Princess Score Environmental Hatrick

Sapphire Princess, Sea Princess, and Star Princess – were last week named as gold-level winners of the Port of San Francisco 2009 Cruise Ship Environmental Award. The awards honour the ships’ “outstanding record in safeguarding the environment and protecting the air and water quality of San Francisco Bay during their port calls.”

This is the fifth year Princess ships have earned this award. The annual award recognises the vessel for demonstrating “the strong environmental commitment of Princess Cruises in the areas of air emission reduction, waste water treatment, and recycling and disposal programs for solid waste.” The honours are determined by San Francisco’s Cruise Terminal Environmental Advisory Committee (CTEAC), which operates a programme to recognise cruise lines that are committed to environmentally responsible operations, include the deployment of ships using reduced emission system technology or cleaner-burning fuel.

“We are gratified that our environmental efforts are being recognised in many different ways in places around the world,” said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises executive vice president. “We make our living taking people to beautiful destinations. We’re committed to doing our part to make sure they stay that way.”

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