Sex cruises to Antarctica set to hasten demise of Earth’s last great wilderness (www.dailymaverick.co.za)

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[-] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That's a trash article, and Antarctica is the last place anyone should worry about cruises going unless they are chopping up penguins for bird-brunch or something.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

The problem is not only the cruise itself, but also all the energy spent getting the people and supplies to run the cruise. Plus the ecosystem is especially fragile, and the Antarctic glaciers are melting too fast as it is, calving icebergs which further damage the environment.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's no more energy than going on a Pacific cruise

Ships are actually very energy efficient, those people probably would use more gasoline during their daily commute since each of them would drive a car or take a cab. If they went on a plane somewhere for vacation, it would use a lot more fuel