PLACE
Collaboration with local authorities, community groups and partners, such as the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), to share information and integrate policies and strategies helps support sustainable tourism management.Together, we are promoting a variety of activities to our passengers and delivering greater social and economic outcomes for communities.
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Economic Impact
In 2021 we have continued to invest millions of Euros in new sustainable terminal facilities, and work has progressed on several of these:
- The Durban Cruise Terminal in South Africa became operational in December 2021
- Construction of the new MSC Cruises Terminal in Miami began in the summer of 2021
- A new MSC Cruises Terminal in Barcelona is due to be operational in 2023
As a minimum all our new cruise terminals will meet the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver rating.
We aim to be a force for good in the communities we visit. We stimulate the local economy by procuring food and beverage items for our ships. Our guests contribute too when they buy excursions, meals or souvenirs from local vendors.
In popular destinations, we typically work with tour providers who employ locally and support them as they build their business. This helps to generate jobs and engage with the local community to create shared value.
When we develop our private island destinations, including the Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Portuguese Island and Pomene, we always give a strong preference to employing local staff to build and maintain shore operations.
We continue to work collaboratively with CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) to support the sustainable tourism aspirations of the destinations we visit.
Economic Impact
STEERING THE COURSE TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
For us Sustainability means protecting the environment, supporting the people who work with us and choose to travel with us,as well as the communities and places that we visit and do business with.
Discover our sustainability programme organised around four key pillars: Planet, People, Place and Procurement.