Community Partnership

We take pride in our rich relationships with the communities where our employees live and work and the ports around the world that we visit with our passengers. Explore the stories below to see the charities, nonprofit organizations, non-governmental organizations, businesses, public sector bodies, and cultural preservation and volunteerism programs with which the industry is proud to partner and support.

Holland America Line Receives Award for Commitment to Community

Holland America Line was honored for their volunteer work and longtime partnership with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington and Alaska by receiving the President’s Volunteer Service Award. In 2012, the cruise line’s employees donated over 200 hours of service time sponsoring and serving evening meals at the Seattle Ronald McDonald House, which is open to the families of children seeking treatment at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Already, Holland America Line’s Guest Programs Department is set to continue and possibly outpace their volunteer work in 2013.

The President’s Volunteer Service Award was created by the U.S. Council on Service and Civic Participation in order to honor those who make significant contributions to fellow Americans through volunteer service.
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Holland America Line Receives Award for Commitment to Community

Holland America Line was honored for their volunteer work and longtime partnership with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington and Alaska by receiving the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

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Paralympic and Olympic Athletes Launch New Vessel, Bring Attention to Philanthropies

Norwegian Cruise Lines recently held a kick-off event in the U.K. to launch its latest ship, the Breakaway, and had two representatives on board to champion the safe water initiative, Just a Drop.

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Norwegian Cruises Helps to Raise Funds for Victims of Boston Tragedy

Norwegian Cruise Lines has partnered with Cruise Travel Outlet of Salem, NH to help raise money in Boston. You can donate by visiting http://www.BostonFundraiser.org.

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Carnival Fulfills $3 Million Pledge to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Commits to $5 Million More

Over the course of three years, Carnival has contributed over $3 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The company is now announcing that they will add another $5 million to that pledge by 2017. With the help from crews, guests and other supporters, Carnival has become the “Official Celebration Partner” with St. Jude through financial assistance and community events.

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Royal Caribbean Builds Communities with Annual G.I.V.E Day

Royal Caribbean’s annual G.I.V.E. Day — Get Involved, Volunteer Everywhere — has been an employee tradition for more than 15 years. Each year, the cruise line spends a day out of the office to serve the community by volunteering together.

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Cruise Industry Helps Port Everglades Succeed

Port Everglades is a vibrant community of cultural and economic exchange, and the global cruise industry continues to make this port – the third largest in the world – a critical hub in Florida.

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MSC Partners with UNICEF to Raise Millions

MSC Cruises and UNICEF have partnered together in order to raise two million euros for the “Get on Board for Children” initiative in order to improve education opportunities for vulnerable children in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janiero.

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Investing in People and Creating Jobs in South Africa

MSC Cruises has announced it will be boosting its recruitment and job creation efforts in the South African cruising and hospitality sectors. This exciting news comes as the cruise line recently expanded its fleet with two ships running from the home ports of Durban and Cape Town for six months out of the year. New vessels and lots of eager passengers will present countless new job opportunities for an eager local community.

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Industry Spotlight: Cruise Line and Coast Guard Rescue Two Sailors

The cruise industry came to the relief of two people on a sailboat off the coast of Florida on March 24th, 2013 when the pair had to be rescued after facing illness from inclement weather. The Coast Guard and the cruise ship Carnival Breeze worked in tandem to hoist the two to safety and provide medical care.

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Line Hosts Fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals for Children

Holland America Line recently hosted a fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals for Children –one of its strongest community partners. The event took place aboard one of its ships docked in Tampa, during the hospital’s “Lucky in Love with our Donors” St. Patrick’s Day-themed event and auction.

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Two Cruise Lines Named to 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies List

For the second consecutive year, Holland America Line and Seabourn were listed among the World’s Most Ethical Companies List by Ethisphere Institute, a leading business ethics think-tank.

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River Cruise Brings Access to Culture and Economy of Exotic Land

Two years after Burma's government launched an on-going series of reforms, the Southeast Asian country also known as Myanmar is coming out of the tourism shadows – and the cruise industry is leading the charge. The cruise industry’s visits to Burma provide an amazing opportunity for economic growth in the burgeoning nation and the promotion of cultural interactions.

