What type of fuel does a cruise ship use?

Question

I am planning to join a cruise a cruise ship as a cadet or a crew member that is why i would like to know abt the facilities the pay strusture and the hiererchy that is existent in a cruise ship.

Answer 1

this was asked a while ago, and my answer was deemed best answer then, so I'll offer it again :)

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It's actually Heavy Fuel Oil - petroleum-based fuel which contains the undistilled residue from atmospheric or vacuum distillation of crude oil. It is also known as, Bunker Fuel Oil or No. 6 Fuel Oil.

In Alaska and other ecologically sensitive areas we burn HFO with a low sulphur content (ie, cleaner but more expensive) to cut down on emissions.

Some cruise ships also have gas turbine engines, and they run on Gas oil, a high grade oil thats rather expensive (our gas turbine costs about $10,000 an hour to run on max)

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Diesel

Answer 3

They use an oil similar to heating oil.