telegraph.co.uk: By Jane Archer

With green credentials becoming increasingly important in the travel industry, Jane Archer considers whether cruise lines are doing their bit for the environment. The lead story in the Telegraph Travel section on Saturday did not make happy weekend reading for cruise lines.

Cruise lines sail to the ends of the earth, belching out emissions and taking hordes of passengers to ports that can’t cope with the numbers. In a story headlined ‘How green is your travel company?’, cruising achieved the dubious distinction of being named the poorest performing sector of the travel industry when it comes to caring for the environment. [ read more ]