For those of us who aren't engineers or environmental scientists, it may be difficult to brainstorm ways that cruise lines could save energy while safeguarding the environment. Yet, cruise lines across the globe are spearheading fuel conservation initiatives and are creating plans to lessen the environmental impact their ships have on the world's waterways.And, sometimes, it's the simple things that make a big difference. Consider the 100 percent recyclable EcoHangers that Crystal Cruises recently brought on board the Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony. This new option will help decrease the nearly 9 billion wire and plastic hangers that end up in landfills each year.
Other Crystal eco-initiatives include using washable, reusable garment bags instead of plastic bags for laundry purposes and a lighting and energy consumption survey that pointed out ways to save 960,000 kWh—that's like saving 200 tons of fuel a year or eliminating more than 5,000 lightbulbs!
Crystal's environmental initiatives have been noticed by the industry in the past and the Crystal Symphony was just awarded The Environmental Buoy Diploma from the Ports of Stockholm for the third year. She was chosen from among 80 vessels that cruise the Baltic Sea annually.
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