Environmental & Health

'Encanto'-themed entertainment and a 'Soul'-inspired lounge, enhanced concierge accommodations and shore power connectivity were added to Disney Magic during a three-week dry dock at Grand Bahama Shipyard.

Meyer Werft floated out Silver Nova, first of a new class and set to become Silversea Cruises' 12th ship upon its delivery this summer.

Icon of the Seas features a host of environmental attributes including what's believed to be cruising's first microwave-assisted pyrolysis.

Ukko Metsola, Royal Caribbean Group VP of government relations, EMEA, sees ‘the glass half full’ when it comes to decarbonisation of shipping and urged those in the cruise sector to seize funding where and when available to ‘make it happen.’

The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators received 600,000 Norwegian kronor ($56,157) from Svalbard Environmental Fund toward reducing emissions from the expedition cruise industry.

On its path to net zero emissions by 2050, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings set the new targets of reducing greenhouse gas intensity 10% by 2026 and 25% by 2030, both compared to a 2019 baseline.

Twenty-nine inspections of 13 cruise ships during the 2022 Alaska season found they were in compliance with environmental regulations in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.