Princess Cruises' Sea Princess, was honored by the Port of San Francisco--where she is based for the summer-- with its annual “Cruise Ship Environmental Award," for an outstanding record in San Francisco during the 2010 season for air emissions reduction, advanced wastewater management, and recycling and disposal programs. This imarks the sixth year Princess Cruises has earned this prestigious accolade.
Sea Princess “plugs in” at the cruise ship terminal enabling her, and other equipped vessels, to use power from the city’s grid instead of the engines to power the ship’s onboard services – reducing emissions when docked in San Francisco. The port became the fourth in the world where Princess Cruises’ ships can take advantage of this innovative technology.*
“We’re gratified that our environmental efforts are being recognized in San Francisco again, especially since we’ve been able to utilize our shore power technology at the port’s new facility,” said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises executive vice president. “We’re committed to doing our part to help ensure that pristine and beautiful ports like San Francisco stay that way.”
The Port's annual aachievement award is designed to recognize cruise ships that exceed existing environmental regulations and industry standards to achieve greater protection of the air and water quality of the San Francisco Bay Area. Introduced in 2005, the award is given each year to individual cruise ships that call four times or more at the Port of San Francisco and demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding the environment The awards are traditionally presented in the summer to recognize the past year’s cruise season, and Princess Cruises ships have won one or more awards every year.
Sea Princess has been making 10-day roundtrip Alaska cruises from San Francisco throughout the summer.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travel agent, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS, or by visiting the company's website at www.princess.com.
* Princess Cruises also utilizes shore power in Juneau, Seattle and Vancouver.
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