Sustainability

Virgin Voyages now has its first ship! The new cruise line accepted delivery of Scarlet Lady on Friday 14 February 2020 at Fincantieri's shipyard at Genoa, Italy. Scarlet Lady has now set course for its homeport of Miami, a journey that will take 46 days.

A new luxury haven cocooned within a private enclave and surrounded by rice terraces, tropical forest and a private waterfall has launched in Bali. Nirjhara,…

Lindblad Expeditions has become the first self-disinfecting fleet in the cruise industry. In keeping with its legacy of sustainability and protecting the places…

MSC Cruises has launched a range of 25+ new shore excursions, which set objectives for local tour operators to become internationally certified under the Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification program.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced all Hyatt hotels globally will switch to large-format bathroom amenities and wind back the use of single-use water…

MSC Cruises has announced its commitment to become the world’s first fully carbon neutral major global cruise line. MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco…

MSC Cruises today took delivery of its newest flagship MSC Grandiosa, one of the most environmentally-advanced ships at sea yet, last Thursday in France. On the day, a second important milestone event took place with the traditional cutting of the first steel and naming of MSC's first World Class ship, MSC Europa, by MSC Cruises’ Executive…

Hurtigruten has become the first Norwegian cruise line to begin testing biodiesel on board a ship, providing up to a potential emissions reduction of 95%. The…

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group says it will eliminate all single-use plastic, across its entire portfolio of luxury hotels, by the end of March 2021.

MSC Cruises has been awarded the 2019 ‘Greenest Shipowner of the Year’ Neptune Award at the Global Sustainable Shipping and Ports Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The award is given every year to a shipping company that has shown excellence in reducing the environmental impact of its fleet’s day-to-day operation and recognises the sustainability…