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Lindblad's new eco-cleaner has 'halved guest illness'

Technology
Gary Noakes
7 February 2020

Small-ship cruise brand Lindblad Expeditions has introduced a sustainable cleaning system that it says drastically reduces its environmental impact.

Lindblad operates National Geographic’s fleet as well as Lord of the Glens in Scotland, the Sea Cloud yacht in the Caribbean and Mediterranean and river vessels in Egypt, the Amazon, Vietnam and Cambodia.


The new system, ACT CleanCoat, is created by the electrolysis of salt and water, and can be used to clean all interior surfaces. It breaks down bacteria when illuminated – a process called photocatalysis.


“We reduced guest reported illness by 50%, eliminated over 1,000 plastic bottles of cleaning products and dramatically reduced water usage by 1.1 million gallons per year,” said Bruce Tschampel, Lindblad’s vice-president, hotel operations.