In a bid to improve energy efficiency and support sustainability goals, Carnival Corporation, the parent company of a range of major cruise lines, has revealed details of a rollout of technology upgrades being installed across its global fleet of cruise ships.
Upgrades will be installed in 2023 across ships which are part of Carnival Corporation’s nine cruise line brands – Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
The enhancements will be taking place as part of Carnival’s Service Power programme and will include air conditioning upgrades to cabins and public areas, technical systems upgrades, installation of state-of-the-art LED lighting systems and remote monitoring and maintenance.
Carnival Corporation has said that its Service Power upgrade programme will deliver on average between 5 to 10% fuel savings per ship and reduce fleetwide greenhouse gas emissions by more than 500,000 metric tons each year.
Bill Burke, chief maritime officer for Carnival Corporation, said: “The Service Power programme closely aligns with our long-term sustainability and decarbonisation goals and our highest responsibility and top priority, which is compliance, environmental protection and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, the people in the communities we visit, and our shipboard and shoreside personnel.
“Based on our improved fleet composition, including adding six industry-leading LNG-powered ships, and our previous investments to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, our absolute carbon emissions peaked in 2011 despite significant capacity growth over the past decade.
“These tailored Service Power Packages further build on those efforts as part of our comprehensive approach to sustainability.”
The enhancements are part of Carnival Corporation’s ongoing energy efficiency investment programme and efforts to reduce fuel consumption.
Carnival Corporation has committed to driving down its carbon emission intensity by 20% from its 2019 baseline by 2030, supporting its efforts to achieve net carbon-neutral ship operations by 2050.
