The company achieved a daily water consumption average of 55 gallons per day, nearly half of the US average of 100 gallons per day.
Industry-first software, seven years in the making, is optimizing ship speeds and routes to achieve the best possible fuel efficiency.
These are among the highlights of the company's 2015 Sustainability Report detailing the completion of its 10-year Save the Waves goals. Those focused on emissions and waste reduction, and increasing the number of shore excursions that met an internationally recognized sustainability standard.
Acccording to chairman and ceo Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean is working to put sustainability into the heart of its business. The company carries 5m passengers to nearly 500 ports around the world each year, and Fain said 'we understand our responsibility to do so in a way that protects the oceans that we sail every day. Our mantra is continuous improvement, and that especially applies to our environmental performance,' he added.
The report details the expanded use of scrubbers—which Royal Caribbean calls 'advanced emissions purification' systems—as well as a new set of goals for 2020 that were established with input from Royal Caribbean's global conservation partner, World Wildlife Fund.
Some other achievements include being named to the 2016 World's Most Ethical Companies list, one of only 130 companies in 21 countries.
Also, Royal Caribbean has committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs and gestation-crate-free pork by 2022.
For the third year, the company developed its sustainability report in accordance with the internationally recognized Global Reporting Initiative’s G4 guidelines.
The full Sustainability Report is available here.
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