Chief executive of the New Zealand Cruise Association, Kevin O’Sullivan, called on the government to “stop mucking around”, before leaving to attend an international cruise conference in Miami next week when he would prefer to know when borders will open again. So the questions now are: should New Zealand rush to welcome back cruise ships, or should the international cruise industry be given a set of conditions on which any readmission would be contingent? APHigh impact, low valueThe cruise industry trades on an image of luxury and opulence, which implies high economic value. Sinking feeling: cruise ships chart return to Australia amid emissions concerns https://t.co/9bjrB4lkDb — Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) April 16, 2022High environmental costsOne recent headline linked the return of cruise ships to Australia with a “sinking feeling” due to the ships’ high carbon emissions. Yet the cruise industry remains largely silent on its decarbonisation ambitions, the uptake of transitional and alternative fuels such as hydrogen and entirely emissions-free cruise design.

Source: The Guardian April 24, 2022 00:08 UTC