Cruise Growth Meets Green Pressure

Today's Cruise News weighs cruise industry growth against rising environmental scrutiny. A University of Southampton study links ultrafine particles from cruise ships at the Port of Southampton to lung cell inflammation, pointing to metals such as vanadium measured near the terminals. Carnival Cruise Line begins construction on Carnival Destiny, the first of its LNG-powered Ace class at roughly 230,000 gross tons, at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard in Italy, with delivery set for summer 2029. And the Port of Galveston's Cruise Terminal 16 earns LEED Silver certification, reusing about 85 percent of former warehouse structures to handle up to 5,000 passengers. Together the stories trace what growth, green pressure, and future sailings may look like for passengers.