Royal Caribbean Gives Donation to CTO Education Foundation

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has donated $35,000 to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Education Foundation to support and initiate an internship program for Caribbean nationals seeking to further their education in the tourism and hospitality industries.

The cruise line has also committed to a five-year program with an additional $25,000 each year to sustain the program.

“We are focusing on internships to the extent that while organizations have been providing scholarships for Caribbean youth, in collaboration with the CTO, we saw the need to help these Caribbean students extend their studies by creating working internships that provide a more hands-on education so they can return to their home destinations and improve tourism in the region,” said Horace Hord, RCCL vice president of industry relations.

The CTO Education Foundation currently provides scholarships and grants on an annual basis to enable Caribbean nations to study in tourism related fields at universities and colleges across the Caribbean, in Europe and the United States.