“What is unique about our decision to organize this is that we are initially directing all donations to what we will refer to as the faceless crew. These are the crew members we never see. Crew members like dishwashers and people who make under $1000 per month and have worked no more than 4-months in 2020. Our goal is to provide each crew member with $250. This group comprises over 200 crew members,” explains Mr. Randall in the fundraiser description.

“Although this is a completely private fund-raising effort which has not been requested or organized by the company, we couldn’t have done this without the support of Silversea Cruises and the Royal Caribbean Group, and in particular, Fernando Barroso de Oliveira, Silversea’s President’s Ambassador to the Venetian Society and Heidi Wenger, Silversea’s Director Fleet HR and Crewing. These individuals have committed to assist us in disbursing the funds raised to the crew.”