Does RCL Company have any eco friendly products or initiatives?
Royal
Caribbean International operates some of the most environmentally friendly
cruise ships in the world. Because RCL understands its responsibility to
protect the oceans it sails, RCL abide by strict "Above and Beyond
Compliance" environmental policies.
RCL demonstrate environmental stewardship and sustainability by using management systems that meet voluntary international standards, including ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 quality and environmental standards. In fact, Royal Caribbean was the first cruise line to use an environmental management system certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
In addition, each of RCL ships has an environmental officer responsible for:
Oversight of the company's onboard environmental program
Environmental training for every crew member
Liquid and solid hazardous- and non-hazardous waste management
Chemical management and workplace safety.
Royal Caribbean's environmental policies guide both shipboard and shoreside employees in safe environmental practices day-to-day. From RCL’s Board of Directors, to a newest employee, from the captain to each crewmember, RCL is a responsible steward of the marine environment and the ports it visits.
Recent Awards and Recognition
Royal Caribbean has been recognized throughout the regions it operates for environmental responsibility. Here are just a few of the awards RCL has received:
2010
RCL demonstrate environmental stewardship and sustainability by using management systems that meet voluntary international standards, including ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 quality and environmental standards. In fact, Royal Caribbean was the first cruise line to use an environmental management system certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
In addition, each of RCL ships has an environmental officer responsible for:
Oversight of the company's onboard environmental program
Environmental training for every crew member
Liquid and solid hazardous- and non-hazardous waste management
Chemical management and workplace safety.
Royal Caribbean's environmental policies guide both shipboard and shoreside employees in safe environmental practices day-to-day. From RCL’s Board of Directors, to a newest employee, from the captain to each crewmember, RCL is a responsible steward of the marine environment and the ports it visits.
Recent Awards and Recognition
Royal Caribbean has been recognized throughout the regions it operates for environmental responsibility. Here are just a few of the awards RCL has received:
2010
Condé
Nast Traveler World Savers Award
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Cruise
Lines, Overall Winner - Royal Caribbean Cruises
Ltd.
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Wildlife
Conservation, Runner-up - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Environmental
and/or Cultural, Honorable Mention - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
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Doing
It All, Honorable Mention - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Humane
Society of the United States, Corporate Progress Award, for being the first
cruise line to switch to cage-free eggs - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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2009
Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - Virgin Holidays, Responsible Tourism Award Winner
for Best Cruise or Ferry Operator
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Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Sustainable South
Florida Award Winner for Green Business
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Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - Nor-Shipping Clean Sea Award for Oasis of the Seas’
Advanced Wastewater Purification System
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Mariner
of the Seas - Port of San Francisco Environmental Gold Award
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Rdiance of the Seas- Port of San Francisco Environmental Gold Award
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2008
Liberty
of the Seas - RCL Environmental Ship of the Year, RCL Innovative Ship of the
Year
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Mariner
of the Seas - Nature Conservancy Oyster Bed Project and Award
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Radiance
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award, Port of San Francisco Environmental
Award - Gold
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2007
Freedom
of the Seas - RCL Environmental Ship of the Year, RCL Innovative Ship of the
Year
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Jewel
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award
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Mariner
of the Seas - Nature Conservancy Oyster Bed Project and Award
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Radiance
of the Seas - Port of San Francisco Environmental Award - Gold
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Vision
of the Seas - Prince Rupert Alaska Environmental Award
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Voyager
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award
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2006
Adventure
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award
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Brilliance
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award , RCL Innovative Ship of the Year
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Jewel
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award, Port of Stockholm Environment Life
Buoy
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Mariner
of the Seas - Nature Conservancy Oyster Bed Project and Award
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Rhapsody
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award
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Serenade
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award
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Splendour
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award
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Voyager
of the Seas - Kuoni Green Planet Award
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RCL
is partner in the Ocean Fund effort.
For
nearly 40 years, RCL Company has carried out a wide variety of environmental
activities. In 1992, they formalized those efforts into a program called Save
The Waves®. Since its creation, the Save The Waves® program has evolved from a
program focused on reducing, reusing and recycling waste to a companywide
philosophy that is integrated into the daily operations onboard all their
ships.
Save the Waves® has become an integral part of each crew member's job and is the backbone of daily operations onboard the ships. There are four key principles of Save The Waves®:
Save the Waves® has become an integral part of each crew member's job and is the backbone of daily operations onboard the ships. There are four key principles of Save The Waves®:
Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle
- Reduce the generation of waste material, reuse and recycle wherever
possible, and properly dispose of remaining wastes.
Practice Pollution Prevention - Nothing may be thrown overboard. Nothing. Go Above and |
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RCL
environmental stewardship efforts report, “Stewardship report”
Year
2010
Year
2009
Year
2008
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Royal Caribbean International Advanced Wastewater Purification Systems
Royal Caribbean International is installing advanced
wastewater purification (AWP) systems on all of its ships. These
technologically advanced systems clean the wastewater generated onboard our
ships. At the end of the cleaning process, the wastewater is so clean that it
far exceeds all international ship wastewater discharge standards.
Royal Caribbean’s commitment to advanced wastewater
purification systems is an example of our company’s policy of continual
environmental improvement.
Over the next several years, each of our ships will be
equipped with an AWP system. This represents a total investment of well over $100
million for our company.
