The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has handed out ten notices of violation to eight separate cruise ships. The Alaska cruise lines cited were Celebrity, International Shipping Partners, Princess Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Holland America and Royal Caribbean.
To put things in perspective, out of 224 readings taken, only ten showed results that were in violation. Still, only two citations were handed out last year. The trend is definitely not in the right direction, and hopefully the Alaska cruise lines will take action to reverse them.
How are ships selected to be evaluated? The DEC uses a random process to select them, but guests can also complain about a specific ship. With enough effort and oversight, the Alaska cruise lines should be able to completely remove any violations under the air quality standards.
Source: Fairbanks Daily News
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