Cruise ships are cleaner than ever before and improving with each new class of ships. At Royal Caribbean, reducing energy consumption and emission of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants is a critical part of our environmental stewardship strategy. Our approach includes initiatives in both the marine and hotel operations of our business.
At its core, tourism depends on the beauty of the environment. Ensuring the destination(s) we visit are viable far into the future is critical to the success of our business, as is providing tours that operated sustainably. But sustainable tourism demands a multi-stakeholder approach to succeed, that is why endorse the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) standards as recommended baseline practices for a tourism business to maximize their positive impact and minimize the adverse effects on the environment and local communities.