Straws provided on Liberty of the Seas

[A2Mich]

Just now, SamTimeDining said:

 

TBD, but surely not at straws.

 

No, but this is but one small example.  Precedence and slippery slopes.

[maryjaden]

There were paper straws on Mariner during our cruise the end of March.  We did take Stainless Steel straws along.  We ended up not using them, the paper ones worked fine. 

[Lmm79]

Wow. This thread jumped the shark. 

 

Plastic straws are particularly bad on cruise ships because they are light and blow off the deck into the oceans Where they kill birds and marine life.  I would be interested in someone who can cite a study that straws are not harmful when they end up In The ocean.   I’ll wait. 

 

 

https://get-green-now.com/environmental-impact-plastic-straws/

[A2Mich]

9 minutes ago, Lmm79 said:

Wow. This thread jumped the shark. 

 

Plastic straws are particularly bad on cruise ships because they are light and blow off the deck into the oceans Where they kill birds and marine life.  I would be interested in someone who can cite a study that straws are not harmful when they end up In The ocean.   I’ll wait. 

 

 

https://get-green-now.com/environmental-impact-plastic-straws/

 

I suggested earlier that straws should be made from corn products.  They would still be as durable as a plastic straw during use, yet biodegradable after use. Please feel free to not use plastic straws, and for doing your part.  However, you don’t get to make that decision for others.

Edited May 3, 2019 by A2Mich

[brillohead]

What in tarnation did I just read?

Paper straws worked fine for me.  

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