MIAMI, May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom,
the pioneer in social impact travel and Carnival Corporation's
(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) 10th and newest brand, today
announced that Ashoka, the largest network of social entrepreneurs
worldwide, has developed select onboard programming for sailings to
the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Together, Fathom and Ashoka have created a replicable travel
experience that enables travelers to practice changemaking, and
discover their own potential to create positive change in their
communities. In addition to conducting in-depth training for Fathom
Impact Guides, who will lead the onboard sessions on Fathom's
weekly voyages, staff and social entrepreneurs from Ashoka will be
onboard periodically throughout the year to observe and assist
Impact Guides to run Ashoka sessions and practice changemaking in
their day-to-day work life. This unique partnership is the first of
its kind for Ashoka in the cruise industry.
As one of the pre-eminent global citizen sector organizations,
Ashoka's vision is to advance an Everyone a Changemaker world, a
world where the skills of changemaking – empathy, teamwork,
leadership and problem solving – are available to everyone and
solutions outpace social problems. Ashoka has nearly 3,200
Ashoka Fellows, leading social
entrepreneurs who have developed innovative solutions to social
problems and the potential to change patterns across society, in 90
countries. Ashoka and its Fellows work together to empower people
everywhere to realize their power to create change and build
enabling environments to help them thrive in a world of constant
change.
"We love our partnership with Ashoka as we share similar visions
of everyone being a changemaker," said Tara
Russell, president of Fathom and global impact lead for
Carnival Corporation. "They have a history of social innovation and
education and are a respected impact organization, which will play
a vital role as we continue to develop our onboard programming to
enhance our traveler experience."
Fathom travelers will sail aboard the intimate 704-passenger MV
Adonia, which will provide each traveler with a safe, comfortable
and well-equipped venue to prepare them to engage in
community-based impact activities while in the Dominican Republic. Each traveler's journey
begins with one-to-two days at sea, and Fathom travelers will
participate in unique immersive programming that will inspire,
equip, educate and entertain. The skills and understanding
travelers obtain before their on-the-ground endeavors will equip
them to have real and lasting impact in their lives and the lives
of others.
According to Tia Johnston, Senior
Change Manager, Ashoka: "Fathom has developed an exciting
opportunity by not only giving travelers the experience of giving
back in a local community, but also preparing them to take what
they learn and apply it to their life at home as a changemaker.
Fathom's goal with each traveler is a long-term engagement, not one
that ends in the confines of seven days. Fathom is doing something
that we hope will one day be the norm for businesses – helping
travelers and employees recognize their own changemaking potential
and giving them opportunities to practice it. That is a journey
worth taking – for everyone."
Below are the areas of select programming from Ashoka and
Fathom
Change Making Acts – Fathom
travelers experience fun and engaging one-hour hands-on workshops
focused on changemaker discovery and will understand what it means
to make a difference in the world. From a fun family scavenger hunt
with a changemaking theme and engaging storytelling, to playful
problem solving around pressing social issues, Fathom travelers
will walk away having committing at least one change making
act.
Changemaker Workshops – In
addition to taking an in-depth look at what it means to be a
changemaker on a global scale, travelers will connect and unleash
their own changemaking potential during three enticing team
exercises. During these two-hour sessions, travelers will learn how
to make a positive impact in their personal lives, during their
experiences on the ground, and within their local community. These
workshops will help travelers reflect deeply on their surroundings
and develop their own personal changemaker story through Ashoka's
proven storytelling methodology.
Parenting Changemakers –
Likeminded parents, grandparents, and anyone with a child in their
life will gain insight on how to discover changemaking inside them
and apply it to their family dynamics. Additionally, parents will
explore ways to help their children obtain the skills they need for
the future and uniquely equip them for the real world. As the most
consistent ingredient in creating a successful social entrepreneur
and world changer, parenting changemakers focus on practical
strategies to instill the change making skills of empathy, problem
solving, leadership and teamwork in young people.
www.parentingchangemakers.org
Prices for the seven-day trips to the Dominican Republic start at $499 per person, excluding taxes, fees and port
expenses and including all meals on the ship, onboard social impact
immersion experiences, three onshore social impact activities and
related supplies. Prices will vary by season. To secure a spot on
future sailings, a fully refundable $300 per person deposit is required for all cabin
categories and occupancy levels. Final payment is due 90 days prior
to departure.
