• Dynamo Maus@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    Cruising is a way to visit some of the most pristine and spectacular places on earth, and we hear a lot about how flying is bad for the climate, right? Right. But what if I told you that even the most efficient cruise ships emit more carbon dioxide per passenger kilometer (CO2/pax-km) than a passenger jet? Link

    “The Galapagos Islands is one of the major vulnerable global hotspots to environmental and climatic change” Link

    Maybe not 11/10 recommend

    • GingaNinga@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Its not a giant cruise ship, it was a super small yacht that fit 10 of us all done as sustainably as possible. In general I agree with you I wouldn’t touch a cruise ship with a 10 foot pole, they are definitely terrible.

    • spinnetrouble@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      That’s a really fair concern. I hope I get to go there someday, and I’m looking forward to doing it with an eye towards good ecological stewardship and responsibility. And not in a floating petri dish, I’m a straight up germaphobe

      • GingaNinga@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        For what its worth my experience wasn’t a giant cruise ship it was a small yacht with maybe 10 of us on board, we only used it to get from island to island overnight.