Earlier this month Virgin changed a 5-day cruise from NYC - Bermuda to head in the other direction. On just a few days notice, the new itinerary was now NYC - Saint John, New Brunswick because of 'bad weather' in Bermuda. When you cruise remember to read the fine print. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Voters/taxpayers of Victoria - looking forward to enjoying car-free Government Street this summer? Tough. City gave it to cruise shuttles & tourists even tho they account for less than 2% of tourist spending. Too bad, locals & big-spending stayover tourists. @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social

I always hope it will be different. That somehow cruise ships will magically stop spewing pollution. Today is not that day. Niewu Amsterdam moments ago at Ogden Point Breakwater in Victoria, BC. The first of 335 cruise ships that will inundate our city and environment with toxic emissions. #yyjpoli

Cruise season in Victoria starts today with arrival of Nieuw Amsterdam. There will be dockside speeches that ignore the tonnes of garbage, pollution, noise, harm to the marine environment that this low-value tourism really brings. But today, the cruise-pilled will celebrate.

The moneymakers have persuaded all levels of government into believing the cruise industry is good business. It’s a loser for port residents and for our environment and ecosystems. Any benefits are far outweighed by the negative effects of the massive amounts of pollution.

In 2026, 331 cruise ships will visit Victoria, most from Alaska. Canada does not ban scrubber discharge-American cruise lines are poisoning our waters for profit. Victoria's Port Authority is Transport Canada - tell them you want a ban now. [email protected]

In both cases, Goodenough asked to review the ship’s scrubber data to see if something was wrong. Twice, staff denied her request – but told her everything was working as it should. “The inspector was not permitted to review the compliance data to verify that there were no exceedances,” #cruiseships

It is fundamentally unjust for a multibillion-dollar industry to derive profit from activities that increase premature deaths and hospital admissions in local port communities, while refusing to pay the marginal difference for cleaner fuel. www.sierraclub.org/virginia/coa...

Climate defenders in Ōtepoti unwelcomed Norwegian Spirit as it left Port Chalmers on its way to Milford Sound Piopiotahi. Fiordland Te Rua-o-te-Moko is a UNESCO world heritage site. Cruise ships should be banned from Milford Sound Piopiotahi. via @climateliberation.bsky.social #NewZealand

CDC Issues Global Polio Travel Warning, Cruise Regions Included. www.cruisehive.com/cdc-issues-g... #cruise #cruises #cruisenews #travelnews

Just because something is legal doesn’t make it safe. There is a reason why you can’t smoke in restaurants. Same for Heavy Fuel Oil—the damage to the marine environment is indisputable. The cruise industry has lost this war.

Victoria cruise season starts April 10. Will shuttles for cruise tourists (<2% of tourist spending) once again prevent full pedestrianized use of Government street for locals, and lucrative stay-over tourists (98+% of tourist spending)? @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social

Same analysis for Maine. Marketing our pristine waters to cruise passengers only to have cruise ships discharge millions of gallons of toxic scrubber wash along our coast. A sad irony, isn’t it? #cruiseships #Portland #Maine #banscrubbers #Eastport

For a decade, Leon Black quietly built one of the largest #cruise lines in world. As CEO of Apollo Global Management he created Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings into the three brand cruise giant it is today. He also was secretly paying Jeffrey #Epstein $170 million cruiselawnews.com/2026/02/arti...

We’ve added @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social to our starter pack! The activists, scientists, & organizations fighting cruise ship pollution & protecting our oceans & marine life, from the tiniest copepods to the mightiest whales. go.bsky.app/L6rKBpg

Just 58 days until Victoria resumes its place as Canada's busiest cruise port-of-call, thanks to billion dollar foreign corporations that pollute for profit.

“Scrubbers at present justify the continued use of heavy fuel oil (HFO), the dirtiest of all fuels. The shipping industry should get their act together by rapidly moving away from HFO and from fossil fuels in the longer term.” @eelcoleemans.bsky.social @cleanarctic.bsky.social #PPR13 #banscrubbers

Thriving zooplankton and cruise ships discharging toxic scrubber wash are incompatible. We hope that you will continue writing about these “tiny but mighty” members of the marine food web & the threats they face. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Follow a cruise ship from Seattle to Alaska & see all the harm it does! Thanks to Andrew Engelson for this stunning 2023 article. Update: the climate impact has risen from 1/3 of Seattle's to now more than half of Seattle's. @andyengelson.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/features/cru...

Help protect the Salish Sea from toxic cruise ship scrubber pollution. Send a message to the Port of Seattle today!

Excellent leadership in Victoria! @fairsailing.bsky.social has worked hard to build awareness in your beautiful city. We wish you success in your efforts to regulate fuel on ships, which would eliminate toxic scrubber wash discharge.

People laugh when we say cruise ships cause intensive noise pollution. They think unless it is an environmental harm to humans, it doesn’t count. They are wrong. Cruise ship underwater noise is critically damaging to whales. PS cruise ships cause noise pollution above water too.

The financial penalties to both owner and operator should be astronomical.

Idiots! And climate criminals. Cruise line and passengers alike. A growth industry the world can no longer afford — fiddling around that helps the world burn. www.cruiselawnews.com/2026/01/arti...

