Carnival Corporation has rolled out technology upgrades across its global fleet to further improve energy savings and reduce fuel consumption. Called “Service Power Packages,” the upgrades include ongoing installations through 2023 on ships from the company’s nine cruise line brands—Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (U.K.) and Cunard.
The upgrade program delivers an average of 5 to 10 percent fuel savings per ship and is expected to reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by over 500,000 metric tons each year. Besides environmental benefits, the program is expected to generate over $150 million in annual fuel cost savings upon completion.
Developed over the past six years, the company’s "Service Power" program delivers significant efficiency upgrades across the fleet, including air-conditioning upgrades to cabin and public areas, and major enhancements to cooling, lighting and automation systems. Adjusting for variations in ship design, size and equipment, the company customizes the "Service Power Package" for each ship, which combines the synergies from multiple upgrades with new operational efficiencies, all effectively supporting the line’s energy savings and decarbonization strategies.
The fleet-wide enhancements are part of Carnival Corporation’s ongoing energy efficiency investment program and efforts to reduce fuel consumption, including over $350 million invested in energy efficiency improvements since 2016, along with the company’s fleet optimization strategy and design of more efficient itineraries. Together, these ongoing efforts are expected to drive a 10 percent reduction in fuel consumption per available lower berth day (ALBD) in the company’s first full year of guest cruise operations compared to 2019, along with a 9 percent reduction in carbon emissions per lower berth distance traveled.
“The Service Power program closely aligns with our long-term sustainability and decarbonization goals and our highest responsibility and top priority, which is compliance, environmental protection and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, the people in the communities we visit, and our shipboard and shoreside personnel,” said Bill Burke, chief maritime officer for Carnival Corporation.
As part of its longer-term sustainability plan and vision, Carnival Corporation has committed to significant investments to achieve its 2030 sustainability goals and 2050 aspirations, which incorporate six critical sustainability focus areas overall. These areas include climate action; circular economy; sustainable tourism; good health and well-being; diversity, equity and inclusion; and biodiversity and conservation.
Among these priorities, the company has committed to reducing carbon emission intensity by 20 percent from its 2019 baseline by 2030, supporting its efforts and aspirations to achieve net carbon-neutral ship operations by 2050.
For more details, visit www.carnivalsustainability.com.
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