75 Some cruise lines are working with specialist partners to manage their maintenance impacts. Norwegian Cruise Line says Ecolab has been a trusted business partner since 2015, providing public health and food safety expertise and a range of cleaning and disinfectant products for shipboard use. “This year, we kicked off a joint effort to reduce the environmental impact of these products. The Ecolab programme will be phased in over the next 18 months across our entire fleet and have a lasting and powerful impact in many ways. For example, our current floor cleaner requires a second mopping with water to remove any cleanser residue. By using a no-rinse, more highly concentrated formulation of floor cleaner, we will completely eliminate the rinse stage of floor mopping. This eliminates the use of clean water and the disposal of used rinse water. Additionally, the concentrated formulation will reduce the number of plastic jugs used by 50 per cent and avoid sending used jugs for disposal.” The company also donates a relatively high proportion of materials that are no longer needed onboard its ships following scheduled maintenance. Refurbishment The greatest ambition for sustainability-focused operators during refurbishment projects is also perhaps the greatest challenge: that of reducing the volume of waste going to landfill. “Our refurbishment programme is critical to maintaining our competitive advantage by keeping our fleet in pristine condition and continuing to enhance the guest vacation experience,” says Robin Lindsay, Executive Vice President, Vessel Operations, Norwegian Cruise Line. “We minimise waste by recycling and donating to support communities and also use these opportunities to take advantage of emerging technologies that result in more energy-efficient and technologically advanced vessels.” Celebrating older elements that have become design classics when renovating the interiors of vessels is a growing style trend in both cruise and ferry interior upgrades. For Blue World, this entails the use of “luxurious refurbished materials that evoke the soul of cruising – like rich, yacht-like polished teak decking and other features far too costly to build now.” In a similar vein, Phoenix Reisen says that refurbishment of its ships every year or every two years “serves not only to beautify, but also to a large extent to improve technology and implement state-of-theart facilities. The classic, original teak deck coverings are sustainably preserved on all ships and maintained in an environmentally friendly manner.” “ Our refurbishment programme is critical to maintaining our competitive advantage by keeping our fleet in pristine condition and continuing to enhance the guest vacation experience” Robin Lindsay, Executive Vice President, Vessel Operations, Norwegian Cruise Line
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