“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

Good news! More limits on cruise ships. Following months of discussion among port officials in popular destinations along the French Riviera, cruise ships will soon face new restrictions designed to protect the environment and quality of life among the local populations.

Victoria Marathon today, 15,000 runners in a world-ranked event. Waterfront road closed all day, local streets shut/jammed but it’s a great event that we all love. At 7am, some idiot parked Venture cruise ship right in the middle of this. No bus access, roads belong to runners. Cruise lines hate us.

Nothing says Thanksgiving in Victoria like a couple of cruise ships here to enjoy what's shaping up to be a wet weekend. Today we host Noordam, and tonight it's the 26th straight Saturday night visit from Encore. Between them they average a D grade for their environmental practices.

Tonight Victoria hosts Bliss and Spirit. Both are pitstops to comply with an American law. So, not much in it for us. Bliss is on the SEA-Alaska run. Spirit is on a SEA-Hawaii cruise. Foreign stop required. Because nothing says Hawaiian cruise like a 6 hour stop in Canada in October.

Climate Change is the most pressing issue we face. Yet hundreds of cruise ships like Norwegian Bliss & Carnival Spirit tonight, keep using Victoria to avoid hundreds of millions in fines. City of Victoria needs to drastically reduce emissions. This is environmentally reckless. #yyj #climatecrisis

MSC Cruises is entering the Alaska market in 2026, and its Poesia will stop in Victoria 20 times. We'll be hearing a lot about its sustainability. It's all BS. gofossilfree.org/nl/msc-cruis...

No cruise ships in Victoria today, but we're looking ahead to the 2026 season. New will be Poesia of MSC Cruises every Sunday night for 20 weeks, for just a 3 hour regulatory call to avoid US fines. MSC is the highest-polluting line in Europe, and a greenwasher. www.ecowatch.com/europe-cruis...

Today Victoria hosts Ruby Princess, the last mid-week ship of the season. Just a couple more weekends and we're done. Fun Fact: Princess Cruises is a convicted felon and 2-time probation violator for intentional ocean pollution.

It's a cruise ship-free day in Victoria. Cruise-free days are essential for a community to recover from noise, traffic, and pollution of unrestricted cruise tourism. From May 1 - Sept 30, Victoria only had 12 cruise-free days. In contrast, we had almost 50 three-and-four-ship days. #CruiseImpacts

Today Victoria hosts little NatGeo Venture. It's here all day, it's spectacular weather, and there are only 100 passengers, so we hope they enjoy themselves. And spend.

Today Victoria hosts Coral Princess, and tonight for the 25th straight week, Encore, making a late regulatory stop that this year will save its cruise line USD $103 million in fines avoided. Reminder: 82% of cruise ship calls to Victoria in 2025 are to avoid US fines.

Cruise ships Norwegian Bliss & Eurodam stop in Victoria every Friday night for their late-stop-save-millions-skirt-fines-garbage-drop-off. Combined savings tonight, $6,328,584. Cruise corporations profit, at our expense. Get ready for the onslaught of toxic emissions.💔 #yyj #climatecrisis

In tonight's Victoria Cruise Ship Calls After Dark, we host Bliss and Eurodam for their weekly required regulatory calls. They save $millions, passengers see, well, not much. Locals get the pollution and noise. But as long as the cruise industry is happy, Victoria doesn't care. #CruiseImpacts

Cruise ship Anthem of the Seas arrives momentarily for a full day of toxic pollution. Here is a 2025 report on the impact of the cruise industry. Victoria welcomes 320+ of these behemoth mass polluters every year. We’re killing our planet & our future. #yyj #climatecrisis earth.org/the-environm...

Today Victoria hosts Anthem of the Seas for 11 hours of air & ocean pollution. This cruise line has been graded D- for environmental practices.

Bar Harbor experienced their highest July sales tax receipts of any month in the city’s history—without cruise ships! “…visitation is up, business is booming, and life is good in our town, without the inundation of cruise ships…” Charles Sidman @localmattersbh.bsky.social 📷 Cody Manning

Hey, Victoria, it's a cruise-ship-free day today. Weather is iffy but the air is clear, so enjoy. Thurs-Sun is the last weekend with daily ships, then a ship now and then until it's over on Oct 18. Final ship? Norwegian from Alaska, of course. CEO credited climate change for extending cruise season.

Cruise ship Norwegian Joy is here. Why do we accept this? The toxic emissions are a health risk to residents, especially in Esquimalt & James Bay. The pollution from scrubbers is killing SRKWs & sea life. The cost of hosting these behemoth mass polluters is enormous in every way. #yyj #climatecrisis

Today Victoria hosts Norwegian Joy. The Alaska season winds down so no more 3-ship days scheduled. But we typically get an unscheduled call, or an unexpected ship in wet dock. Most remaining calls arrive after dark, so be on the lookout for confused pax wondering what there is to see.

Today, on a wet and gloomy Monday, Victoria hosts Nieuw Amsterdam, because nothing says 'guess Alaska cruise season is over' like a repositioning cruise where the ship flees south for the winter. Leaving us here to enjoy winter and early spring with our clean air and such. Cool.

Why yes, Victoria, it IS a 4-cruise-ship day today. Royal, Joy, and Venture all arrived by 8am, so enjoy the tasty tang of pollution all day as you (try to) enjoy the waterfront. Quantum arrives this afternoon. Where will we put them all? Anyway, hang in there - the season is over in 21 days.

4 cruise ships today: Royal, Venture, Joy are here, Quantum of the Seas arrives at 5pm. Today’s total toxic emissions is 44 hours or the equivalent of a whopping 151,404 semi-trucks idling in Victoria — today alone. It’s as mind blowing as it is terrifyingly foolish. #yyj #climatecrisis

Today Victoria hosts Discovery Princess and Norwegian Encore for their weekly required regulatory stops. These are more than floating resorts that have to run engines 24/7 to support resort activities: Encore is actually a floating amusement park. nationalpost.com/news/watersl...

Happy Friday, Victoria! Here come Bliss and Eurodam, arriving tonight for their weekly regulatory stop and garbage-drop. They rate an average grade of D for environmental practices, so enjoy the fresh air now, because tonight it's back to Friday Pollution Palooza.

It's a 3-ship day in Victoria, for a change: Anthem, Spirit, Quest. From today-Sunday, on this first weekend of fall, we'll have 11 cruise ships. 8 of them are regulatory stops on the Alaska run. Because nothing says fall like a cold, rainy Alaska cruise so cruise lines can squeeze out more money.

Cruise ship Quest & Carnival Spirit are here, Anthem of the Seas arrives momentarily. Today’s total toxic emissions is 37 hours or the equivalent of 127,317 semi-trucks idling in Victoria — today alone. We pay for this with the effect on our healthcare system and environment. #yyj #climatecrisis