Cruise ships have burgeoned in the last few decades as a fun
and adventurous vacation getaway. Basically living on a cruise from anywhere to
a day to years calls for the need of accessible bathrooms and other necessities.
While people are luxuriously enjoying their spring vacation sailing the seas,
they are hurting the sea life and overall environment while doing so.
Waste
released from these cruise ships add up over every trip, and harm the
gilled-fish below. Human waste carries diseases that could potentially kill sea
animals but also be transferred to humans through ingestion. Many cruise-lines
contain outdated waste-removal equipment, showing the lack of support and care
for the environment. With new federal regulations enforcing more modern
waste-removal equipment, these cruise lines will not lose business and can
continue making both air breathing humans and sea living creatures happy.
With an
update in equipment on a ship directly follows an increase in the ship’s travel
cost for the customer. Having been on more than 10 cruises myself, I’ve
witnessed first hand the importance of cost while cruise hunting. The amount of
customers will slowly decrease, which could keep less cruise ships in the water
and in turn result in lower water pollution. However, without strict federal
regulations, I believe these cruise lines will find the cheap route, even
though that means greater consequences to the environment. Click to Read Full Article
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you that increased price of cruises will make it less of an attraction to people, but if all of the cruise lines are required to use it, the increased price won't matter as much. If the people responsible for enforcing the use of the new equipment actually enforce it to everyone, I don't think anyone will be able to take shortcuts. If the new equipment works and helps the wellbeing of the ocean then I strongly believe that it should be strictly enforced. I understand that when you're looking for a vacation, a lot of it depends on price. It's worth the price going up to insure the safety of the environment.
ReplyDeleteLaw makers should see that maintaining a healthy ocean habitat for plant and animal sea life is much more important than making some extra money off each passenger on a cruise. With more backing on this, I believe that a real change can be seen and that more people will sympathize if research is done on specific populations that will let people see real evidence of the effects of these cruise ships.
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