The UK's number one cruise price comparison site
 

Cruise lines carbon-offsetting schemes

Cruise lines carbon-offsetting schemes

Cruise lines may not have carbon-offsetting schemes to publicise but the stringent rules and regulations that lines have to abide by. There are limits on the sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions allowed from ship exhausts and strict guidelines about dumping waste at sea, although most new ships store waste and bring it back to port for disposal. In a nutshell, vessels must be three nautical miles from land to dump treated sewage or 12 nautical miles for untreated sewage; food waste must be pulped before being dumped within 12 miles of land.

1. By 2010, all cruise ships will have to have either a sewage treatment plant or a sewage holding tank.

2. Royal Caribbean International was rightly praised in the report for the money it has invested to improve its green practices, but it is not the only line doing its bit for the environment.

3. Princess Cruises pioneered a system known as ‘cold ironing’ in a number of ports in Alaska and the US, which means it plugs into shore power when docked so it can turn off its diesel engines for the day.

4. All aluminium – cans and foil - used on MSC Cruises' ships is being collected at Genoa or Venice and being recycled. It weighed in at an estimated 15 tonnes in the last half of 2007.

Featured Offers

Cruise and Stay

Hawaii Inter-Island from Honolulu with Stay

Date: 19 Jun 2024

Duration: 11 nights

Ship: Pride of America

Line: Norwegian Cruise Line

CRUISE CONFIDENCE
ABTA - 100% SAFE
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE
£3,749
INSIDE
Per Person
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE

£3,999 OUTSIDE

£4,349 BALCONY

Speak to our friendly cruise experts on 0203 8113 360
View details
Cruise and Stay

Italy, France & Spain from Rome with Stay

Date: 6 Aug 2024

Duration: 9 nights

Ship: Costa Smeralda

Line: Costa Cruises

CRUISE CONFIDENCE
ABTA - 100% SAFE
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE
£1,599
INSIDE
Per Person
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE

£1,749 OUTSIDE

£1,879 BALCONY

Speak to our friendly cruise experts on 0203 8113 360
View details
Cruise and Stay

Adriatic Dream from Athens to Rome with Stay

Date: 31 Oct 2024

Duration: 16 nights

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Line: Holland America Line

CRUISE CONFIDENCE
ABTA - 100% SAFE
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE
£1,899
INSIDE
Per Person
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE

£2,399 OUTSIDE

£2,799 BALCONY

Speak to our friendly cruise experts on 0203 8113 360
View details
Cruise and Stay

Toronto, Niagara Falls & Alaska Inside Passage from Vancouver with Stays

Date: 20 Jun 2024

Duration: 13 nights

Ship: Ruby Princess

Line: Princess Cruises

CRUISE CONFIDENCE
ABTA - 100% SAFE
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE
£2,649
INSIDE
Per Person
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE

£2,979 OUTSIDE

£3,099 BALCONY

Speak to our friendly cruise experts on 0203 8113 360
View details
Cruise and Stay

Adriatic & Aegean Explorer from Trieste with Venice Stay

Date: 8 Jun 2025

Duration: 22 nights

Ship: Majestic Princess

Line: Princess Cruises

CRUISE CONFIDENCE
ABTA - 100% SAFE
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE
£3,579
INSIDE
Per Person
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE

£5,299 BALCONY

£6,249 SUITE

Speak to our friendly cruise experts on 0203 8113 360
View details
Cruise Only

Southern Caribbean from Miami with 1nt Stay

Date: 20 Jan 2025

Duration: 9 nights

Ship: Norwegian Breakaway

Line: Norwegian Cruise Line

CRUISE CONFIDENCE
ABTA - 100% SAFE
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE
£965
INSIDE
Per Person
BEST PRICE
GUARANTEE

£1,178 OUTSIDE

£1,349 BALCONY

Speak to our friendly cruise experts on 0203 8113 360
View details

Never miss a deal!

Sign up to our exclusive newsletter

Thank you for signing up to the newsletter!