival Cruise Line is working to bring back a primary community playground and has partnered with theMinistry of Education to support its entertainment programs, which lost millions of dollars in musical equipment. The brand's entertainment team is working closely with a local high school through theMinistry of Education to donate musical equipment and develop an ongoing program to assist kids in understanding entertainment opportunities aboardCarnival Cruise Line ships.- Also in
St. Thomas ,Princess Cruises and Fathom Travel distributed nearly$14,000 worth of baby items to over 200 young families from the island as part of the inaugural Travel Deep sailing in January. Guests also took a trip to a localBoys & Girls Club where they built game tables, repainted facilities and met with local children.
In addition to the above efforts,
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As the world's largest cruise market, the
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Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 103 ships with 234,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with 22 new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and 2025.
In 2017,
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com, www.cunard.com, and www.fathom.org.
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