When cruise liners talk of being eco-friendly, banning single-use plastic and installing eco-friendly shower heads is only the tip of the iceberg. The real story lies in finding cleaner fuels to power the ships. After all, cruise ships measure their daily fuel consumption in tons! As a sustainable traveler, here’s what you need to know about this new era of green cruises.   Cleaner fuel options As ships try to lower their carbon...

CRUISE LINES HAVE STARTED MAKING A CONCIOUS EFFORT TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT. Many cruise lines are designing some of their new ships to run Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) which is more environmentally friendly as its one of cleanest burning marine fuels. LNG fuel helps reduce a cruise ship’s carbon emission by approximately 30% and largely eliminates particulate matter from the ship’s exhaust. The first passenger ship to employ LNG was...

Cruising as an industry has always been subjected to both – the world’s admiration for it’s ever-increasing scale of grandeur and innovation, and censure for the startling figures associated with marine pollution. Like everything else, the global cruising industry has taken this in stride, with their newest vessels designed with the key focus of reducing emissions. Leading cruise liners have launched ships in the recent years that run on Liquified...