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SustainableShips.com livecast looks at a model for sustainable destinations

SustainableShips.com's June 12 livecast turns to sustainable places.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

June 11, 2020

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The Vanilla Islands

Host Joyce Landry and guests Navin Sawhney, Americas CEO of Ponant, and Grant Holmes, global VP cruise solutions, Inchcape Shipping Services, will discuss the Vanilla Islands.

They'll look at how this ecologically sensitive group of islands that is new to cruising aims to avoid the fate of other island nations, where infrastructure is strained by overtourism and port congestion.

The Vanilla Islands present a model for sustainable tourism and sustainable cruising, through controlled tourism and regulation, Landry said. Ponant supports their vision with a small ship in the region that provides a warm-water cultural experience for travelers.

Post-virus, will travelers be drawn to nature experiences?

'Are travelers drawn to more natural, authentic experiences post-COVID-19? We think so,' Landry said.

The livecast is at 1 p.m. EDT Friday. Registration is here.

Landry is the CEO of Landry & Kling Global Cruise Services. She launched SustainableShips.com to be a catalyst for change, inspiring cruise lines to do more in the area of sustainability.

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About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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