The world's most awarded luxury cruise line owned by Genting Group takes a step forward for sustainability

In honour of World Oceans Day on June 8, 2019, Genting Group's ultra-luxury Crystal Cruises has announced a ban on plastic straws across its entire fleet in a big move for sustainability. 

Plastic straws will be replaced with paper straws throughout the dining venues aboard the Crystal Symphony—where our exclusive Hong Kong Tatler Scions Party took place with our May cover star, Loui Lim—Crystal Serenity, the company’s yacht, Crystal Esprit, and the Crystal River Cruises fleet.

See also: Hong Kong Tatler Scions Party: Inside Crystal Symphony

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Above Photo: Courtesy of Crystal Cruises

The latest addition to the company's Crystal Cares programme, the elimination of plastic straw shows Crystal Cruises' dedication to environmental efforts and sustainable practices, which already include energy efficiency, water conservation protocols and a dedicated recycling programme.

All measures contributing to the preservation of our marine environments can make a significant impact.

- Tom Wolber, Crystal’s president and CEO -

Prior to the new initiative, the line has been using a state-of-the-art water filtration system for six years to produce still and sparkling drinking water across all dining venues to reduce the use of plastic bottles.

In 2011, Crystal introduced “You Care, We Care”, a voluntourism programme that encourages guests to get directly involved in community causes in the destinations its voyages call on. 

See also: How Genting Group's Loui Lim Is Rocking The Boat

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Above Photo: Courtesy of Crystal Cruises

With a mission to protect and preserve the communities it explores, Crystal has also recently announced a partnership with ORCA—a leading conservation organisation dedicated to the protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises—to bring Cruise Conservationists aboard select Alaska voyages for training, research and data collection as part of its OceanWatch programme.

See also: How To Turn The Tides Against Plastic Pollution

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