November 14, 2009.

100 Percent of Stateroom Sales to Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation From Nov. 30 Oasis of the Seas Inaugural Celebration

Support Children’s Wishes by Attending Inaugural Celebration-Fundraiser & Receive Exclusive Promotional Price for Debut Vacation Cruise (Four-Day Cruise to Labadee, Departing the Following Day)

When Royal Caribbean International officially launches the Oasis of the Seas – the world’s most revolutionary cruise ship – on November 30 from Port Everglades – the cruise line will be doing more than making wishes come true for eager vacationers. They will be making more wishes come true for Make-A-Wish children from across the country.

Royal Caribbean has donated 1,000 staterooms for this inaugural, once-in-a-lifetime event to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The proceeds from all sales will benefit the nonprofit organization, which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Wish kids – some having their wishes granted onboard that evening – and their families will participate in the onboard festivities and enjoy the ship’s entertainment amenities.

Additionally, Royal Caribbean will offer exclusive discount pricing to all guests who purchase tickets to the Make-A-Wish launch-fundraising celebration on a four-night cruise package sailing to Labadee, departing the morning following the event (Dec. 1).

Per-person rates for the Make-A-Wish event begin at $750 each (based on double-occupancy) and up, depending on cabin package. Per-person rates for the extended four-day cruise begin at $650 each and up (again based on double-occupancy and cabin package).

Anyone interested in attending the November 30 festivities (and booking the exclusively discounted four-night cruise to Labadee departing Dec. 1) should contact Cynthia Paez, Royal Caribbean International, at 877-202-1520, ext. 12751, or by e-mailing her at cpaez@rccl.com, Monday- Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Event attendance and the discounted four-night cruise package are available only through Paez.

The Nov. 30th event symbolizes Royal Caribbean’s ongoing support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Since 2000, the cruise line has hosted more than 1,300 children who wished to go on a cruise to destinations around the world.

Additionally, Royal Caribbean has contributed more than $2.8 million in in-kind services and $372,000 in discount savings through its Wishes at Sea program. Through employee and passenger fundraising efforts, it has also raised more than $480,000 and 460,000 frequent flier miles, used to secure airline tickets for children’s wish travel and help the Foundation conserve critical financial resources.

“The generosity of sponsors like Royal Caribbean has greatly enhanced our ability to grant life-affirming, world-class wishes and is critical to the mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation to bring hope, strength and joy into the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions,” said David Williams, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America president and chief executive officer. “We hope that people across the nation will support the Foundation by joining us for this special inaugural cruise celebration and fundraising effort, enabling us to bring smiles to the faces of even more children – children who are waiting for wishes.”

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