38
Sex cruises to Antarctica set to hasten demise of Earth’s last great wilderness
(www.dailymaverick.co.za)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2025
38 points (76.4% liked)
science
22070 readers
12 users here now
A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.
rule #1: be kind
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
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.
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.
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
Don’t cruise ships use bunker fuel?