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Despite claims that new technology has decreased the pollution caused by cruise ships, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line continue to get busted for violating the law. Will cruise ships really ever go green?
Cruise lines spend millions on marketing to popularize the aspirational image of beautiful cruise passengers having fun in sunny, picturesque locales on their cruise vacations.
The companies want consumers to forget that cruise ships are enormous vessels capable of causing severe damage to the environment.
Last week, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings admitted it was fined an unspecified amount by the State of Alaska for a series of environmental violations.
"In 2015, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued Notices of Violations to major cruise lines that operated in the state of Alaska, including Norw
