Cruising Caribbean Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I'm all for the cruise industry reducing its carbon footprint. I love the idea of shore power! I hope that all cruise ports can provide this sort of capability in the near future to reduce emissions. Apparently by 2050, the entire cruise industry plans to become fully sustainable. Port Everglades just underwent a study that could potentially allow all eight of its cruise terminals to provide shore power! I hope this comes to fruition in the near future. https://www.cruisehive.com/port-everglades-explores-shore-power-at-cruise-terminals/94284 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall James-Vargas Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 This is great news for the industry! MSC Cruises recently began the use of shore power in Europe! https://www.cruisehive.com/msc-starts-up-shore-power-program-in-northern-europe/70306 All of these steps are truly impacting the sustainability of the cruise industry and making major strides at the potential to become a full sustainable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Caribbean Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 Costa Group is following suit on the decarbonization train! The group has partnered with MOU, a methanol producer that will provide clean fuel for the cruise industry. That means both Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises are committing to the future use of clean fuel. I'm excited that more cruise companies are joining in on the mission to become fully sustainable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall James-Vargas Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I'm glad Costa Group is following suit and making strides in the right direction. Speaking of the Costa Group, Costa Deliziosa set off on its 128-day world cruise this month! It's going to cruise to four different continents. I would love to set sail on a world cruise. It's not cheap but certainly unforgettable. Has anyone on here been on a world cruise before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Sisters Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 AIDA Cruises is continuing to prove and pursue sustainability efforts as it continues to decarbonize its fleet. This month, AIDAsol hooked up to shore power on several occasions during one of its cruise itineraries, at ports in Denmark and Norway. Using shore power is both cost-efficient and reduces emissions, being very important in the future of this Carnival Coorporation-owned brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Caribbean Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 I have noticed many cruise ships dodging the use of their shore power capability due to cost. MSC World Europa has become the first ship to use shore power in Malta, marking a historical moment for the cruise port. This historical moment happened on July 10, 2024 while completely using the power gird in Valletta and the ship fully powered off its engines. MSC Cruises is one of the lines that really supports and engages in the mission of achieving the net zero emissions by 2050. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadTravelled Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 @Cruising Caribbean Carnival Corporation is making great progress in this effort as well, including a recent announcement about now "plugging in" at Port Miami with Carnival Conquest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Caribbean Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 @RoadTravelled Thanks for that update! I'm glad other cruise lines are utilizing their shore power capabilities. I saw an article not long ago that stated many ships actually are avoiding the use of shower power because of the costs associated. I find it so contradictory as the cost to install such a system happens to be so costly in itself. It's clearly not the most financially sane option, but the point of shore power capability was to reduce greenhouse emissions and reach that 2050 goal. Even if it costs a bit more, the ships should be using this system or it was a waste of time to install it! Carnival Conquest is a lovely ship! I didn't even know it has shore power capability as it was built so long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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