The cruise industry has long been criticized for its lack of attention to the environment and natural resources, gaining notoriety over recent years for its harmful carbon emissions and careless sewage releases. According to reports, a typical 3,000-passenger cruise ship generates hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage, oily bilge water, toxic waste, and gray water, along with diesel exhaust emissions equal to thousands of motor vehicles.
Fortunately, the cruise industry has been taking big strides towards becoming greener in response to scrutiny, stricter government regulations, and (in some cases) genuine concern for the environment. In a recent report, …
