For nine years, Lupita Moreno has spent her own money and nearly all of her free time caring for the cats of Isla Mujeres. She’s a retired government worker who earns $80USD per week as a maid in a hotel. She spends upwards of $25USD per day feeding the cats. Read the rest of this entry »
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In Cozumel, when people can’t take care of their dogs, they drop them at the dump, thinking they dogs will find plenty of food there. They don’t. What they find is danger, toxic trash and usually a speedy death.
When Sweet visited Cozumel in September 2010, the amazing DJ Trina J organized an expedition to help the plight of stray animals in Cozumel. We had no idea about the dump dogs described in the video above. Read the rest of this entry »
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“In the Life” joined us on our maiden voyage in November 2009, capturing hours of footage on our community service projects and interviews. What they ended up with is a fun and moving segment on the heart of Sweet. Click here to watch now.
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Watch our new Sweet Caribbean Cruise party video. It’s like playing “Where’s Waldo?” but with Dani Campbell. Check it out.
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Another fab TV news segment about Sweet’s work at the children’s hospital ward in Belize City, Belize, during our Sweet Caribbean Cruise, the largest CarbonFree™ cruise ever. Whoo hoo! We got them to say “lesbian” on Belize TV.
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Starting with our wetlands restoration project in New Orleans, Sweeties gave back in every port.
New Orleans: Sweeties planted 600 new grasses in a marsh devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Costa Maya, Mexico: 150 Sweeties pulled over 200 giant bags of garbage from Uvero Beach in a 45-minute contest. We pulled a sink, a television, vacuum cleaner parts and tons of other oddities one should never see in the ocean. We found trash from Greece, China and many parts in between. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Jen Rainin, Shannon Wentworth, Sweet Caribbean Cruise, video, voluntourism
Sweet’s inaugural cruise left trees, clean beaches, clean air and happy children in its wake. ...
