parksguy99

Hi I have a cruise coming up this September and am wondering what is the appropriate amount to tip when I order room service?

Can anyone offer a suggestion,

Thanks

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Both the FOE report, and the article you linked have some agendas that they don't mention. FOE, for example, give ships an "F" if the cruise line doesn't answer them, it has nothing to do with their environmental compliance, but only with whether they got an answer. The Daily Mail article uses a German environmental "report" that does not provide any specifics of air quality numbers or the testing protocols used, and is based on one short cruise on one ship.

 

For the most part, air quality on deck is not affected by whether a ship has a scrubber or not, since given the heat of the exhaust, causing it to rise, and the forward motion of the ship, not much exhaust reaches the decks of the ships.

 

Also, ships with scrubbers are not required to use them when outside an ECA (Emissions Control Area) like the US ECA. Once the ship is outside the 200 mile limit of the US ECA, they can bypass the scrubber and stay within all MARPOL regulations. Also, ships without scrubbers must use low sulfur diesel fuel when in ECA's. The current ECA's of the world are the US, North Sea, Baltic, and when actually docked in EU ports.

Thank you, you have made some excellent points but l'm still unsure that the exhaust particulars count they reported in the article isn't a valid concern for those with breathing issues.

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"For the most part, air quality on deck is not affected by whether a ship has a scrubber or not, since given the heat of the exhaust, causing it to rise, and the forward motion of the ship, not much exhaust reaches the decks of the ships."

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Here is one bit of information. The 2016 report stated that 8 ships had scrubbers installed at that time. I would guess the 8 ships with an A, not A- rating for air pollution control.

 

http://www.foe.org/cruise-report-card/line/8

 

 

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Thanks, this report gives a good indication of the ships that have the exhaust scrubbers installed. I'm assuming that the deck air quality on these ships would be better for passengers and crew.

newsstand.google.com/articles/CAIiEKDTIVuILnHdJAEzy4lo8IsqFggEKg4IACoGCAowl6p7MN-zCTDlkko

Above is the source article that piqued my interest in this topic.

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Did a Google search and all I could find was the number of ships per cruise line, not the specific ships.

Hi, I did the same search and found the same. I got a question in with Princess to see if they will answer my question.

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Does anyone know which 10 ships have the EGCS-SCRUBBERS installed to lower ship exhaust emissions?

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