MIAMI - The crisis of the COVID-19 impacted small businesses, from local restaurants, hardware stores to the corner and has, tour operators are no exception. Royal Caribbean group is stepping up its support for community RCL Cares, a new program dedicated to helping thousands of professionals from the tourism sector in the United States, Puerto Rico and US territories.

The support program for travel agents, which will be launched in the coming days, will offer a variety of services to help educate travel partners as they navigate through the large number of government benefits, including measurement of economic aid US, The CARES Act. These services include personalized assistance, access to key resources and the latest information related recovery benefits available under the law. Agents can find educational materials about the new law from today and will soon have the opportunity to receive more assistance through resources that the company is creating. This program does not provide legal advice.

'This is probably the biggest challenge has been in the tourism industry and we do everything in our power to support all those who have been with us throughout our history. Our travel agent community is hurt and recovery will not come quickly, 'said Richard Fain, chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean group. 'Understanding any new legislation can be challenging and we want to help our travel agents to receive all possible financial assistance. While our ships are down, we can redirect resources to help our travel partners are completely ready and can collect in advance when we return to service. '

Behind personalized services RCL Cares is the most dedicated sales organization in the cruise industry. Hand, sales teams Azamara, Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean International and Silversea guide to travel agents through the information on CARES Act as they consider their options for economic recovery.

Travel Professionals US can start with RCL Cares in CruisingPower.com, where they can access the highlights of the CARES Act, FAQs, resources and tips from the Small Business Association. The support program will introduce new services and tools to continue helping travel agents during this difficult time.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) is an international cruise company that owns and operates four global brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Cruises and Silversea. We have a 50 percent ownership in conjunction with the German TUI Cruises brand and 49 percent of shares in the Spanish brand Pullmantur. Together, these brands operate and combine a total of 61 ships with an additional 17 ships for ordering 31 December 2019. They operate diverse itineraries around the world who play the seven continents. Additional information may be found in www.rclcorporate.com Additional information may be found on www.royalcaribbean.com , www.celebritycruises.com , www.azamara.com, Www.silversea.com , www.tuicruises.com , www.pullmantur.es , the www.rclinvestor.com .

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