Comments on: Cruise Ships Provide Tremendous View of Southeast Alaska, But At What Cost? http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/out-in-the-world/cruise-ships-provide-tremendous-view-of-southeast-alaska-but-at-what-cost/ Marketing & Content Services Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:58:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Import from China http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/out-in-the-world/cruise-ships-provide-tremendous-view-of-southeast-alaska-but-at-what-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Import from China Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:22:22 +0000 http://marketgreener.com/?p=117#comment-48 Great info - keep up the great work. Great info – keep up the great work.

]]> By: Chris http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/out-in-the-world/cruise-ships-provide-tremendous-view-of-southeast-alaska-but-at-what-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Chris Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:55:16 +0000 http://marketgreener.com/?p=117#comment-47 Guilty as charged...at least as far as not providing enough facts. My argument isn't cruise ships versus "other activities in the area." Its the fact that as a form of tourism, it is a particularly impactful one. True, not enough facts here and I've been doing some digging for a future post. From what I've seen so far, it appears cruise lines are addressing the issues of pollution, but the jury is still out on whether this is enough. (see http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2004/2004-03-16-03.asp) But as I alluded, some of the heaviest impacts are upon the economies where ships dock. This article from Gulf News (http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/10/08/10158728.html) does a pretty good job summarizing some of these impacts. The good news is cruisers have some control over this social impact by choosing where to spend their money. More to come... Guilty as charged…at least as far as not providing enough facts. My argument isn’t cruise ships versus “other activities in the area.” Its the fact that as a form of tourism, it is a particularly impactful one. True, not enough facts here and I’ve been doing some digging for a future post. From what I’ve seen so far, it appears cruise lines are addressing the issues of pollution, but the jury is still out on whether this is enough. (see http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2004/2004-03-16-03.asp)
But as I alluded, some of the heaviest impacts are upon the economies where ships dock. This article from Gulf News (http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/10/08/10158728.html) does a pretty good job summarizing some of these impacts. The good news is cruisers have some control over this social impact by choosing where to spend their money. More to come…

]]> By:   Education,Hobbies,Lifestyle,Travel | Tall Ships Weekend Travel Advice — Recycle Email http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/out-in-the-world/cruise-ships-provide-tremendous-view-of-southeast-alaska-but-at-what-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-46   Education,Hobbies,Lifestyle,Travel | Tall Ships Weekend Travel Advice — Recycle Email Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:30:09 +0000 http://marketgreener.com/?p=117#comment-46 [...] Cruise Ships Provide Tremendous View of Southeast Alaska, But At … By chris All that said, the act of cruising on a large ship is about as far from an ecological vacation as I can imagine. The Diamond Princess accommodates nearly 3000 passengers (and almost as many crew members) and, as if these people aren’t … MarketGreener - http://marketgreener.com/ [...] [...] Cruise Ships Provide Tremendous View of Southeast Alaska, But At … By chris All that said, the act of cruising on a large ship is about as far from an ecological vacation as I can imagine. The Diamond Princess accommodates nearly 3000 passengers (and almost as many crew members) and, as if these people aren’t … MarketGreener – http://marketgreener.com/ [...]

]]> By: Normal Guy http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/out-in-the-world/cruise-ships-provide-tremendous-view-of-southeast-alaska-but-at-what-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Normal Guy Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:04:32 +0000 http://marketgreener.com/?p=117#comment-45 You didn't convince me. Yes, it is ridiculous how much food is on the ship and even more ridiculous how the towns have turned into tourist traps, hiding their true beauty. But, you never convinced me why the cruise ships are to blame. "I have to wonder what impact the parade of cruise ships into these waters has on the local ecosystem". How about some facts? How about you compare the ships to the other activities in the area? Fishing? Oil production? Logging? I sincerely think they have a larger impact than these ships. Check out the cruise sites environmental websites, http://www.princess.com/legal/environmental_policy/index.html. They operate with nearly zero impact to the water and the towns. Princess even powers their ships from shore power at many ports in an effort to save fuel. I think I could make an even stronger case: How cruise ships allow thousands of people to experience and better appreciate nature in Alaska. Surely this new found appreciation makes some percentage of these vacationers change their ways. Don't get me wrong. Continue the good fight. Just realize that your article didn't do a very good job of providing facts and that perhaps you chose the wrong subject (cruise ships) to focus on. You didn’t convince me. Yes, it is ridiculous how much food is on the ship and even more ridiculous how the towns have turned into tourist traps, hiding their true beauty. But, you never convinced me why the cruise ships are to blame. “I have to wonder what impact the parade of cruise ships into these waters has on the local ecosystem”. How about some facts? How about you compare the ships to the other activities in the area? Fishing? Oil production? Logging? I sincerely think they have a larger impact than these ships. Check out the cruise sites environmental websites, http://www.princess.com/legal/environmental_policy/index.html. They operate with nearly zero impact to the water and the towns. Princess even powers their ships from shore power at many ports in an effort to save fuel. I think I could make an even stronger case: How cruise ships allow thousands of people to experience and better appreciate nature in Alaska. Surely this new found appreciation makes some percentage of these vacationers change their ways.

Don’t get me wrong. Continue the good fight. Just realize that your article didn’t do a very good job of providing facts and that perhaps you chose the wrong subject (cruise ships) to focus on.

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