markm Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Received and email from Royal Caribbean that our arrival time in La Havre (Paris) would be delayed by 2 hours due to speed restrictions. Ive read that France has proposed to the International Maritime Organization a plan to set a lower Cruise Ship speed limit to reduce greenhouse emissions . Does anyone know if the IMO has adopted it, or is it just the French https://www.thetimes.co.uk › article › cruise-liners-may-face-speed-limit-to-c... rjweber3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 I thought the speed restriction proposed by France didn't apply to cruise or passenger ships, only cargo ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 I’m pretty sure @twangster is correct. I don’t think the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has any effect on cruise ships. From my understanding they only regulate shipping. This speed restriction Royal is mentioning is probably something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG Teacher Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 11 hours ago, Oliver said: This speed restriction Royal is mentioning is probably something else. Agreed. If I were a gambling man, I'd guess this is a mechanical issue with the ship itself, not an imposed restriction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser99 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 22 hours ago, markm said: Received and email from Royal Caribbean that our arrival time in La Havre (Paris) would be delayed by 2 hours due to speed restrictions. Ive read that France has proposed to the International Maritime Organization a plan to set a lower Cruise Ship speed limit to reduce greenhouse emissions . Does anyone know if the IMO has adopted it, or is it just the French https://www.thetimes.co.uk › article › cruise-liners-may-face-speed-limit-to-c... Set a lower Cruise Ship speed limit to reduce greenhouse emissions, are you kidding me? The world gets more ridiculous every day. ChrisK2793, markm and WAAAYTOOO 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floski Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 So all the Captain has to do is press this: teddy, faith0828, SpeedNoodles and 7 others 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faith0828 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 I'm on the same cruise as MarkM. Only the leg from Amsterdam to Le Havre, France was impacted by this change so I don't believe it to be an issue with the ship. The speed restrictions was the reasoning Royal gave as an explanation. ChessE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Flacruiser99 said: Set a lower Cruise Ship speed limit to reduce greenhouse emissions, are you kidding me? The world gets more ridiculous every day. I’m not sure why this is ridiculous. It would be ridiculous if they said we couldn’t cruise or limit ship construction due to greenhouse emissions, but if going a little slower helps the environment, why not? I’m not a ultra liberal environmental tree hugger, but happy to help if I can. Ladyxsuebee, spiralqueen, SteveinSC and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser99 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Oliver said: I’m not sure why this is ridiculous. It would be ridiculous if they said we couldn’t cruise or limit ship construction due to greenhouse emissions, but if going a little slower helps the environment, why not? I’m not a ultra liberal environmental tree hugger, but happy to help if I can. When you show me proof that a cruse ship going slower if France is going to have any effect on the Environment I'll agree with you. markm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG Teacher Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 48 minutes ago, Flacruiser99 said: When you show me proof that a cruse ship going slower if France is going to have any effect on the Environment I'll agree with you. SteveinSC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG Teacher Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Flacruiser99 said: When you show me proof that a cruse ship going slower if France is going to have any effect on the Environment I'll agree with you. There's also other issues such as a ship's wake's effect on local sea life, shorelines, etc. that have nothing to do with fuel consumption that can have environmental effects close to shore. There's no one magic equation that can result in an ocean-wide "most environmentally efficient" speed, but to say that a ship's speed (particularly a ship the size of a modern cruise ship or ULCC) has no environmental impact is wildly inaccurate. SteveinSC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, USCG Teacher said: Mic drop! Mr. Candyman and SteveinSC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, USCG Teacher said: There's also other issues such as a ship's wake's effect on local sea life, shorelines, etc. that have nothing to do with fuel consumption that can have environmental effects close to shore. There's no one magic equation that can result in an ocean-wide "most environmentally efficient" speed, but to say that a ship's speed (particularly a ship the size of a modern cruise ship or ULCC) has no environmental impact is wildly inaccurate. Boom goes the dynamite! SteveinSC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser99 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 17 hours ago, USCG Teacher said: There's also other issues such as a ship's wake's effect on local sea life, shorelines, etc. that have nothing to do with fuel consumption that can have environmental effects close to shore. There's no one magic equation that can result in an ocean-wide "most environmentally efficient" speed, but to say that a ship's speed (particularly a ship the size of a modern cruise ship or ULCC) has no environmental impact is wildly inaccurate. I think you missed my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 "Do you know why I pulled you over Captain?" KristiZ, Oliver and JLMoran 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG Teacher Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 14 hours ago, Fuzzywuzzy said: "Do you know why I pulled you over Captain?" Sorry, I was just trying to get home. I really need to use the bathroom... Oliver and Fuzzywuzzy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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