Most major cruise lines have fleet-wide environmental programs, but this week we are focusing on the Celebrity Solstice!
While Celebrity Cruises uses a fleet-wide sustainability plan to make its ships more environmentally friendly, the newly launched Celebrity Solstice is the first ship to implement all of the initiatives from the get-go, since they were included in the ship's construction. For example, the Solstice is the first cruise ship equipped with solar power technology. It also has glazed, high-efficiency glass windows, which prevent solar heat gain, thus reducing the amount of air conditioning required. Celebrity worked with paint manufacturers to develop environmentally safe silicon coatings for a smoother hull, creating less water resistance. In addition, the Solstice is equipped with common rail diesel engines, which reduce energy consumption and have lower nitrogen oxide content within air emission standards at all engine loads.
Initiatives on the Solstice that are being implemented on other ships in the Celebrity fleet include air-conditioning equipment that results in a 25 to 30 percent improvement in air-conditioning efficiency over ships built as recently as five years ago; Advanced Wastewater Purification (AWP) equipment; chilled river rocks in the buffet area instead of ice beds, reducing water consumption; technology and appliances that reduce the use of water-producing equipment that consumes fuel or electricity; fluorescent and Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting; and high-efficiency appliances.
KUDOS to Celebrity Cruises and all the cruise lines that are being GREEN!
1 comment:
Hi there,
Great blog!
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This personalised, small group 'true' ECO-tour (comprising the Nature, Culture, Environmental & Conservation elements in TIES criteria which we are members of), is owned, operated and hosted by New Zealander's.
We take you out of the city to explore the West Auckland region where our family has lived since 1922. We ONLY operate in the area we live, so profits are directed back into our community.
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- wine tasting, (at an award winning winery),
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- gannet (sea-bird) colony,
- Muriwai beach, (black iron-sands),
- visit to our SHEEP FARM and
- historic Homestead for afternoon tea, overview of Maori culture, and a hands-on animal experience.
…yes! ALL that in ONE day!!
We also have a 'unique-to-Auckland' TREE PLANTING project to OFFSET this tour's emissions. Purchase and plant your own Native tree - (certificates issued, trees tagged and protected by New Zealand Government Law, forever).
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