Good Deeds at Sea

Cruise lines and their ships contribute to worldwide causes almost on a daily basis.  On any given day, there are multiple programs being conducted that benefit local, regional and national charitable organizations. These range from on board “walk a mile” programs to support breast cancer research to carrying relief supplies to areas of the world impacted by natural disasters as in the case of Haiti.

A recent example of a cruise ship coming to the rescue played out during the recent volcanic ash crisis in Europe that grounded flights and stranded thousands of travelers.

The Celebrity Eclipse returned recently to her home port in Southampton from Bilbao, Spain, where she picked up approximately 2,200  vacationers stranded by the volcanic eruption in Iceland and the resulting flight cancellations.  The voyage replaced the planned two-day launch celebration cruise for the ship, operated by Celebrity Cruises .

If you would like to raise funds for your local organization, many cruise lines have a program that contributes directly to your charity when you put a group cruise together.  It’s a simple, easy to manage program.  Your  www.iCruise.com expert can provide details on this unique, fund raising cruise opportunity.

Enough supplies were carried on Enchantment of the Seas to fill five 40-foot trucks from floor-to-ceiling. Among the cargo was 40,000 liters of bottled water.