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Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises Award Grant to World
Wildlife Fund for Efforts to Reduce Bycatch

11 Marine Conservation Groups to Receive $760,000 in 2006

MIAMI, March 31
The Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises Ocean Fund
today awarded $100,000 to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in support of its
Smart Gear initiative, which aims to reduce the bycatch of endangered
marine species by encouraging the development of innovative, practical
and cost-effective fishing technologies.

Fisheries bycatch is the leading threat to many endangered marine
mammals, cetaceans, sharks, sea turtles, sea birds and non-target fish
species around the world. WWF launched the International Smart Gear
Competition in 2004 to inspire and reward the development of fishing
gear that reduces the accidental catch and related deaths of marine
species in nets and longlines.

The Smart Gear Competition, which awards a $25,000 grand prize and two
$5,000 runner-up prizes each year, is open to anyone, including
fishermen, professional gear manufacturers, teachers, students,
engineers, scientists and backyard inventors.

"WWF's Smart Gear competition recognizes innovative solutions that
safeguard our oceans," said Carter Roberts, president and chief
executive officer of World Wildlife Fund. "The ultimate goal of the
Smart Gear competition is to protect the bounty of the seas for future
generations. Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises are
providing important, valuable support in this effort."

"Bycatch is a major threat to healthy marine ecosystems and results in
large economic losses to fishermen," said Richard Fain, chairman and
CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. "We applaud WWF and our 10 other
2006 Ocean Fund grant recipients for their efforts to educate the
public about the benefits of, and threats to, our marine
environments."

Almost $8 million has been awarded to 49 organizations since the
fund's inception in 1996. Other 2006 Ocean Fund grant recipients are
as follows.

* Audubon of Florida -- Miami, Fla.: $25,000 to develop and implement
a satellite telemetry project to track the migration patterns of
Roseate Spoonbills in Florida Bay and the Keys.

* Charles Darwin Foundation/The Galapagos Conservancy -- Falls Church,
Va.: $100,000 to study the viability of sustainable harvesting of a
species of Galapagos sea cucumber within the Galapagos Marine Reserve
and other Galapagos Conservancy projects.

* The Conservation Fund -- Arlington, Va.: $120,000 to purchase
strategic tracts of land in Alaska for habitat conservation.

* Conservation International -- Washington, D.C.: $100,000 to study
biodiversity in the Caribbean and create a public awareness campaign
to showcase the region's marine habitat.

* Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment
-- Boston, Mass.: $50,000 to fund production costs of the film,
"Healthy Oceans, Healthy Humans," which explores human health
connections to the marine environment.

* Island Dolphin Care -- Key Largo, Fla.: $35,000 to replace a
hurricane- damaged touch tank at a facility serving critically ill and
special-needs children.

* MAST Academy -- Miami, Fla.: $30,000 to refurbish and equip a bus
that will serve as a mobile meteorological laboratory for fifth-
through eighth- grade students throughout Miami-Dade County.

* The Nature Conservancy of the Florida Keys -- Summerland Key, Fla.:
$50,000 to support the Florida Reef Resiliency Project, a program
designed to provide a proactive approach to reef management in the
Keys and along the Florida coast.

* Shake-a-Leg Miami -- Miami, Fla.: $100,000 to provide second-year
support of a four-year $3.95 million eco-island project in Biscayne
Bay to create educational and recreational sites for disabled and
disadvantaged youth.

* University of Miami -- Miami, Fla.: $50,000 for two graduate
fellowships at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric
Science.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that
operates Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, with a
combined total of 28 ships in service, one under construction and four
on firm order. The company also offers unique land-tour vacations in
Alaska, Canada and Europe through its cruise-tour division. Additional
information can be found by contacting your travel professional.
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