Helgoland: New goal for sustainable cruises despite port challenges!

Helgoland: New goal for sustainable cruises despite port challenges!

Helgoland, Deutschland - Helgoland aims to attract more cruise tourists and is therefore in negotiations with various shipping companies. According to Hansa-online.de , the tourism director Katharina simply attaches great importance to a controlled expansion of cruise tourism. The strategy includes the integration of smaller to medium -sized ships to promote the sustainability of tourism on the island.

Aktuell is held of around 10 to 15 cruise ships a year, mainly in the mild seasons of spring and late summer. These ships are mostly smaller expedition and boutique cruise ships with a manageable number of passengers. Due to the lack of infrastructure for larger ships, which would be necessary through a low -water port, however, there is simply potential in the acquisition of cruises that do without mass tourism.

sustainability in focus

The initiative for the doctorate of cruise tourism goes hand in hand with the desire to supplement the existing day tourism by cruise guests. "We would like to specifically enable smaller cruise ships to set impulses for trade, gastronomy and leadership offers," emphasizes simply. The procedure is to be supported by well -organized disembarkation via tender boats that will safely bring the guests ashore.

is simply open to ships with up to 800 passengers that do not overload the island's infrastructure. So far, she has not been able to deal with detailed information about the shipping companies that are being negotiated. Dartages are already planned this year, including the ships "Europe" and "Hanseatic Nature" by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The "Hamburg" will also be steered by Plantours to the port of the island in the coming year.

challenges of cruise tourism

global cruise tourism is often criticized. According to Planet-Wissen.de use many ships that cause significantly higher environmental pollution than diesel. These emissions contribute to the high CO2 balance of the cruise ships that put a strain on the climate. A boat trip from Great Britain to New York alone can cause approx. 9 tons of CO2 equivalents per passenger.

In addition, there are wastewater per day and further waste on board the ships. It is estimated that a quarter of the firm waste in global maritime traffic from cruise ships. This not only leads to a significant ecological footprint, but also to economic and social effects on the cities visited. Studies show that cruise tourists often spend three times less money in the controlled cities than hotel guests, which does not support the local economy.