THE INSTALLATION PROCESS
We install the new systems either when a ship goes into its
normally scheduled dry dock, or while the ship is in service. Our new ships
will be delivered with AWP systems already installed.
Ideally, it takes approximately four to five months to
manufacture a system and four months to install one onboard. Then it takes
approximately two months to commission the system, which includes a sampling
period to ensure the system’s performance meets standards comparable to the
U.S. federal standards for ships operating in the State of Alaska (regardless
of where the ship is operating.)
Below, you will find a list of our ships currently equipped
with AWP systems, and our schedule for future installations. We also list the
type of system being used or scheduled for installations, where decisions have
been finalized.
Due to the highly technical
and experimental nature of AWP systems, installation and completion timeframes
are subject to change, based on the availability of AWP systems, installation
processes and commissioning procedures. Further below, you will find a list of
three advanced wastewater purification systems we use, along with brief
explanations of how they are designed to work and a diagram of each system.
AWP
INSTALLATION STATUS
Ships with AWP Systems Installed:
Vision of the Seas – Hydroxyl (partial system, slated for
replacement)
Serenade of the Seas – Scanship
Enchantment of the Seas – Hydroxyl
Freedom of the Seas – Scanship
Liberty of the Seas – Scanship
Radiance of the Seas – Hydroxyl
Brilliance of the Seas – Hydroxyl
Independence of the Seas - Scanship
Jewel of the Seas – Hydroxyl Oasis of the Seas –
Hydroxyl/Headworks
Rhapsody of the Seas - Navalis
Allure of the Seas (Newbuild-Hydroxyl/Headworks)
Voyager of the Seas - Scanship
Mariner of the Seas - Scanship
Explorer of the Seas - Scanship
Installations Expected To Be Substantially Completed in 2012:
Adventure of the Seas - Scanship
Navigator of the Seas - Scanship
Splendour of the Seas – Scanship
Grandeur of the Seas – Scanship
Installations Expected To Be Substantially Completed in 2013:
Legend of the Seas
AWP SYSTEMS WE USE
We currently have three types of advanced wastewater
purification systems on our ships, the Scanship, Hydroxyl/Headworks and Navalis
systems. The Scanship and Hydroxyl systems use a similar process and are based
on biological treatment. The Navalis is primarily a filtration and advanced
oxidation process, but does use biological treatment to a lesser extent .
The first two systems use beneficial bacterial to consume
waste particles, and a chemical – mechanical process to remove the remaining
solids similar to a land-based wastewater treatment facility.
How it works:
On most Scanship systems, coarse mechanical screens remove
wastewater solids, such as paper and plastics, before they enter the treatment
system.
The biological reactor uses a fixed-film media, which looks
like small plastic gears or wheels, which give beneficial bacteria a surface on
which to attach themselves to aid in breaking down any solids.
From the biological reactor, the water and any tiny solids
are pumped to machines that mechanically and chemically remove the remaining
solids from the water.
The resulting very clean water is then pumped through
polishing filters.
Next, an ultraviolet light reactor provides the final
disinfection.
The solids that remain from this entire process are pumped
to a holding tank for either subsequent drying and incineration, disposal at an
approved land-based facility or at sea discharge in accordance with
international standards.
AWP SYSTEM DIAGRAMS Updated
1/27/12
Royal Caribbean also uses CleanSea
System in some of its ships
Royal
Caribbean Cruise Lines received the coveted Clean Ship Award in 2009 in
recognition of their superior efforts to limit discharge from ship to sea.
Headworks BIO installed the largest AWP system onboard the Oasis of the Seas to
support this mission.
The
CleanSea System is certified to MEPC 159(55) rules by Der Norske Veritas.
Headworks
Bio's CleanSea shipboard wastewater treatment system is onboard the Oasis of
the Seas - the largest passenger ship in the world!
A
close up view of ActiveCell media that support biofilm growth.
RCCL
Enchantment of the Seas is equipped with CleanSea®
CleanSea® integrates multiple staged processes
including:
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Influent
Collection and Mixing
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Primary
Solids Removal
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MBBR
Process
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Headworks
Bio DAF
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Tertiary
Filtration
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Solids
Handling
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Ultra-Violet
Disinfection
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Effluent
Discharge
Fine screen rotating drums provide efficient
mechanical separation of solids prior to the MBBR process
Multi-stage
ultra-violet disinfection destroys viruses, pathogens, and residuals
prior to
safe, compliant discharge CleanSea
UV Disinfection is designed to efficiently treat all system effluent water
independent of whether effluent is directed to ballast holding tanks, directly
overboard for safe discharge to sea,
or to storage and discharge simultaneously.
The multiple ultra-violet lamp design provides a reliable level of redundancy.
Lamps are self-maintaining; cleaning is performed via an enclosed automated
wiper system.
CleanSea® integrates multiple staged processes including:
Influent
Collection and Mixing
Primary
Solids Removal
MBBR
Process
Headworks
Bio DAF
Tertiary
Filtration
Solids
Handling
Ultra-Violet
Disinfection
Effluent
Discharge
The multiple ultra-violet lamp design provides a reliable level of redundancy. Lamps are self-maintaining; cleaning is performed via an enclosed automated wiper system.
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