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Carnival Awards Students with Scholarships and Laptop Computers

During a recent Miami HEAT game, Carnival Corporation presented full tuition-paid four-year scholarships to 16 local high school seniors. Each student also received a laptop computer, compliments of Carnival, Dell and Microsoft.

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American Maritime Awards Norwegian

Safety is key to the cruise industry, and in 2012 Norwegian went above and beyond to promote safety within its line. This work paid off, as the American Maritime Safety Inc. awarded the line with the “Quality Ship Management Award” in October 2012 in New York.

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Princess Cruises Honors U.S. Military Veterans

This coming fall, Princess Cruises will host the first-ever cruise to support U.S. military veterans. For this honorary event, veterans will have the chance to cruise the Western Caribbean while participating in numerous events featuring former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen (Ret.); retired senior officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force; an award-winning war correspondent; and other respected speakers, authors and panelists.

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San Francisco Says Yes to New Cruise Terminal

Starting in the first quarter of 2014, San Francisco will have a brand new modern cruise terminal to contribute to a community that has already benefited enormously from the cruise industry. With the new James R. Herman Cruise Ship terminal located at Pier 27 on the city’s waterfront, the port expects to attract larger cruise ships and an influx of visitors that will help boost the local economy.

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CEO Receives Honorary Doctorate for Outstanding Achievements

Appointed CEO of Carnival Australia in 2007, Ann Sherry is noted for her success at bringing in consecutive double digit annual growth for Carnival Australia.

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Carnival Cruise Honored for Making Wishes Come True

Carnival Cruise Lines was honored with the “Corporation of the Year” award at the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s recent donor appreciation event. The cruise line has been a committed corporate partner to organization since 1995, working diligently every year to help children achieve their dreams.

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Award Winning Tourism Gives Back to Communities

At a ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska, the 2012 Governor’s North Star Award for International Excellence in Tourism was presented to Holland America Line for its outstanding tourism initiatives including cultural-exchange programs during Alaska cruises, corporate giving efforts, and the line’s direct economic impact on Alaska’s local economy through cruises and CruiseTour packages.

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Executives Give Back

Giving back isn’t limited to just guests and crew members. Together, Carnival Corp. Chairman Micky Arison and director Pier Luigi Foschi donated almost $2.5 million to charities that support communities in which their cruise ships operate and passengers live.

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Cruising is “On Deck for a Cause”

To coincide with World Cancer Day, Holland America is launching its “On Deck for a Cause” initiative to join the battle against this devastating disease. The program will raise money for cancer charities in six different countries by encouraging passengers on board any of its 15 ships to donate $20 to participate in a spirited 5 km walk around the ship’s deck.

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Cruise Line Praised for Maintaining Strong Partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard

Norwegian Cruise Line remains focused on its number one priority: protecting the safety of its passengers and crew.

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Redecorating Turns into a Lifeline Donation

While on a three-day visit to Melbourne, P&O decided to change the outside furniture on hundreds of cabin balconies.

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Little Changes Making a Big Difference in the Lives of Children

P&O Cruises is offering its passengers the chance to donate a little change to make a big difference in the communities they visit through an exciting new partnership with Save the Children Australia.

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Hurtigruten Providing Opportunities for Rare Cultural Exchanges

Hurtigruten is building rare cultural bridges between its riders and a local Inuit community, as cruises voyage to Greenland. Cruisers travel to what locals refer to as ŒKalaallit Nunaat, a local island that offers visitors beauty and a rare cultural interaction with local Inuit.

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Cruise Association Brings Holiday Cheer to Aruba’s Children

Together with the Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA), the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) brought the joy of the holiday season to the children of Fundacion Pa Nos Communidad in Aruba.

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Schools, Teachers and Tourists

Cruisers interested in meeting the locals in the ports they visit have that opportunity in Cambodia.

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Taking the Unbeaten Path

Azamara Club Cruises’ Land Discovery shore excursion program takes guests to culturally rich sites lead by local expert guides.

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From Ship to Shelter in Florida

Holland America’s “Ship to Shelter” program gathers items that might have been discarded and shares it with those in need.

