2017 Cruise Ship Report Card

The report card is meant to draw attention to the environmental impact of the booming cruise industry and help cruise-goers choose the most environmentally responsible cruises.

2017 cruise ship report card. 13 TOXIC DISCHARGE Oily bilge water and. The report card last released in 2014 shows an ongoing lack of initiative by cruise companies to install technologies that reduce their air and water pollution impact on travel. Friends of the Earths 2nd annual Cruis e Ship Report Card compares the environmental foot print of 11 major cruise lines and 113 cruise ships.

Cruise ship staff send this report any time the ship is in the United States or within 15 days of arriving at a US. Whether a cruise line has installed the most advanced sewage and wastewater treat - ment systems available instead of dumping minimally treated sewage directly into the water. Friends of the Earths Cruise Ship Report Card ranks 18 major cruise lines and 202 cruise ships AIDA Cruises Carnival Cruise Lines Celebrity Cruises Costa Cruises Crystal Cruises Cunard Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line Holland America Line MSC Cruises Norwegian Cruise Lines Oceania Cruises PO Cruises Princess Cruises Regent Seven Seas Cruises Royal Caribbean Intl Seabourn Cruise Line Silversea Cruises.

Princess Cruises is a premier cruise line that began with a single ship crusing to Mexico. We evaluated the cruise lines on four environmental factors. Cruise industry blocks updates to Puget Sound dumping agreement August 24 2021.

2014 CRUISE SHIP REPORT CARD We evaluated 16 major cruise lines on 4 environmental factors. SOLID WASTE In recent years cruise ships alone have accounted for almost a quarter of the solid waste dumped at sea12 And new regulations have had only a minor impact on waste reduction. On 29 February 2017 an examination of evidence was conducted by a metallurgist at the Commissions technical facility.

When 2 or more of the passengers or crew have gastrointestinal illness. I can see how cruise lines may be hesitant to respond to a questionnaire put forward by a well funded special interest group like this. Friends of the Earths Cruise Ship Report Card ranks 18 major cruise lines and 202 cruise ships AIDA Cruises Carnival Cruise Lines Celebrity Cruises Costa Cruises Crystal Cruises Cunard Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line Holland America Line MSC Cruises Norwegian Cruise Lines Oceania Cruises PO Cruises Princess Cruises Regent Seven Seas Cruises Royal Caribbean Intl Seabourn Cruise Line Silversea Cruises.

The worlds largest cruise ship is Royal Caribbean Internationals MS Attract of the Seas. The 2019 Cruise Ship Report Card ranks 16 major cruise lines and 185 cruise ships according to four environmental criteria. Environmental Protection Agency EPA says an average cruise ship with 3000 passengers and crew produces about 21000 gallons of sewage a dayenough to fill.