Our partnership with Royal Caribbean Ltd. is based on supporting marine conservation and promoting industry practices that minimize the cruise industry's environmental impact.

Royal Caribbean established the Ocean Fund in 1996 and to date a total of $7.1 million has been awarded to environmental organizations worldwide, including CI.

On March 30, 2007, The Royal Caribbean Ocean’s Fund awarded $796,000 in 15 grants to marine and environmental conservation organizations. A $100,000 grant went to CI to continue the work of the Campaign to Conserve Caribbean Biodiversity.

LEARN MORE: Campaign to Conserve Caribbean Biodiversity and the discoveries at Saba Bank.

With support from the Ocean Fund, scientists from CI and partner organizations, discovered new marine species in the Netherlands Antilles on Saba Bank in February 2006.

Royal Caribbean also works with CI through the Ocean Conservation and Tourism Alliance (OCTA), which launched in December 2003, and the Business and Biodiversity Council, a community of companies committed to leveraging their business experience and resources to conserve biodiversity. 

Learn more about Royal Caribbean by visiting www.royalcaribbean.com.