SEATTLE, May 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest leisure travel company, had another strong showing at the
seventh annual Port of Seattle Green Gateway Awards ceremony. All
three Carnival Corporation brands that regularly visit the Port of
Seattle –Carnival Cruise Line,
Holland America Line and Princess Cruises – received maritime
awards for their innovative and successful efforts in the area of
environmental stewardship.
The three Carnival Corporation brands were recognized with a
Green Gateway Partner Award during the Port of Seattle's Cruise Annual All Agency Pre-Season
Reception, which took place in April at Seattle's World Trade Center. The
commendations highlighted important environmental programs and
initiatives from the brands including a fleetwide recycling
program; Coastal Cleanup Day; World Oceans Day; shore power
utilization to reduce carbon emissions while in port; the use of
biodegradable cleaners; installation of LED lighting systems to
save energy; implementation of new ways to significantly reduce
waste; and creating electronic log books for environmental data,
improving data quality, analysis and efficiency.
In addition to receiving a Green Gateway Partner Award, Carnival
Cruise Line also won the Program Innovator Award for the second
consecutive year. The brand earned this distinction for holding its
first-ever shoreside Environmental/Sustainability Fair, a
demonstration of commitment to environmental education and outreach
to the staff and visitors of the Port of Seattle. Overall, Carnival Corporation's
brands have been honored in each of the seven years of the awards
existence.
Stephanie Jones Stebbins,
director of maritime environment and sustainability at the Port of
Seattle, specifically praised the
Carnival Corporation brands for looking for new and innovative ways
to effectively protect the environment and save natural
resources.
"As the world's leading cruise company, our number one goal is
to provide great vacations for our guests – and one of the top
priorities in achieving that goal is our firm commitment to
designing and implementing innovative sustainability efforts to
protect and maintain the oceans, seas and ports in which we
operate," said Roger Frizzell, chief
communications officer for Carnival Corporation, whose 10 cruise
line brands in North America
include Seabourn and Cunard along with Carnival Cruise Line,
Holland America Line and Princess Cruises. "It
is not just an operating necessity – one that involves oversight
from our Board of Directors – but it is also the right thing to
do."
These initiatives are among a series of ongoing Carnival
Corporation programs underscoring the company's commitment to
sustainability and environmental responsibility, as outlined in its
2020 Sustainability Goals.
As examples, Carnival Corporation has invested more than
$400 million to install Exhaust Gas
Cleaning Systems on 60 of its ships in the past four years,
significantly improving air emissions. The company leads the
industry with the adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the
world's cleanest burning fossil fuel, with a total of seven new
LNG-powered ships set to enter the fleet. The company and its
brands also have partnerships with organizations involved in
sustainability initiatives around the world – some of which include
The National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM), The
Nature Conservancy, Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and the
U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance.
The annual Green Gateway Awards ceremony honors industry leaders
as judged by independent analysts from EA Engineering, Science and
Technology, Inc., and is part of the Port of Seattle's commitment to promoting sustainable
practices in regional cruising. The Port of Seattle is the country's sixth largest port,
and its operations are responsible for creating nearly 200,000 jobs
and $7 billion in wages throughout
the region.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival
Corporation & plc is among the largest, most profitable and
financially strong leisure travel companies in the world, with
a portfolio of 10 cruise brands in North
America, Europe,
Australia and
Asia comprising Carnival Cruise Line, Fathom, Holland
America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa
Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK).
Together, these brands operate 103 ships visiting over 700 ports
around the world and totaling 231,000 lower berths with 17 new
ships scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and
2022. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates
Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour companies
in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New
York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation
& plc is the only group in the world to be included in
both the S&P500 and the FTSE 100 indices.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival
Corporation as being among the "Top 10 Most Innovative
Companies" in both the design and travel categories. Fast
Company specifically recognized Carnival
Corporation for its work in developing Ocean Medallion™, a
high-tech wearable device that enables the world's first
interactive guest experience platform capable of transforming
vacation travel into a highly personalized and elevated level of
customized service.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.fathom.org, www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com,
www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, and www.pocruises.com.
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