Cruise Lines Urged to Shrink Their Footprints. By Jennifer Conlin, NYTimes, February 15, 2009. "Moving gently through pristine blue waters, floating past whales and glaciers, fjords and islands, it is easy to see why travelers might think a vacation on a cruise ship is more eco-friendly than jetting through the earth's atmosphere on a plane. Not so, according to Climate Care, a United Kingdom-based carbon-offsetting company, whose statistics show that cruise ships emit nearly twice as much carbon dioxide as airplanes. 'We now know they are far more polluting per passenger kilometer than planes,' said Justin Francis, co-founder of Responsibletravel.com... Royal Caribbean will launch its largest ship this year, the Oasis of the Seas with a capacity of 5,400 passengers, and its amenities will include a microclimate-controlled Central Park, with irrigation and drainage systems, as well as trees that will tower more than two and a half decks high."
2009-02-17
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