The air quality on cruise ships is as polluted as the smog-ridden cities of Beijing and could endanger human health, a new study has claimed. Dr Kennedy boarded four Carnival cruise ships and took air quality readings on each of them. Meanwhile Megan King, spokesperson for Cruise Lines International Association, added: 'Cruise ships are one of the more high-profile and easy-to-target flashpoints when air pollution and emissions are discussed. 'Globally, the cruise industry has already invested $1billion in new technologies and cleaner fuels, to significantly reduce ships’ air emissions. 'Looking ahead, the industry has committed more than $8billion to construction of highly advanced LNG-fueled cruise ships, which will have even lower emissions and higher energy efficiency.

Source: Daily Mail January 25, 2019 15:56 UTC