Giant cruise ships stuffed with food, tourists and featuring multiple swimming pools and even grass on deck don't exactly make me think of a green vacation. There are things you can do to
choose the greenest options out there when picking a cruise vacation.
- Choose a cruise that leaves from a port close to where you live. If you don't live close to a cruise port, at least fly nonstop to your departure city since planes use the most fuel in take-offs and landings.
- Find out cruise line policies on wastewater treatment. Some cruise lines have high tech, eco-friendly wastewater treatment on all ships and other lines are still implementing the changes.
- Find a cruise line, or destination that focuses on eco-tourism as much as possible. The overall services and facilities should be more eco-conscious.
- Finally, to really minimize your impact, sail on a ship with 150 or fewer passengers. You won't have all the big cruise ship amenities but you will have a much smaller impact on the environment.
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