As part of an effort to protect and preserve the marine environment, Cunard crew members and shoreside colleagues have actively participated in 14 coastal clean-ups across seven countries throughout 2024. With over 100 shoreside colleagues and more than 160 crew members involved, these initiatives have successfully cleared 235,000 square meters of coastline, removing over 1.2 tonnes of waste.

The latest of these environmental efforts took place on the Caribbean island of Dominica, where crew members from Queen Mary 2 joined forces with local volunteers to clean Salisbury Beach. The 24-member team, which included volunteers from the Dominica Solid Waste Management team and students from Dominica State College, collected 25kg of waste, including glass, plastic, fishing nets, and ropes.

Robert Price, Environmental Compliance Officer on Queen Mary 2, expressed his pride in the crew’s participation in the ship’s first-ever beach clean-up in Dominica.

“Our team of volunteers are proud to have participated in Queen Mary 2’s first beach clean-up in Dominica. Through our passion for sustainability and environmental protection, in our small part, we felt we helped make a difference. By working together with members of the local community, we are happy that we’ve helped to make a positive impact on the local community and environment.”

Captain Aseem Hashmi of Queen Mary 2 emphasized the importance of sustainability in the communities the ship visits worldwide.

“As part of our sustainability focus on the places we visit all over the world, it’s imperative whilst trying to limit our impact in some ways, we must endeavour to leave a positive legacy in any small way we can in the communities we visit. In addition to our ship’s company beach clean activity, we also visited a local children’s orphanage and shelter where some books and toys were donated.”

The success of this initiative was further supported by the Discover Dominica Authority, whose collaboration helped make these efforts possible.