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Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation Keeps Baltimore Nonprofits Afloat

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Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation Commemorates Coast Guard Day

Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF), announced a $5,000 donation to Coast Guard Mutual Assistance on August 4, 2012.

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Warm Beds for Those in Need

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On Board for Children

Over the past two years, MSC Cruises has been the principal supporter of an innovative UNICEF project to combat poverty and inequality in Brazil.

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Setting Up Homes in South Africa

MSC supports the Ukuthemba Foundation, a unique organization that works in conjunction with local authorities to provide a loving home environment for the disadvantaged.

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Inhaca Island – Where Preservation Meets People

MSC Cruises has been balancing the needs of ecology and the local population through a housing project in Inhaca Island in Mozambique.

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Dedication to Port Communities

New York’s benefits and galas took to the water when the Norwegian Jewel played host to the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation’s fundraiser in support of the Port Authority Police Benevolent Association.

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Turning Grief into Help for Others

Silversea Cruises partners with the Maruzza Foundation so guests and personnel can help those suffering from incurable diseases receive the best medical care available and enjoy a better quality of life.

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Helping Fight Fires in Denmark

The Seabourn Pride provided the Ronne on the Danish island of Bornholm with the gift of safety, 64 fire extinguishers in good working order that the ship no longer needed.

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An Ongoing Commitment in Haiti

In 2010, Royal Caribbean provided at least $1 million to humanitarian relief in Haiti following the earthquake.

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Walking On Deck for a Cure

Princess Cruises is going the extra distance for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

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Make-A-Wish Goes Cruising

Norwegian Cruise Line works closely with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America to grant wishes to children facing threatening illnesses.

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Serving More than Our Guests

In 2011, Norwegian Cruise Line committed $5 million to Camillus House, an organization that offers humanitarian services to poor and homeless people.

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Helping San Diego’s Homeless Sleep Tight

In late 2011, Holland America Line’s ms Statendam didn’t just disembark vacationers when coming into port in San Diego.

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Making a House a Home in Seattle

In July 2012, employees from Holland America Line took to the kitchen at the house.

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Keeping Washingtonians Warm

Passengers aboard the ms Amsterdam’s 2012 Grand World Voyage turned their hobby into an opportunity to give back to those in need.

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Feeding the Hungry in Their Home State

For the past five years, Holland America Line and Seabourn employees in Washington state have volunteered their time to Northwest Harvest.

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Baseballers Go on a Get Well Tour

Holland America Line sponsors the Seattle Mariners Get Well Tours, which arranges for Mariners players and the Mariner Moose to visit children in area hospitals

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Relief for Those in Need

In 2011, Holland America Line’s ms Statendam offloaded 174 mattresses for donation to Food For The Poor.

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Cruisers and Crew Give Back in the Classroom

School just got better for students in the port town of Corinto, Nicaragua, thanks to Holland America.

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Giving to Others from Ship to Shelter

Holland America’s “Ship to Shelter” program gathers materials that might have been discarded and shares it with those in need.

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VoluntEARing at Local Ports

Disney Cruise Lines’ employees give back in the spirit of Mickey Mouse by becoming VoluntEARS.

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Summer Camping and Preserving the Reef

The Disney Cruise Line crew in the Bahamas and Friends of the Environment have teamed up for the last three years to host eco summer camps that promote conservation.

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Vacationers Become Volunteers

More than 450 staff and guests have helped more than 40 communities and organizations worldwide through the Crystal Cruises “You Care, We Care” program.

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Shipboard Décor Gets a Second Life at Home

When Crystal Cruise ships undergo interior makeovers, the gently used furnishings are donated to needy families living in ports across the globe.

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Clean the World: Keeping the World and its People Clean

Travel-sized toiletries are compact and convenient, but when you multiply all those little bottles by the 20 million passengers of cruise ships, they add up to a lot of waste.

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Beach Clean Up in Sitka, Alaska

Crew members of Holland America Line work just as hard on shore as they do on the seas.

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Bringing the “F.U.N.” – Assisting the Community

Friends Uniting Neighbors—that’s what F.U.N. is all about. Established in 1997 through the Carnival Foundation, this employee-led, grassroots initiative facilitates hands-on community service to a wide range of charitable and social service agencies throughout South Florida.

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