Sustainability

 Our Company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workforce, where women are represented, engaged and empowered to generate and execute on innovative ideas.

We have ship-specific plans in place that focus on improving energy efficiency including through improving voyage planning, speed optimization, operating engines on their most economic loads, optimization of HVAC systems, improving our ships’ hydrodynamic capabilities by upgrading the propulsion systems with more efficient propellers, applying low-friction hull coating and using energy-saving LED lights.

 We directly employ over 34,000 team members internationally representing over 120 countries across the globe. We also have a significant indirect economic impact at our homeports and the nearly 500 destinations we visit worldwide.

We remain committed to having a positive impact on our local communities, the communities we visit and on the local ecosystems through which we cruise.

We provide significant disaster relief to communities in need including both supplies and funding. For example, we provided $3 million of aid to rebuild the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian, approximately $500K to St. Vincent after the volcanic eruption, nearly $275,000 for rebuilding efforts in Columbia after Hurricane Iota and A$250,000 for Australia bushfire relief efforts.

We promote responsible tourism by providing a variety of shore excursions for guests including our “Go Local” tours which are designed to immerse our guests in the local communities and support local artisans, businesses and markets.

We are committed to working with diverse partners across the supply chain to source safe, high quality, ethically responsible and sustainable products for our guests.

We have a long-term climate action strategy and are continually seeking opportunities to reduce our overall carbon footprint. In 2018 we joined a historic industry commitment to reduce the carbon emissions rate industry-wide by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008 levels.

We voluntarily committed to offset CO₂ emissions with a goal of increasing offset purchases each year and eventually reaching carbon neutrality.

Our industry is inextricably linked to our oceans and as such, continual improvement is one of our core responsibilities.

We partner with various organizations to support ocean conservation including Ocean Conservancy and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. We also have a coral reef restoration project in the Bahamas in conjunction with Nova Southeastern University.

Harvest Caye, the Company’s private destination in Belize, is home to a wildlife sanctuary and is also one of the few nesting sites for endangered hawksbill turtles. We established the Harvest Caye Conservation Foundation (HCCF) in partnership with Belize Island Holdings Ltd. as a non-governmental organization whose primary goal is to promote wildlife conservation in Belize. HCCF is dedicated to working with other organizations in Belize and undertaking advocacy and outreach work with schools and communities to promote conservation and awareness of threatened species.