As part of their commitment to establish sustainable cruise operations in the bay of Cannes, David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes, Jean-Pierre Savarino, president of the CCI Nice Cote d’Azur, and James S. Mitchell, vice president – Marine HSEM- Health, Safety, Environment, Medical from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. participated in the signing ceremony of a Cruise Charter, sponsored by the Municipality of Cannes which allows to recognize cruise operators adhering and participating in the program of incentive measures geared towards the protection of the environment. This significant action is a major step forward for the protection of the environment and is a continuation of the actions undertaken by David Lisnard and the Prime minister to fight against marine pollution of the cruise ships.
The signing ceremony took place on Thursday, July 25 at 11.30 am at the Cannes City Hall under the aegis of the Municipality of Cannes and the CCI Nice Côte d’Azur, manager of the Old Port of Cannes and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, the first signatory of the Cruise Charter. Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services, international ground handling and cruise port Operation Company, helped to facilitate and sign this charter agreement acting as the port agent of Norwegian Cruise Line in Cannes.
This tripartite agreement sets four environmental commitments to preserve the bay of Cannes and its exceptional ecosystem.The bay of Cannes welcomes every year many cruise ships. In order to preserve the destination, protect the environment and enhance the bay of Cannes, the Municipality of Cannes and CCI Nice Cote d’Azur invite cruise operators to partake in more ecologically sustainable practices by implementing more environmentally-friendly measures within their operations.
By signing of a charter, the cruise companies commit themselves to the Municipality of Cannes and the CCI Nice Côte d’Azur for environmentally friendly stopovers, beyond the national and international regulations.
Cruises are an important link in the economy of Cannes but, for David Lisnard, the protection of the environment is even more, so this is why he plans from 2020 to impose standards of this cruise charter to the totality of the ships anchoring in the bay of Cannes. Their refusal will imply their ban to land in Cannes.
