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MIAMI, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Donna Hrinak, former US ambassador and Boeing VP, joins the Group to lead

government affairs and communications

Donna Hrinak is joining Royal Caribbean Group as Senior Vice President of

Corporate Affairs. Hrinak, former Corporate Vice President, The Boeing Company

and President, Boeing Canada, Latin America & Caribbean, will lead the Group's

government relations, communications and public relations functions. She brings

a stellar curriculum vitae in global regulatory policy, multicultural

negotiations, coalition leadership and international business transformation to

augment the Group's industry leading government affairs team.  

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"As a global company touching every continent," said Richard D. Fain, Royal

Caribbean Group chairman and CEO, "we are used to making our way in a

complicated world. But these last few months have reminded us, more than ever,

just how challenging that world is. Donna will provide her decades of

experience in navigating the complexities of regulatory and cultural ecosystems

to enable us to continue to build and maintain strong, collaborative

relationships with countries and organizations everywhere we operate."

Reporting directly to Fain, Hrinak will provide informed counsel and facilitate

productive communication among a broad array of stakeholders, including port

authorities, coastal community leadership, government representatives,

environmental advocates, scientific and marine leaders and more.

"I am honored and delighted to join Royal Caribbean Group, with such deep roots

in the communities it serves," said Hrinak. "As with other industries I've

represented, thoughtful and respectful travel promotes economic development,

multicultural understanding and global perspective for all entities involved. I

look forward to assisting Royal Caribbean Group strengthen its business

position throughout the world."

Hrinak has designed and led strategies to confront an increasingly complicated

global regulatory environment and guided executives in evaluating the business,

political and economic risks involved in global operations. She has worked

closely and collaboratively with a broad range of international coalitions and

agencies, including the World Health Organization.  Prior to Boeing, Hrinak

held executive positions in global, Latin American and European public affairs

at PepsiCo and at Kraft Foods. In addition, she served as United States

Ambassador to Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic during the

Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, where she architected new

strategies to promote U.S. interests, led bilateral trade relationships, won

broad-based support for U.S. positions and protected the rights of U.S.

citizens by fostering transparency and judicial security.

Hrinak joined the Group on August 24.

About Royal Caribbean Group

Royal Caribbean Group (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2912056-1&h=2754468407&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rclcorporate.com%2F&a=Royal+Caribbean+Group )

(NYSE: RCL) is a cruise vacation company comprising four global brands:

Royal Caribbean International (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2912056-1&h=1307609059&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalcaribbean.com%2F&a=Royal+Caribbean+International ), Celebrity Cruises (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2912056-1&h=831295877&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.celebritycruises.com%2F&a=Celebrity+Cruises ),

Azamara (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2912056-1&h=117761174&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azamara.com%2F&a=Azamara )

and Silversea (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2912056-1&h=122095297&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.silversea.com%2F&a=Silversea ).  

Royal Caribbean Group is also a 50% owner of a joint venture that operates

TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Together, our brands operate 63 ships with

an additional 16 on order as of July 10, 2020.  Learn more at

www.rclcorporate.com or www.rclinvestor.com. 

SOURCE  Royal Caribbean Group

CONTACT: Jonathon Fishman, corporatecommunications@rccl.com