The Guardian - 'Be a better tourist, boycott cruise ships'
Extract from The Guardian – by Rachel Dixon, 28th May 2024
No sustainability expert has a good word to say about cruise ships. Francis sums it up: “Per passenger/km, cruise ships are the most carbon-intense way of travelling. They burn a very dirty fuel: the sulphur emissions of Europe’s 218 cruise ships are equivalent to 1bn cars. Staff often experience poor conditions and have few employment rights. And then there is the overtourism, with a lot of people descending on a place but not spending much money, as they eat and sleep on board.” Less harmful alternatives include river cruises, small ships and sailboats, and Hurtigruten, the Norwegian coastal express that is working towards zero-emission cruises by 2030.
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