During Green Shipping Day 2026, Mystic Cruises renewed its Green Marine Europe certification, receiving its latest certificate under the programme.
The certificate was received in Nice by Marisa Costa, Head of Sustainability at MysticInvest Holding, on behalf of Mystic Cruises.
Mystic Ocean, also part of MysticInvest Holding, renewed its own certification at the same event. Both companies participate separately in the Green Marine Europe programme and are assessed according to the criteria applicable to their respective operations.
Green Marine Europe is a voluntary environmental certification programme developed for the European maritime industry. It provides participating companies with a structured framework to assess specific aspects of their environmental performance, implement measures and identify areas for further improvement.
For Mystic Cruises, this renewal reflects its continued participation in a recurring process of assessment, transparency and continual improvement.
The Green Marine Europe programme addresses a range of environmental issues relevant to maritime operations. To maintain certification, participating companies assess their performance annually against the programme’s applicable criteria.
The process also includes periodic external verification, publication of results and requirements relating to continual improvement. The renewed certificate confirms that Mystic Cruises has completed the requirements established by the programme for the corresponding assessment period.
Its scope is therefore limited to the Green Marine Europe framework and the specific indicators applicable to Mystic Cruises’ operations.
This structured approach allows maritime companies to evaluate the measures already in place, monitor their development and determine where additional work is needed.
Rather than representing an endpoint, each certification renewal forms part of an ongoing assessment process.
Operating at sea brings responsibilities that extend across different areas of a company’s activity. For an expedition cruise company, these responsibilities are particularly relevant when navigating remote regions and visiting environmentally sensitive destinations.
Participation in Green Marine Europe provides Mystic Cruises with a structured framework through which specific aspects of its environmental performance can be assessed and reviewed.
The recurring assessment process helps provide information that can support operational decisions and identify areas requiring further attention.
It also contributes to transparency, as each participant’s certification status and results are made publicly available by Green Marine Europe.
The publication of participants’ results makes it possible to see which areas are covered by the programme and how performance is assessed within that framework.
This distinction is important.
The Green Marine Europe certification should not be interpreted as a general certification of every environmental aspect of Mystic Cruises, its ships or its operations. It relates specifically to the criteria and indicators included within the programme and applicable to the company.
Readers can therefore consult the published information directly and understand the scope of the assessment behind the certificate.
The renewal of Mystic Cruises’ Green Marine Europe certification marks the completion of another assessment cycle and confirms the company’s continued participation in a programme based on evaluation, transparency and continual improvement.
Receiving the renewed certificate in Nice, represented by Marisa Costa, Head of Sustainability at MysticInvest Holding, also marks another stage in a process that continues beyond the certification itself.
The Green Marine Europe framework is one of the tools used by Mystic Cruises to assess specific aspects of its environmental performance, alongside its operational procedures and environmental management practices.
The process continues through measurement, review and the identification of areas for further progress.
Readers interested in learning more can consult the company’s published certification information and results on the Mystic Cruises Green Marine Europe participant profile.
What is Green Marine Europe?
Green Marine Europe is a voluntary environmental certification programme for the European maritime industry. Participants assess their performance against defined indicators and follow a certification process that includes annual evaluation, publication of results and periodic external verification.
Did Mystic Cruises renew its Green Marine Europe certification in 2026?
Yes. Mystic Cruises renewed its Green Marine Europe certification during Green Shipping Day 2026 in Nice, completing another assessment cycle under the programme.
Who received the Green Marine Europe certificate on behalf of Mystic Cruises?
The renewed certificate was received by Marisa Costa, Head of Sustainability at MysticInvest Holding, on behalf of Mystic Cruises.
What does the Green Marine Europe certificate mean for Mystic Cruises?
It confirms that Mystic Cruises has completed the requirements established by the programme for the corresponding assessment period and for the environmental performance indicators applicable to its operations.
Does the certificate cover all of Mystic Cruises’ environmental performance?
No. Its scope is limited to the criteria and indicators assessed within the Green Marine Europe programme. It should not be interpreted as a general environmental certification of the company, its fleet or its voyages.
Are Green Marine Europe results publicly available?
Yes. Participants’ certification information and results are published by Green Marine Europe and can be consulted through their respective participant profiles.
Are Mystic Cruises and Mystic Ocean assessed together?
No. Although both companies are part of MysticInvest Holding and renewed their Green Marine Europe certifications in 2026, each completes its own assessment and receives its own certificate and published results.
Where can Mystic Cruises’ results be consulted?
The company’s certification information and published results are available on its official Green Marine Europe participant profile.
Under the theme “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence”, World Maritime Day 2026 highlights how regulation, training and everyday decisions shape safer and more responsible maritime operations.
From polar bears and walruses to seabirds, Arctic foxes and whales, learn how wildlife responds to our presence — often before we realise it.
Five coastal clean-ups carried out during World Voyager’s Arctic operations removed 53.5 kg of waste from more than one kilometre of Svalbard coastline.