The code of ethics describes how Royal Caribbean Cruise should conduct business, and it’s clear that the company is committed to conserving the environment. Furthermore, it mentions the company’s commitment to minimizing its wastes by recycling and proper disposal. In the text, Cruise ships encourage their passengers to go fishing and ocean diving to have experiences with dolphins. This can only be achieved in an environment that is favorable for the survival of ocean life.
The Cruise ship’s code of ethics confirms they are committed to conserving the environment. It is in support of laws that are supposed to make certain levels of black waters, gray waters, and oily bilge discharge into the ocean illegal.
Oceana is an organization that is committed to protecting the ocean waters. According to them, it is clear that Cruise ships produce a lot of waste. The department of environmental conservation also notes that the number of fecal bacteria released into the oceans by Cruise ships was 50,000 times above the allowable standards. Oceana notes that only one organization is in line with the required standards for ocean conservation that support the fact that the amount of black water, gray waters, and oily bilge discharge to the oceans should be limited. Hence, by limiting wastes, the number of bacteria released into the ocean will be controlled, and in the process of conserving it.
There are varying laws in different countries that make it hard to enforce regulations that limit the disposal of wastes to the ocean waters. Cruise ships travel in waters of different countries, and the environmental laws that apply to one country are not necessarily applicable in other countries. Thus, when in international waters, there may not necessarily be someone who watches to make sure that the ships adhere to the restrictions.
The lack of commitment to Cruise ships’ companies to adhere to the set rules is another problem. Organizations like Royal Caribbean Cruise are aware of the need to regulate wastes, and they have included it in their code of conduct but on several occasions, they have gone against their code of ethics. They have been fined several, but they still do not adhere to the set laws. The fines imposed on them at the moment are not for making a mistake but for denying the mistake. This could be another setback to the laws, making certain levels of waste released into the ocean illegal, and thus they should be fined for the mistake.