AmaWaterways SustainabIlity

Sustainable River Cruising With AmaWaterways:

Responsibility towards the environment forms the foundation on which AmaWaterways’ ships are built, and eco-tourism is one of the top priorities that drives AmaWaterways’ engineering by Co-Founder and President, Rudi Schreiner. In 2019, AmaWaterways’ AmaKristina became the first-ever river cruise ship to receive the Green Award, a prestigious certification that recognises ships for their quality, safety and environmental performance. As of May 2020, all 18 river cruise ships in AmaWaterways’ European fleet have earned the Green Award certification.

AmaWaterways adheres to a very strict environmental protection code as determined by the European River Authorities. These authorities have developed detailed river basin management plans that oversee and monitor all economic activity related to the rivers (industrial, agricultural, commercial and recreational) including regular testing of the water quality around all ships.

Additionally, AmaWaterways continues to evaluate and implement new measures across its fleet to minimise its impact on the environment. In efforts to reduce overall plastic consumption on board its ships, the river cruise line replaced plastic straws with paper ones, added glass water bottles in all staterooms and continues to test the use of tetra-pak water containers to replace plastic water bottles during excursions. Plans to replace individual single-use toiletries with soap/shampoo dispensers will be rolled out in 2021.

The revolutionary AmaMagna operates on a 10-engine diesel/electronic hybrid system that allows for less fuel usage and noise. Even though the revolutionary ship is twice the width of traditional river cruise ships, the new configuration of the engines has reduced fuel consumption by 20 percent, depending on river conditions. This is a first for the river cruise industry, one that AmaWaterways is proud to introduce.Additional environmentally conscious design elements in the European fleet include:

  • LED lights throughout the ship.

  • Special insulated windows that reduce energy needs for heating and cooling

  • Power locks to plug into a port's power supply instead of running generators

  • A new freshwater storage system to reduce chemical usage

  • A water purification plant using a membrane technology that provides microfiltration to recycle all water used on board

  • Solar heating system

  • Fan coil heating and cooling units in each stateroom and public areas eliminating recirculation of air throughout the ship.

    For more information or to reserve an AmaWaterways river cruise, contact your preferred Travel Agent, call 0800 520 2250 or visit AmaWaterways.co.uk.

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