Prices for seven-day itineraries to Cuba start at $1,800 per person, excluding Cuban visas, taxes,
fees and port expenses and including all meals on the ship and
lunch while in the three ports, onboard experiences and
on-the-ground activities. Prices will vary by season. To secure a
spot on future sailings, a fully refundable $600 per person deposit is required for all cabin
categories and occupancy levels. Final payment is due 90 days prior
to departure. To reserve a spot on future sailings, travelers may
call Fathom toll-free at 1-855-932-8466 or work with a travel
professional. Learn more at www.Fathom.org.
About Fathom Travel to the Dominican Republic
Fathom is a
different kind of cruise that combines one's love of travel with
the desire to make a difference in the world. Fathom is defining a
new category of travel, Social Impact Travel. Part of the Carnival
Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) family, Fathom offers
consumers authentic, meaningful travel experiences to enrich the
life of the traveler and work alongside locals as they tackle
community needs in the Dominican
Republic. Fathom is unique in that it leverages Carnival
Corporation's expertise and scale for a one-of-a-kind business
model to create long-term collaboration with its partner countries,
allowing for sustained social impact and lasting development.
Fathom will serve the sizable and growing market of potential
social impact travel consumers – approximately one million North
Americans – in addition to global travelers already pursuing
service-oriented travel experiences worldwide.
Sailing aboard the MV Adonia, a 704-passenger vessel redeployed
from Carnival Corporation's P&O Cruises (UK), Fathom will
engage, mobilize, educate and equip travelers on every Dominican Republic trip allowing for rich
personal enrichment and thousands of impact activity days per
visit– and tens of thousands of travelers a year to communities of
promise, providing unprecedented scale for impact.
About Fathom Travel to Cuba
Recently earning U.S. and
Cuban government approvals, Fathom will be the first cruise company
to sail from the U.S. to Cuba in more than 50 years. Fathom's
round-trip culturally immersive cruise itinerary initially will
feature experiences in the Cuban port cities of Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de Cuba, providing travelers the
opportunity to enjoy a rich and vibrant culture that until now most
U.S. travelers have only seen in photographs. Designed for rich
immersion and ease of travel, the Fathom Cuban itinerary offers
passengers a comfortable cabin including all the amenities of a
modern hotel, plus the luxury of having to unpack only once. Every
night, Fathom travelers return to the comforts of the MV Adonia,
where they can relax knowing that all the details of getting from
location to location in Cuba are
handled.
For more information about Fathom or to book a voyage, contact
your Travel Professional, call Fathom toll-free at 1-855-932-8466
or visit www.Fathom.org.
About Ashoka
Ashoka is the largest network of social
entrepreneurs worldwide, with over 3,200 Ashoka Fellows in 90 countries putting their
system changing ideas into practice on a global scale. Founded by
Bill Drayton in 1980, Ashoka has
provided start-up financing, professional support services, and
connections to a global network across the business and social
sectors, and a platform for people dedicated to changing the world.
Ashoka launched the field of social entrepreneurship and has
activated multi-sector partners across the world who increasingly
look to entrepreneurial talent and new ideas to solve social
problems.
Ashoka Fellows remain the core of
our community, and their insights show us how the world is moving
and what is needed next. Ashoka's mission has evolved beyond
catalyzing individual entrepreneurs to enabling an "everyone a
changemaker" world. This means equipping more people – including
young people - with the skillset and a connection to purpose so
that they can contribute ideas and effectively solve problems at
whatever scale is needed in their family, community, city,
workplace, field, industry, country. This evolution comes from the
urgent realization that the pace of change is accelerating in an
increasingly complex and interconnected world. Our strategic
initiatives focus on setting in motion the people, resources and
ecosystems that will bring about a social revolution where everyone
contributes to change for the good of all. Working in partnership
with private, philanthropic and citizen sector players we are
achieving large-scale social innovation that is grounded in decades
of entrepreneurial experience.
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