The “green”This is a growing trend in travel. Lonely Planet surveyed 24,500 people and found that 93 Percent intend to travel more responsibly.
A 2012 TripAdvisor survey also found that 30% of respondents chose a destination because they are environmentally friendly.
A growing number of hotels and resorts have green certifications. However, a sailing vacation aboard a yacht is the best choice for eco-conscious consumers when it comes to cruise vacations. tall ship cruise.
Star Clippers’ fleet features the tallest and largest sailing passenger ships in the world, including Star Clipper (Royal Clipper), Star Clipper (Star Clipper) and Star Flyer.
“At Star Clippers, we maximize the time we are under wind power so our guests can experience a true tall ship sailing experience,”Captain Farhat Shamim was vice president of operations. “Of course, this also reduces the amount of fuel we consume and therefore is entirely environmentally friendly.”
Shamim claimed that ships in the Caribbean, where winds can be predicted most accurately, operate on wind power upto 60 percent of the times. Even when sailing, ships use their engines to run air-conditioning, refrigeration and lights.
These tall ships use high-quality, low-sulphur gasoline oil. Star Flyer, which was followed by Star Clipper (and Royal Clipper) were the first ships to receive the International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate.
A smaller carbon footprint is also possible due to the ships’ small size. Star Clipper ships are smaller than cruise ships that carry thousands of passengers. Star Clipper ships only have 170 passengers on Star Flyer or Star Clipper and 227 on Royal Clipper. This means less water is used and less waste is created.
Additionally, the ships have an advanced water treatment Bio Reactor system that treats sewage and water from showers and sinks. The treated water can be safely discharged overboard and used for deck washing.
That’s not the only thing that goes berserk. All oily bilge water is taken from the engine room to a facility off shore.
“We dump nothing in the water,”Shamim.