Harmful factors of cruise tourism on ship environment

Cruiseri stvaraju velike količine crnih i svih otpadnih voda, kaljužnih voda, raznovrsnoga krutog i opasnog otpada te balastnih voda, zbog toga neprestano postoji potencijalna opasnost od njihova ispuštanja u brodski okoliš. U ovom radu prikazani su svi oblici onečišćenja mora i zraka što pritom nastaju. Na temelju cost benefit analize izražena je visina troška onečišćenja koju uzrokuju cruiseri u vlasništvu stranih kompanija, a koje oni ne snose. Također, kroz prikazane analize prometa međunarodnog cruising-turizma, u ovom radu procjenjuje se i njegov utjecaj na gospodarstvo, društvo i okolinu te stavlja naglasak na potrebu uvrštavanja eksternog troška u trošak prometovanja cruisera kako bi se prema načelu „onečišćivač plaća“, stanovništvo RH rasteretilo plaćanja tih troškova.Cruising ships generate a number of waste streams, including sewage, graywater, hazardous wastes, oily bilge water, ballast water and solid waste which poses a threat of discharges to the marine environment. The main goal of this paper is to presents all aspects of marine pollution as a result of cruise exploitation. On the basis of cost benefit analysis, the cost of the pollution caused by cruisers is calculated,with an emphasis on cruisers owned by foreign companies, that do not pay the costs. Another aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of international cruise traffic on economy, society and environment. It is suggested that external cost be included in cruise traffic calculations. That way, the population of Croatia would be free from paying the cost, and the „polluter pays“ principle would be applied