• Creation of the Sustainable Destinations Alliance for the Americas (SDAA) – a partnership between RCL, the Caribbean Tourism Organization, the Organization of American States, U.S. State Department and Sustainable Travel International – the beginning of the next era of RCL’s work to support sustainable tourism. • Launching the 43rd ship in the RCL fleet, Quantum of the Seas, outfitted with “best-ever energy efficiency, state-ofthe-art waste treatment – and not a single incandescent light bulb.” • The start of retrofitting 19 older RCL ships with advanced emission purification equipment that “scrubs” engine exhaust of up to 97 percent of sulfur dioxide before it can be released into the air. • Continued progress toward 2015 Save the Waves goals of processing bilge water to an effluent quality three times
more stringent than international standards; having fully half of all shore excursions third-party verified to an internationally recognized sustainability standard; increasing by 125 percent the volume of waste recycled from RCL ships since 2007; and ensuring that 80 percent of guests, 100 percent of crew and key people at cruise destination are familiar with the cruise line’s environmental principles, Save the Waves and The Ocean Fund. • Increased responsible local sourcing in Europe, Asia and Australia and New Zealand, with a 20 percent increase in Australia and New Zealand. Additional information on those principles; RCL’s Above and Beyond Compliance (ABC) approach to existing laws and regulations; the company-wide Safety, Quality and Environmental Management system (SQM); and more can be found in the 2014 Sustainability Report, available at www.RCLCorporate.com/environment.
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