Royal Caribbean Group, a global vacation leader rooted in South Florida for nearly 60 years, announced the launch of the Royal Caribbean Group Foundation, a formal expansion of the company’s long-standing commitment to strengthening ocean communities around the world. Advancing the Foundation’s focus on education, its inaugural pledge goes towards a cutting-edge emergency medicine residency program at Jackson Health System. Offering world-class clinical training, the Royal Caribbean Group Foundation Emergency Medicine Residency Program will shape and empower future physicians in South Florida.  

The new Royal Caribbean Group Foundation formalizes a commitment to scale the company’s philanthropic partnerships globally, expanding its ability to collaborate with organizations and institutions that support economic opportunity, community well-being, and environmental stewardship.  

The Royal Caribbean Group Foundation is powered by the mission of the company’s existing SEA the Future framework - Sustaining the planet, Energizing communities, and Accelerating innovation. Its inception is an authentic step forward in Royal Caribbean Group’s mission to invest in the long-term vitality of the destinations people are eager to discover, ensuring that tourism continues to create shared value for generations to come. 

Continual learning and advancing innovation are key components of SEA the Future’s focus embodied by such purposeful projects as: 

• $15 million in scholarships awarded to 6,660+ students since 1998 
• 235+ community partners supported across 85+ destinations in 2025 
• $13 million invested in conservation efforts and transformational operations work with World Wildlife Fund since 2016 
• $1.6 million donated to disaster relief in 2025 
• 15 years of operating L’Ecole Nouvelle Royal Caribbean (ENRC) school in Haiti with 4,600 graduates and 700 scholarships awarded  
• 280+ scholarships awarded to United Kingdom Cadet Program maritime students 
• 26 reimagined educational spaces impacting 26,000+ teachers and 400,000+ students over 20 years 

In addition, Royal Caribbean Group employees have contributed thousands of volunteer hours supporting education, disaster relief, ocean conservation, and community development initiatives around the world. To learn more about the company’s efforts and SEA the Future platform, go to royalcaribbeangroup.com/corporateresponsibility.