Virgin Voyages Partners With Sustainability Providers
Incorporating sustainability into their cruise vacation is a priority for Virgin Voyages and today, the cruise line announced a new partnership with Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) along with three waste-based fuel providers, Argent Energy, Good Fuels, and Twelve, to deliver low-carbon
First Loggerhead Turtles Hatch at Ocean Cay Marine Reserve
MSC Cruises’ new private island resort Ocean Cay Marine Reserve is popular with cruisers and sea turtles alike according to a press release from the cruise line! MSC Cruises announced that since August, hundreds of Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings have made their way from egg to sand to s
Costa Cruises Releases New Sustainability Report
How often have you heard the phrase “Going Green” or something similar? From reducing plastic waste to fuel-efficient and hybrid vehicles, everywhere you look people are trying to help out a planet riddled with pollution. The cruise industry is no different. For the past few years,
Eco Oceans: Getting to Zero Emissions
Climate change is a hot-button topic these days and for good reason: 2020 will likely rank among the five warmest years on record, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. Fortunately, several organizations are taking urgent action to combat and prevent further impact. In 201
Green Seas: Sustainable Cruising into the Next (Re) Generation
“Sustainability” is the tourism industry’s buzzword these days and appropriately so. According to NASA, 2018 was the fourth warmest year since 1880, and with the cruise industry’s reputation for carrying an unignorably large carbon footprint, something needed to change. Luckily, Intrepid Tra
Green Seas: MS Roald Amundsen, The Future is Fish
Since its inception in 1893, Hurtigruten has paved the way for expedition cruising with an ever-expanding roster of destinations. After 125 years, the company is entering new waters with MS Roald Amundsen, the first of Hurtigruten’s three hybrid-powdered ships that will be making milestones in mor
Sustainability & the IMPACT of Cruise Tourism with Experiential Travel in Victoria, B.C., Canada
Experiential Travel’ community involvement is no “yolk”. Our support for Woodwynn Farms in Victoria has reached new heights and since we are all about travel, we just had to have a mobile chicken coop. Introducing: Poultry In Motion. Experiential Travel has sponsored the making and
