Sustainability

In Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond, we are highly committed to developing a sustainable cruise future in Denmark. Together with our partners, we address and collaborate on essential sustainable areas related to the cruise industry.

Photo: Astrid Rasmussen

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Cruise Ships: Environment and Climate

Cruise Denmark – Copenhagen and beyond, in collaboration with Green Global Future, has developed Cruise Ships: Environment and Climate—a publication that provides an in-depth overview of the cruise industry's environmental and climate initiatives in Copenhagen and Denmark. This resource highlights current efforts, future commitments, and necessary steps toward a more responsible and sustainable cruise tourism.

Designed as a fact-based tool, Cruise Ships: Environment and Climate aims to ensure that discussions surrounding cruise tourism and its environmental impact are grounded in accurate and transparent information.

Scroll down to download an English or Danish version.

Download Cruise Ships: Environment and Climate (Danish)

Krydstogtskibe Miljø og Klima.pdf

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Download Cruise Ship: Environment and climate (English)

Miljo-og-klima-ENG-SCREEN komprimeret.pdf

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How we work with sustainability

Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond's work on sustainable cruise development is centered around 3 areas, which you can read more about below.

Reducing pollution from cruise visits

Copenhagen aims to be the world's first carbon-neutral capital city by 2030, and our ambition is to get cleaner cruises to Denmark. We work on reducing pollution from cruise visits by, e.g., establishing shore power facilities in Copenhagen, inspiring cruise guests to conduct sustainable behavior, promoting sustainable tour offers, etc.

Avoiding congestion and overcrowding

With a growing number of cruise visitors to Denmark, we proactively avoid overcrowding in the future. E.g., by inspiring guests also to explore the less-visited areas of Copenhagen. Moreover, we bring key stakeholders together twice a year pre-and-post the cruise season to ensure we have a seamless port-city infrastructure.

Maximizing the economic benefit of the cruise industry

Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond aims to maximize the economic benefit from every cruise visit. Every year, we assist our partners in increasing revenue from cruise guests by education, e.g., by providing all partners with a list of cruise calls with specific information on each call, e.g., the guests' nationality, classification of the ship, etc.

A joint industry effort

Cruise Denmark - Copenhagen and beyond is proud to be part of the Cruise Baltic network, where 32 destinations have committed to a more sustainable region by signing the Cruise Baltic Sustainability Manifesto. Read about the initiatives being carried out in the cruise industry here.