Many environmentally conscious cruise enthusiasts want to know which cruise lines are eco friendly. All of the major cruise lines have a "green, earth or eco friendly" page which boasts of their strict environmental guidelines and how they continue to strive to help reduce pollutants in our environment. For some, the statements are mostly lip-service, while others are actually making an effort. Let's face it. There is no way any cruise ship could possibly conform to even the slightest notion of going green. All they can to is minimize the damage that their pollution-spewing floating city creates.
Based in San Francisco, the environmentally aware organization, Friends of Earth, graded the most popular cruise lines for sewage treatment, air pollution reduction, water compliance and access to environmental information, including mission statement. The results are mixed but their is no doubt that cruising is one of the most harmful forms of travel relative to it's negative effects on our environment and hardly eco friendly.
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