The 218 cruise ships operating in European waters in 2023 emitted the sulphur oxide (SOx) equivalent of a billion cars.

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    I feel like getting rid of cruise ships would be the lowest of the low hanging fruit in cutting emissions, yet nothing ever seems to happen. Every year they just get larger and more numerous.

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      The business of themed cruises is booming it seems. Metal cruise, gaming cruise, whatever cruise. Enough people are willing to support that kind of decadent nonsense.

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        Governments could slap a hefty emission tax on those engines. The cruising companies will soon realize, that if they want to stay afloat, they need to switch to sails, kites, or something like that. Just don’t expect USA to do that sort of ting any time soon.