Whale killers MSC enter the Alaskan market in 2026 and will have regular stops in Victoria. Where people will get off the ship and go on a whale watching cruise. Good luck, local whale population.

Cruise Ship Invasion This excellent interactive feature produced by @andyengelson.bsky.social is a detailed & informative display of the horrific environmental impacts of cruise ships. with @elizabeth-burton.bsky.social @karlahart.bsky.social @fairsailing.bsky.social #banscrubbers

“hurt tourism” is cruise industry speak. Victoria can and should fight for sustainable tourism. Let’s talk about the cost of cruise ship pollution and its effect on the health and welfare of humans, wildlife, our cities, oceans, environment & planet. Money < Life #climatecrisis #yyjpoli #bcpoli

Fantastic news from Hawaii ~ Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers! A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026 The tax is estimated to generate nearly $100 million annually.

Imagine your neighbour idling diesel trucks on the road in front of your house for hours, 6 to 7 days a week, 7 months of the year. That’s us in Victoria BC. Our city welcomes 320+ cruise ships every year. We pay dearly with the effect on our health, environment & ecosystems. #climatecrisis #yyjpoli

French authorities have put a departmentwide set of cruise limits into force along the Alpes Maritimes coastline, covering high demand Riviera stops like Nice, Cannes, Villefranche sur Mer, and Menton. What should travelers do? Skip the polluting & chaotic cruise & take a land vacation instead.

This is such great news! In 2004, the Gully (off Nova Scotia) was designated a Marine Protected Area by the government of Canada. In the years since then, the northern bottlenose whale population in the area has grown by over 60%.

How did cruise ships become such a catastrophe for the planet? #cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg

“Scrubbers can be described as pollution machines” Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30 via @cleanarctic.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq... begins at 52.19 #BanScrubbers #cruiseships

“In Pacific waters, southern resident orcas lose their salmon-hunting echolocation clicks in ship noise” We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔

Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters.

A new meditation app that embraces climate breakdown. Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility. If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you. Brought to you by @olifro.st

🚨“It’s like dealing with the mob”🚨 “They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.” In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis

I won't hold my breath waiting for the cruise lines to install these. @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social @jolocktov.bsky.social @loveisphere.bsky.social Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships www.marinelog.com/technology/m...

"On top of threats of tariffs, port fees and visa restrictions on crews, the U.S. said it would also look at “sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies.”"

“One of the big issues threatening southern resident killer whales is toxic pollution…”

This keeps happening and it’s heartbreaking. Victoria Harbour is a top toxic hotspot. Victoria welcomes over 300 cruise ships every year. Please watch the video in part two of my post below to understand how toxic pollution is killing orcas. #savethewhales #SRKW #yyj #yyjpoli

Is it actually possible to reduce pollution from cruise ships & keep revenue intact? Yes, it is. Scrubber wash bans are no brainers. #Portland #Maine #banscrubbers

A panel discussion on the heavy fuel oil pollution issue, impacts, & the importance of protecting Alaska’s marine waters (& everywhere else that has cruise ships) via @seacc.bsky.social with: @junolocal.bsky.social @pacenvironment.bsky.social #Banscrubbers #cruiseships youtu.be/lzQHRe3mU0Q

Victoria’s cruise port landlord abandons shore power: too expensive, lacks infrastructure, low expected use by ships due to short calls. www.timescolonist.com/business/gre...

Hi Elizabeth, I am looking for photography of microorganisms, phytoplankton, zooplankton, etc. that are destroyed by cruise ship scrubber wash discharge. Would this cute little one be typical of what cannot survive toxic scrubber wash? Thank you! pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

An EPA reviewed study shows for every hour a cruise ship is at dock, the emissions are equivalent to 3441 semi-trucks idling. In 2025, Victoria had 311 cruise ship calls totalling 2167 hours at dock. Over 7 MILLION hours of GHGs, toxic ultrafine airborne particles, NOx & SOx. #yyj #climatecrisis

Victoria's 2025 cruise season is over. By the numbers: 311 ship calls. 2167 hours of emissions. 81% regulatory stops saving cruise lines est. US$822 Million in fines avoided. Est.47% night calls under 5 hours. 159 ship days=no fully pedestrianized Gov't Street. May 1-Sep 30: just 14 no-ship days.

Victoria's cruise season grinds to a close tonight with the arrival of NCL Encore, here for its 26th fine-dodging pit stop & garbage run. Typically arriving after 7pm and staying for less than 5 hours, it contributed little to Victoria's economy but saved NCL about US$103 Million in fines avoided.

Tonight, for the 27th & final time this season, Victoria hosts NCL Bliss, here for a pit stop. In 2025, these stops, averaging less that 5 hours, saved Norwegian Cruise Lines over USD $114 million in fines avoided. Ship likely unloaded a week's worth of Alaska-route garbage. That's undisclosed.

Unfortunately, after pressure from the USA as well as the oil producing countries led by Saudi Arabia, the country members declined to bring the 'Net Zero Framework' to a vote. Instead the session was adjourned with the intention to bring it back in one year. This is obviously disappointing