SUSTAINABILITY is a hot topic for the travel industry, particularly for cruise lines, with the launch of a new eco-label set to have operators clamouring to score it. The new Whale-safe eco-label will certify cruise lines and other shipping companies which take steps to keep from colliding with the marine...
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SUSTAINABILITY is a hot topic for the travel industry, particularly for cruise lines, with the launch of a new eco-label set to have operators clamouring to score it.
The new Whale-safe eco-label will certify cruise lines and other shipping companies which take steps to keep from colliding with the marine mammals.
To earn the label, a cruise line must have 24/7 monitoring aboard their ships, share whale observation data through a digital platform, have procedures in place to act if a whale is sighted, and follow local speed and navigation rules.
NGO World Sustainability Organization launched the label in Mar via its Friend of the Sea project, which certifies tourism, fisheries, and aquaculture efforts as sustainable.
Perhaps the next cruise you go on will be determined by whether or not the line is Whale-safe!
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