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Marella Sustainability Actions

Reusable coffee cups rollout

Marella Cruises, in partnership with The Apollo Group, is rolling out reusable coffee cups fleetwide to cut single-use plastics. The company said in a statement that it hopes to eliminate more than 1.4 million single-use plastic cups, lids and sleeves in 2026 this way. The reusable coffee cups will be placed in each cabin on arrival, where guests can leave them at the end of the cruise. Once used, cups can be returned to The Coffee Port and replaced with clean ones.

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Three-month cup trial

Around 3,500 takeaway drinks were served each week at The Coffee Port using reusable cups and lids over the three-month trial period. This is said to have saved 180,000 single-use items including cups, plastic lids and cardboard sleeves.

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ESG ship management contract

The five-year agreement will cover the full technical, crewing, digital and ESG management of all of Marella’s five cruise ships, with operations commencing towards the end of 2025. Marella Cruises will benefit both from V.’s end-to-end management services and from V.ERDE, our dedicated decarbonisation and environmental compliance programme.

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Sustainable operations across fleet

Adrian Hibbert, Cruise Operations Director at Marella Cruises, commented: “Throughout the tender process, we were hugely impressed by the calibre of the team at V.Ships Leisure and the depth of their industry expertise. We look forward to working together to deliver safe, reliable and sustainable operations across our fleet.”

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TUI sustainability agenda

TUI Group says it uses its scale and influence for the sustainable transformation of travel. Together with its partners it strives to positively contribute to local communities, reduce its environmental footprint and create experiences that are authentic and sustainable.

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