MSC Ships Use Systems to Safeguard Environment
MSC Cruises said it is confirming its commitment to the environment with the construction of MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida. The new ships are being constructed with systems to safeguard the environment. The Advanced Water Treatment system is able to convert black and grey water according to the most rigorous laws currently in operation.
This allows the ships to reuse recycled water for technical use such as the decks and hygiene services. This will reduce the use of fresh water and allows the ship to discharge it into the sea without anything that is harmful to the sea.
There will be storage units on board to contain black and grey water for a few days, thus allowing the ships to travel longer distances before having to stop at a port of call.
The energy saving system is installed in all guest staterooms. It will conserve electricity and reduce usage, therefore reducing gas emissions that provoke the greenhouse effect.
The system will disable certain lights (principal lights, bathroom lights, electrical plugs and hairdryers) when the stateroom is unoccupied, thereby reducing energy consumption by a projected 30 percent. Guests returning to their staterooms need to insert their cruise card in the appropriate slot to restore all these services. Energy Saving will also be installed in the public spaces, saving an estimated 25 percent in energy consumption.
The stateroom monitoring system, being installed for the first time on a cruise ship of such dimension, is able to control the temperature of each stateroom and maintain it at a steady level without unnecessary energy use. The temperature in the staterooms will be regulated digitally by the room thermostat with a pre-programmed minimum and maximum temperature setting.
This also will be linked to the Energy Saving system and the system that regulates open and closed stateroom doors or windows-the air-conditioner will automatically be on stand-by mode or will diminish intensity every time the stateroom window is open.
