20222023 Polar Cruise – Oceanwide
Project description:
Oceanwide is a cruise liner organisation which takes between 33-170 tourists per ship, across the oceans to various locations such as the Artic, Antarctica and more. The ships stop at their destinations and allow the passengers off to explore and enjoy the land until it is time to return to the ship for the night or to move on to the next location. Oceanwide is one of the leading examples of sustainability within cruise ships and have already had multiple ways they modified their ships to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
The main problem Oceanwide faces is staying ahead of the ever-changing laws and regulations for the different countries they visit. Next to that ensuring they are able to give the full and expected experience for their passengers while being sustainable and staying ahead of their competitors too.
Outcomes:
To conclude, a lot of sustainable innovations have been found during this research project. Some can be applied immediately whereas others are still in their test phases. However, these future solutions should not be forgotten as that is where the world is heading.
The team researched multiple ways where transformative tourism can play a part in becoming more sustainable, for example, the static net. Not part of transformative tourism but an essential part to combat noise pollution, the Energoflow could be fitted to Oceanwide’s ships. Next to that, general additions to a ship like, a washing machine filter can already be added to the ship. For futuristic ideas, a garbage compactor, microwave assisted pyrolysis, rotor sails and polar regeneration.
Client:
Oceanwide