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The Dark Side of the Cruise Industry: What Passengers Are Never Told
Imagine sitting in a peaceful café by large French windows in Amsterdam, watching the city go by. It’s a busy day yet tranquil. A few moments later, the crowds walking past start to grow from hundreds to thousands. They are loud and talking amongst themselves and none of them come into the café. They line up at McDonald’s and pack into the chain restaurant across the way. Suddenly, as fast as they appeared, they are gone, all returning to the massive cruise ship docked at Amsterdam’s port.
Amsterdam is one of many cities actively pushing back against the cruise industry, and they are not alone. From exploited workers earning less than $2 an hour, to ships that produce more sulfur emissions than a billion cars, to port cities that see little of the money passengers spend, the true cost of cruising is much higher than advertised.
