Ensuring Healthy and Vibrant Seas

TO COINCIDE with World Oceans Day last week, several CLIA Cruise Lines announced initiatives to further preserve and sustain the oceans we sail in. Individual lines and the industry continue to take strong steps in environmental protection, reducing pollution and preserving marine life and ocean health.

While, first and foremost, protecting the environment is the right thing to do, as an industry we have a strong business imperative to ensure healthy and vibrant seas. The problems of ocean pollution are real. Cruising still has work to do, but our cruise lines are committed to taking aggressive steps and making progress.

For example, all member lines have robust recycling programs, and many ships deploy advanced wastewater purification systems.

Cruise ships never discharge untreated sewage at sea.

CLIA lines are heeding the call to reduce emissions, using cleaner fuels, and increasing the number of ships that employ exhaust cleaning systems.

Beyond this, cruise lines partner with organizations such as the Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund and support academic research that promotes ocean health.

You can find more details by visiting www.cruising.org.au.