Resources Archive

Resources

Cruising Vs Land Vacationing: An Analysis

An analysis of vacation carbon footprints in Seattle

2022 Cruise Ship Report Card

The 2022 Cruise Ship Report Card takes a continued hard look at the cruise industry to see if clean cruising is possible and in most cases the answer is still a resounding NO!

2021 Cruise Ship Report Card

For decades, the cruise industry’s business practices have put the environment, climate, and public health of coastal communities, passengers, crew, and coastal and marine ecosystems at risk.

2020 Cruise Ship Report Card

Many travelers don't realize that taking a cruise is more harmful to the environment and human health than many other forms of travel.

No Cruise Bailout Sign-On Letter

On behalf of our millions of members and supporters nationwide, we write to voice our strong opposition to any assistance for the cruise industry to address the rapid drop-off of worldwide travel due to the coronavirus.

2019 Cruise Ship Report Card

The 2019 Cruise Ship Report Card hands out F’s to the biggest cruise company in the world—Carnival Corp.—for its seven subsidiary cruise lines’ illegal environmental pollution over the past two+ years.

The Cost of Cruising

Larger ships are sailing longer and more often in the Arctic than ever before. Cruise ships operating in the Arctic must stop using HFO to protect this fragile region.

2016 Cruise Ship Report Card

The 2016 Cruise Ship Report Card lets vacationers decide which cruise to take based on a cruise ship or cruise line’s environmental and human health impacts.

2014 Cruise Ship Report Card

Friends of the Earth’s Cruise Ship Report Card compares the environmental footprint of 15 major cruise lines and 148 cruise ships.

2013 Cruise Ship Report Card

Friends of the Earth’s Cruise Ship Report Card compares the environmental footprint of 15 major cruise lines and 148 cruise ships.