What would qualify you to be an ambassador for the seas? An empathy for those who live in it, obvs.
Doh! But it’s taken Ambassador Cruise Line to put the fishies first.
Ambassador has teamed up with marine conservation charity ORCA and they have launched the first cruise line anti-whaling campaign. Ambassador’s CEO (and
I guess we call him Ambassador then) Christian Verhounig has written to the Faroese Prime Minister Barour a Steig Nielsen that…
If there are recurring incidents of the dolphin hunt that took place last September that he will reconsider Ambassador’s three future sailings to the islands.
The cruise line is also keeping an eye on the Faroese’ commercial whaling policy and will reserve the right to cancel such ports of call.
A little more conservation
Ambassador is going even further by deciding not to include any oceanariums or experiences that include captive marine mammals.
ORCA will also be placing two Ocean Conservationists onboard Ambience in 2022 and 2023 on 11 sailings.
The Ocean Conservationists will visit countries such as Iceland, Greenland and sail the Iberian coast, Black Sea and Irish Sea.
Two of the 11 cruises will be Ambassador’s multi-generational cruises in the summer of 2022.
ORCA will be providing a multi-generational focused education programme.
They will also be working with families to teach them about the marine environment.
And this will involve them in some conservation projects on the ship.
The charity will also have a permanent presence on Ambience.
With a dedicated enrichment area which will include activities about whales and dolphins.
Watching the Orcas
Now in the interests of full disclosure I have sat in the stands at SeaWorld in Orlando and watched the orcas perform.
And I will only say that you should make up your own mind of where you stand on this.
Only to add that the keepers I met who looked after the critters must have been very good actors.
Because they looked to dote on their charges even down to taking the penguins home at night.
Although I did feel they had more space to waddle around off the coast of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Introducing the Ambassador
The premium-value cruise line is the first new British chain of ships to be launched since 2010.
Ambassador which is aimed at the 50-plus market (and I’ll imagine myself in those sailing shoes) will sail from London Tilbury.
The first ship, Ambience, will sail next Spring and is designed to carry up to 1,400 guests in 798 cabins.
After completing its inaugural season in Spring the cruise line plans to extend sailings from additional regional ports.
With the inaugural voyage a short break cruise to Hamburg on Wednesday, April 6.
And yes, that’s a city where it’s all about the party animal.
And so we are glad to have met your acquaintance Sir and believe you are the perfect Ambassador for the seas.
