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International Council of Cruise Lines and Conservation International Announce Joint Initiative
The International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) and Conservation International (CI) today announced a joint initiative to protect biodiversity in top cruise destinations and promote industry practices that minimize the cruise industry’s environmental impact... The initiative’s first step will be to establish a science panel of experts in conservation, environmental technologies, and cruise industry environmental practices. [ICCL member lines include: Carnival Cruise Lines; Celebrity Cruises (part of Royal Caribbean Cruises); Costa Cruise Line N.V. (part of Carnival); Crystal Cruises (part of NYK Line); Cunard Line Ltd (part of Carnival); Disney Cruise Line (part of Walt Disney); Holland America Line (part of Carnival); Norwegian Cruise Line (part of Star Cruises); Orient Lines (part of Star Cruises); Princess Cruises (part of Carnival); Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (part of Carlson); Royal Caribbean International; Seabourn Cruise Line (part of Carnival), Silversea Cruises; and Windstar Cruises (part of Carnival)]