As order books keep filling up with cruise ships, there seems to be mostly smooth
sailing ahead for both shipyards and cruise lines. However, as the cruise business is
subject to the whims of the consumer, winds can also change quite quickly. One dark
cloud on the horizon is Climate Change: if cruise-going would become unfavorably
viewed in the eyes of certain opinion-leaders in the USA, for example, this could
impact the entire industry considerably.
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bviously, the global cruise lines indus- commented that the cruise lines need sions commitment at the end of 2018, to
try is moving to counter this. For to play a “leadership role” in sustainable advance sustainability on the seas and to
tourism. reduce the rate of carbon emissions across
instance, Cruise Lines International Asso-
ciation (CLIA) has been very vocal in high- For example, CLIA cruise lines are lighting the new green attitudes of the already leading the shipping sector in CLIA cruise lines are also taking a
sector. CLIA Chair Adam Goldstein has making a first-ever industry-wide emis- role in stewardship for the cruise sec-
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the industry fleet by 40 % by 2030.