The environment is becoming a significant factor in how cruise lines operate.
And implement a voluntary carbon offset program, purchasing carbon credits to offset three million MTCO2e over three years.
One area that has been in the news multiple times over the years is when cruise ships beach out large plumes of black smoke when in port.
While the scrubber, or EGCS, will not eliminate that problem, it does help to make it considerably less.
Strangely enough, the system also allows NCLH to use heavy fuel oil instead of MGO’s, or marine gas oil, as the primary fuel source.
NCLH’s Sail & Sustain program focuses on several key areas where the company can impact society and the environment.
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