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Water: a precious resource

Costa Cruises is working to pursue highly innovative technology. More sourcing impacts to the port
both of the 2030 Agenda goals specifically, in 2017 we tested a communities where we purchase
dealing with water. Our efforts in reverse osmosis plant on the Costa water. It goes without saying
this area are directed at optimizing Serena; this is an industry first and that, whether it is produced on
water use efficiency and protecting a major step forward towards our board or bunkered, the water is
the marine ecosystem. For years now, strategic objective of being totally suitably treated, disinfected and
the Company has been committed self-sufficient for potable water by made safe to drink in compliance
to a gradual increase in the amount taking on and processing seawater. with international public health 29.7%
of water produced directly on Before our ships visit a port, we regulations. Optimization of water WATER
board and, where possible, to the determine whether potable water use efficiency for all our shipboard BUNKERED FROM
reduction of consumption. Thanks is available and abundant. In ports operations is a key part of Costa’s PORT FACILITIES
to the use of special desalination or regions experiencing water management system. In addition 70.3 %
plants, during the reporting period scarcity or restrictions, our water to concerted efforts to reduce WATER
we produced 70.3% of the water sourcing patterns are modified consumption, partly by reviewing PRODUCED ON BOARD
we used on board from seawater, in order to avoid impacting local certain activities and processes on
an increase of 4.1% compared to water supplies in times of water board, the Company has focused on + 4.1%
2016. This was achieved partly shortages. Consequently, our ship the reuse of engine cooling water TOTAL WATER
CONSUMED ON BOARD
on account of the installation of operations pose minimal water which, once it has been suitably (THOUSANDS OF M )
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