Did you know that in Portland Maine you can tell the city exactly what you think of cruise ships? Use the category “other” ⚓️ seeclickfix.com/portland_2 #cruiseships #Portland #Maine #banscrubbers

3 cruise ships in Portland today, aren’t we lucky! 2 Holland America ships are discharging about 1,574,862 gallons of toxic scrubber wash into our harbor. We also have 15 combined hours of air pollution from burning heavy fuel oil. Huge thanks to @radreduction.bsky.social for the calculations!

They are heartbroken. They take the matter incredibly seriously. They are committed to working alongside stakeholders, scientists, & conservation orgs to help protect whales & the marine ecosystems. 🐋 Every damn thing except slowing down🐋 #RoyalCaribbean sewardfolly.com/2026/07/17/c...

A polluted day in Portland today: 1 cruiseship + many yachts The Zuiderdam is discharging about 130,000 gallons of toxic scrubber wash directly into Casco Bay every hour that it is berthed for a total of 1,170,000 gallons. When is the city going to prohibit scrubber wash in Casco Bay? #cruiseships

The Zuiderdam, off the coast of Maine, on the way to Portland where humpback whales have been feeding all week. Traveling at 14.5 kn, it needs to slow down to 10 kn to help avoid a vessel strike. #cruiseships #whales #Maine

The Zuiderdam on the way to Portland at 15kn. With numerous humpback whales feeding in Maine coastal waters right now, let’s hope the ship slows down. @properlookout.bsky.social #cruiseships #whales #Maine

Royal Caribbean's plans to build a new private cruise port near Rome have hit a setback. Environmental organizations have raised concerns over air pollution, marine pollution, coastal erosion, & the large-scale transformation of the coastal landscape. crew-center.com/royal-caribb... #cruiseships

It is critical to show the visual pollution & scale to help people understand how untenable the Cruisezillas are to small port communities. Gianni Berengo Gardin brought international attention to Venice with his remarkable photographs. ytali.com/2015/10/26/i... #cruiseships #Venice #Venezia

Great news: federal court just upheld the rule classifying soot — known as black carbon — as a harmful pollutant requiring public health protections. Thank you @theclf.bsky.social 🖤 Each cruise ship visit to Portland’s waterfront emits an estimated 13 lbs of black carbon directly into our air!

1 port 2 cruise ships 5,193 people on board 8 diesel motor coaches to whisk passenger away from Portland 14 consecutive hours of toxic air pollution 2,310,000 estimated gallons of scrubber wash contaminates dumped directly into Casco Bay #banscrubbers #cruiseships #PortlandME @pinetreeactivism.org

How many whales are going to be dragged into ports on the bows of cruise ships that have no right to destroy our oceans for the sake of entertainment? Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas sailed into Seward, Alaska dragging a dead fin whale. A necropsy will determine cause of death. 📷 Andrew Smith

Protest with words. @climateliberation.bsky.social in New Zealand. #Protestcruise #Cruiseships #NewZealand

Protest with courage. @xrnl.bsky.social in Amsterdam. #cruiseships #protestcruise #amsterdam

Protest with irony In New Zealand, marking the departure of the MS World cruise ship with a giant, inflatable world to focus on luxury emissions. @climateliberation.bsky.social protested the "floating apartment building as it travels the planet in a finite loop of conspicuous consumption."

Protest with bravery. Jane da Mosto, founder of We are here Venice in the Venetian lagoon challenging the cruise ships in 2021. 📷copyright Michele Gallucci (alias #sailordreamer78) #cruiseships #Venice #Venezia

If you are planning a visit to Portland (or any one of the beautiful port communities in Maine) you can check Port Call to make sure you are not visiting on a day when a cruise ship will be in port. maine.portcall.com#!?tab=2&port... #cruiseships #Maine #Portland #cruisetourism #banscrubbers

Today is #WorldOceanDay More respect. Less environmental degradation. End vessel strikes. #cruiseships #banscrubbers

Today is World Anti Cruise Day There are port communities around the world that are rising up and questioning the cost of cruise tourism, the tremendous pollution, & marine degradation is causes. via @stopcroisieres.bsky.social #cruiseships #worldanticruiseday

Zuiderdam in Portland today, spewing NOx and SOx all over our waterfront & into residential neighborhoods. And we haven’t even mentioned the millions of gallons of toxic scrubber wash being dumped in Casco Bay. #Portland #Maine #CascoBay #banscrubbers #MEpolitics #cruiseships #climatecrisis

Concerned about air, water, noise pollution & infectious disease outbreaks from cruise ships in Portland, Maine? Join us! Saturday June 27 10-11:30 am Hill House 92 Congress St. Illustration & article: @transportenvironment.org www.transportenvironment.org/articles/cru... #MEpolitics

What are the top emitting green house gas sources in your state? @climatetrace.org is tracking all 50 states for the Climate Reality Project: www.climaterealityproject.org/us-state-emi... #climate #climaterealityproject

Meanwhile in New Zealand…. via @climateliberation.bsky.social #cruiseships

LNG based fuels are here. Why does it matter? Join @pacenvironment.bsky.social at LNG & other methane-based fuels: a dialogue June 8 10am PDT Speakers from Maritime Beyond Methane (MARBEM), @stand.earth & 350 Tacoma share their perspectives on methane-based fuels us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Cruise ship scrubbers discharge contaminated sea water back into Casco Bay. What’s so bad about PAHs you ask? #Portland #Maine #CascoBay #banscrubbers #cruiseships

It is clear that attitudes are hardening. There is a groundswell of opinion that cruise tourism is the antithesis of sustainable tourism and the voices of resistance are getting more organised, louder, more visible and more active. #cruiseships #cruisetourism jameshigham.com/divided-view...

Concerned about cruise tourism in Portland & want to work on solutions? Join us! Tuesday * May 19 * zoom * environmental impacts * noise pollution * infectious disease protocols * increasing growth with no long range plan * cost benefit analysis * state legislation #cruiseships #MEpolitics

BREAKING: The Caribbean Princess with over 100 reported cases of norovirus denied disembarkation in Nassau to protect the local community. This is a port prioritizing the health & safety of the residents over cruise tourism. #cruiseships #norovirus #localsfirst #publichealth

The 2027 Portland Tariff will be subsidizing cruise ships with a $2 discount per pax to switch to cleaner fuel. It provides no verification or enforcement. Does anyone actually think a $2 discount is going to change the behavior of the multi-billion $ cruise industry? Hint: It won’t #MEpolitics

Flying to a destination to take a cruise ship, is there anything worse? seattlecruisecontrol.org/learn/greenh... via @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social

Although hantavirus is not contagious, this tragic deadly outbreak is a reminder of the infectious diseases that can incubate on cruise ships and be transmitted to the port communities where the ships dock. news.sky.com/story/three-... #cruiseships #hantavirus