Royal Caribbean Group Highlights Its Community Impact in 2025
Royal Caribbean Group has released its 2025 Community Impact Report, which highlights the company’s continued efforts to strengthen the communities and destinations it visits around the world. The cruise company delivered $61 million in total community impact across 85 destinations, supporting disaster recovery, education, workforce development, and global partnerships.
The report also introduced the Royal Caribbean Group Foundation, a new philanthropic arm designed to build on over 30 years of community engagement and expand the company’s ability to create lasting, positive impact.
“The communities we visit are central to who we are and to the experiences we deliver every day,” said Jason Liberty, Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. “Across our brands and around the world, we’re focused on investing in ways that help those communities thrive, from education and environmental protection to disaster relief and economic opportunity. This year’s report highlights the scale of that work, and the launch of the Royal Caribbean Group Foundation gives us an even stronger platform to advance it for years to come.”
In 2025, Royal Caribbean Group’s community impact initiatives spanned six continents. Key highlights include:
- Delivered $61 million in total community contributions value
- Positively impacted 3.1 million individuals across 85+ destinations since 2023
- Donated $10 million in charitable support last year across cash and in-kind support
- Invested $13+ million in conservation efforts with the World Wildlife Fund since 2016
- Celebrated 15 years of L’École Nouvelle Royal Caribbean in Haiti, which has educated more than 4,600 students and awarded over 700 secondary school scholarships
- Raised $4.2 million for Make-A-Wish, helping grant over 3,000 life-changing wishes to children with critical illnesses over 25 years
- Contributed $1.6 million to disaster relief efforts, including supporting recovery in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
- Advanced biodiversity protection through support of the Galápagos Barcode Project, a citizen science initiative that trains local communities to collect DNA samples, helping build a biobank that documents native species and supports long-term conservation across the archipelago
The launch of the Royal Caribbean Foundation advances the company’s commitment to creating positive community impact. It builds on a 30-year legacy of investments globally, with the previously-announced inaugural pledge to the Jackson Health Foundation. The foundation supports education with the creation of a new emergency residency program to help fulfill Jackson Health System’s mission of innovative world-class care and workforce readiness in South Florida.
To read Royal Caribbean Group’s 2025 Community Impact Report, click here.
