Two weeks ago, on May 3rd, the largest cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, arrived in Palma de Mallorca billowing a think cloud of black smoke from its stacks. Royal Caribbean's Wonder Why-We-Built-It of the Seas, belching away in Palma de Mallorca two weeks ago – @RoyalCaribbean advertises this monstrosity of a #cruise ship as the the "World’s Newest Wonder" . 1/2 https://t.co/VV86A6775o — James (Jim) Walker (@CruiseLaw) May 23, 2022A number of residents joined in retweeting the photos of the huge polluting cruise ship, with comments such as “The largest cruise ship on the planet arrives. ”The local newspaper, Diario de Mallorca, chronicled the protest in an article titled: The Megacruise ‘Wonder of the Seas’ in Palma: They Denounce the “Cloud of Toxic Smoke” Over the City. Bunker fuel is the nastiest and most toxic fuel you can use.

Source: The Local May 24, 2022 09:48 UTC