Norwegian Cruise Line has become the first major global cruise line to eliminate single-use plastic bottles on all of their cruise ships. Over six million plastic bottles were used on Norwegian cruise ships each year but the cruise line is now single-use plastic beverage bottle free across its fleet.
Norwegian Cruise Line announced last year that it partnered with JUST Goods, Inc., which enabled the cruise line to replace all single-use plastic water bottles across its 17-ship fleet, beginning with its most recent ship, Norwegian Encore.
The achievement is one of the latest sustainable steps forward for Norwegian Cruise Line. In 2018, NCL eliminated single-use plastic straws across its fleet and private destinations, and as a result of this most recent initiative, it will replace over six million single-use plastic water bottles every year. View Best Prices on Norwegian Cruises
In addition, the cruise line is working to eliminate single-use plastic shampoo and conditioner bottles later this year. These efforts are driven by the Company’s Sail & Sustain Environmental Program, which is its commitment to minimize waste to landfills, reduce its CO2 emissions rate, increase sustainable sourcing and invest in emerging technologies.
Envisioned and founded by American rapper, songwriter, actor and activist Jaden Smith and family, JUST takes an innovative approach to sourcing and packaging the world’s most valued resource – water. The revolutionary company focuses on an impact model, taking into consideration both how the water is sourced and packaged. JUST is 100% spring water in a plant-based carton.
The carton is made of 82% renewable materials – the paper carton is made from trees grown in responsibly-managed forests and the cap and shoulder are made from a sugarcane-based plastic. It is refillable and recyclable.
JUST has a global presence with bottling facilities in Glenn Falls, NY; Ballymena, Northern Ireland; and Ballarat, Australia, thus allowing the company to meet demand around the world without shipping water from a single production source. JUST takes care to use the most efficient shipping options available.
Harry Sommer, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line, gave the following statement: “This is a very special and very proud moment for us. As a leading cruise line, we are thrilled to make such an impact by eliminating single-use beverage bottles across our fleet. It’s just one of the ways we are working to preserve our oceans and the destinations we visit. While this is just the beginning of what we and others can do, we are incredibly committed to our Sail & Sustain program and believe wholeheartedly in the importance of preserving our natural resources. We will continue to strive towards making environmentally conscious decisions to benefit our earth.”
I commend Norwegian Cruise Lines for eliminating single use bottles. I will not use single use bottles or purchase them. We will bring a reusable water cup with us. We noticed on our cruise in 2019 how conscience the crew were about cleanliness also. We were so impressed with the Sky’s crew we decided to book another cruise with Norwegian. Thank you so much.