P&O Cruises and Cunard complete 10th beach clean of 2024
Employees from P&O Cruises and Cunard have completed their 10th beach clean of 2024
Since March this year, team members from the Carnival Corporation brands have held ten global beach cleans, including five within close proximity to the UK head office in Southampton; Calshot, Netley Abbey beach (twice), Goatee beach and Lee-on-Solent.
The groups collected and removed more than 170kg of rubbish along the way, with discarded items including a fridge, clothing, traffic cones and “countless” pieces of plastic.
Ship and shoreside colleagues from the two companies completed visits across UK coastlines, along with others in Lisbon, St. Kitts, Norway and Malta. The teams have cleaned 190,500 meters squared across the clean-ups this year alone.
Earlier this month, in a first-of-its-kind partnership with Blue Flag, crew members from P&O Cruises Britannia and Cunard’s Queen Anne completed two coastal cleans in Lisbon, one of the most frequently visited destinations for the lines
The ships’ teams cleaned two stretches of beach in Algés with a total of 42kg of rubbish removed.
Carnival UK & P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “We’ve taken great pride in orchestrating the beach cleans along our UK coastlines close to our Southampton home, with so many of our passionate colleagues contributing their time to this important cause.
“This initiative is a reflection of our commitment to more sustainable tourism and our responsibility to help protect and preserve our vital marine ecosystems for future generations.”
It comes after P&O Cruises donated £10,000 to Teenage Cancer Trust on behalf of UK travel agents, diverting funds that would usually be spent on promotional items at agent conferences.
