There symbol of the sea It is the largest new cruise ship in the world. Five times larger than the Titanic, 365 meters long, 70 meters wide and 80 meters high, the ship has 20 decks, seven swimming pools, six water slides, nine jacuzzis and more than 40 restaurants and bars. The ship departed on its maiden voyage from Miami, Florida, USA on January 27, 2024. However, there are doubts about its environmental impact due to the fact that it powers the LNG plant (liquefied natural gas).
The symbol of the sea, the largest cruise ship in the world: what’s on board
The world’s largest cruise ship set off on its maiden voyage from Miami, Florida. Icon of the Seas can accommodate up to 7,600 passengers. ship owner Royal Caribbean Group and embarked on his first seven-day interisland voyage in the tropics.
The christening was celebrated with a special “godfather”: Lionel Messi actually pressed a button, threw a bottle of champagne into the bow of the huge ship and began his adventure at sea. The construction of the ship took 900 days at a shipyard in Finland and cost around 2 billion dollars. Capacity is 2,350 crew and 5,600 passengers, or 7,600 at maximum capacity.
Marine Icon’s environmental impact: Liquefied gas is the problem
But environmentalists protest and warn about the risks from excessive emissions: Allegedly, the ship will release harmful methane into the air due to being fueled with LNG, liquefied natural gas.
During the launch advertising campaign, Royal Caribbean He insisted on technologies that would enable the ship to have a lower environmental impact. In an article called New York Times Many experts have highlighted the effectiveness of existing measures to make the ship less polluting.
But these still do not solve the problem: if it is true that the LNG used by Icon of the sea produces less carbon dioxide, its combustion produces methane gas, which is more harmful and polluting, and releases it into the atmosphere.
Source: Today IT
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