Thank you for your piece on our boat, the Hornblower Hybrid. I’m glad you had the opportunity to enjoy the boat in action. You certainly don’t have to be an Environmentalist to appreciate the wonder and excitement of the experience as the Hybrid pulls away from the dock in complete silence, moved by 100% electric battery power.

One of our highest priorities at Alcatraz Cruises is to promote environmental education and real dialogue on sustainability, so we are grateful for all the discussion and feedback the Hybrid draws. Our corporate outreach programs garner similar interest. Our Environmental Days Program invites local green businesses to our landing to showcase their eco-friendly products and promote eco-conscious choices to our 4,800 guests a day. We are also pleased to offer Educational Bay Cruises, an environmental education program aboard the Hornblower Hybrid that serves to educate youth about our local ecosystems, green technology and environmental stewardship.

In addition to our Environmental Awareness campaigns, Alcatraz Cruises is deeply committed to reducing our company’s environmental footprint. With the great leadership, hard work, skill and ingenuity of the Alcatraz Cruises Team– Directors, Management and our Crew– our company has a lot to be proud of. We track our environmental footprint closely to identify areas of greatest impact as well as opportunities for improvement. Engine upgrades and minor adjustments to our schedule reduced our fleet’s fuel consumption by 230,000 gallons. Our Green Purchasing Guidelines mean we give preference to local, organic, and eco-conscious vendors. The Crew Member you spoke with was correct about our waste management practices: We separate all waste on the landing to ensure responsible disposal. Thanks to the hard work of our Recycling Team, we recently celebrated a new victory…Our team recycled and composted 74% of all our waste on the landing, diverting 434,438 lbs from landfills!

Again, thank you for your comments. We always welcome feedback and you can rest assured we will use it moving forward in our process of continual improvement. We invite everyone to join us and continue the conversation at http://respectourplanet.com , Hornblower’s corporate homepage for Environmental Responsibility. Also, visit our Hybrid Blog to follow the construction of our next Hybrid vessel, a Hydrogen Fuel Cell boat that will ferry visitors to the Statue of Liberty in Spring 2010; ask our engineers questions and learn more about hybrid technology at HYPERLINK “http://hybridferry.blogspot.com/” http://hybridferry.blogspot.com/.

Cheers!

Kate Krueger

Respect Our Planet & Environmental Coordinator

We’re on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/respectplanet

We tweet! http://www.twitter.com/respectplanet

Thank you for your piece on our boat, the Hornblower Hybrid. I’m glad you had the opportunity to enjoy the boat in action. You certainly don’t have to be an Environmentalist to appreciate the wonder and excitement of the experience as the Hybrid pulls away from the dock in complete silence, moved by 100% electric battery power.

One of our highest priorities at Alcatraz Cruises is to promote environmental education and real dialogue on sustainability, so we are grateful for all the discussion and feedback the Hybrid draws. Our corporate outreach programs garner similar interest. Our Environmental Days Program invites local green businesses to our landing to showcase their eco-friendly products and promote eco-conscious choices to our 4,800 guests a day. We are also pleased to offer Educational Bay Cruises, an environmental education program aboard the Hornblower Hybrid that serves to educate youth about our local ecosystems, green technology and environmental stewardship.

In addition to our Environmental Awareness campaigns, Alcatraz Cruises is deeply committed to reducing our company’s environmental footprint. With the great leadership, hard work, skill and ingenuity of the Alcatraz Cruises Team– Directors, Management and our Crew– our company has a lot to be proud of. We track our environmental footprint closely to identify areas of greatest impact as well as opportunities for improvement. Engine upgrades and minor adjustments to our schedule reduced our fleet’s fuel consumption by 230,000 gallons. Our Green Purchasing Guidelines mean we give preference to local, organic, and eco-conscious vendors. The Crew Member you spoke with was correct about our waste management practices: We separate all waste on the landing to ensure responsible disposal. Thanks to the hard work of our Recycling Team, we recently celebrated a new victory…Our team recycled and composted 74% of all our waste on the landing, diverting 434,438 lbs from landfills!

Again, thank you for your comments. We always welcome feedback and you can rest assured we will use it moving forward in our process of continual improvement. We invite everyone to join us and continue the conversation at http://respectourplanet.com , Hornblower’s corporate homepage for Environmental Responsibility. Also, visit our Hybrid Blog to follow the construction of our next Hybrid vessel, a Hydrogen Fuel Cell boat that will ferry visitors to the Statue of Liberty in Spring 2010; ask our engineers questions and learn more about hybrid technology at HYPERLINK “http://hybridferry.blogspot.com/” http://hybridferry.blogspot.com/.

Cheers!

Kate Krueger

Respect Our Planet & Environmental Coordinator

We’re on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/respectplanet

We tweet! http://www.twitter.com/respectplanet