From ship to shore, across the corporation we’re striving to be more sustainable and are continuously working hard to find solutions to help us achieve this. Food waste is just one of our focus areas.
This World Ocean’s Day (8 June) P&O Cruises invite you to share fresh ideas to help raise awareness of the serious issue of food waste. Share your suggestions as a song, poem, drawing, poster – the most creative entry will win!
Think about how you can encourage someone to waste less food? What does food waste mean to you, your family, our oceans and our planet? When producing your entry please remember
- Stay safe – don’t put yourself or anyone else at risk
- Be thoughtful to our guests and do not impact their experience on board
- Use your phone to video or take a photo – no fancy cameras needed
Prizes up for grabs include an Apple Watch, AirPods and an iPad.
Thank you to everyone who entered the food waste competition
This year we received many creative entries from cartoons, songs, poems, posters and drawings. Congratulations to our three winners ….
Sudarma, Food and Beverage Hotel Assistant onboard Arvia who wrote a fantastic song (listen here!) and won an Apple iPad as well as a selection of P&O Cruises Shine goodies.
Maricar, Food and Beverage Hotel Assistant onboard Arcadia who drew an amazing picture showing the reflection of a diver’s goggles and won an Apple Watch and Apple AirPods as well as a selection of P&O Cruises Shine goodies.
Vince, Communications Manager onboard Ventura who created a thought-provoking poster and won an Apple Watch as well as a selection of P&O Cruises Shine goodies.
Congratulations also go to our runners up …
Heaven Fortuna – F&B Hotel Assistant, Arcadia
Trisha Cenzon – F&B Hotel Assistant, Arcadia
Saish Karpe – Crew Services Administrator, Arvia
Karun Velugu – Security Patrol, Azura
Leon De Ste Croix – Entertainment Manager, Aurora
Ketan Deshmukh – Technical Rating, Britannia
Samuel Robins – 2nd Engineer Officer, Ventura
Mheg Miranda – Deck Clerk Crew, Ventura
Jaymon Manalo – Sailor AB, Ventura
Maricar, Food and Beverage Hotel Assistant onboard Arcadia who drew an amazing picture showing the reflection of a diver’s goggles and won an Apple Watch and Apple AirPods as well as a selection of P&O Cruises Shine goodies.
Terms & conditions: a) The Food Waste Hero Competition is open to all P&O Cruises Fleet colleagues at CUK, including P&O Cruises colleagues on leave (b) Entries must be submitted by an individual. Team submissions will be allowed however the prize will have to be shared. (c) If sharing a video, please ensure you have permission from everyone who features in your entry before submitting . Please don’t feature guests. (d) Please note: Maximum entry file size for upload to the competition form is 20MB (e) If submitting a poster or graphic, a photo of this is acceptable to enter, however the original will be required if you are a winner (f) Winners will be selected by our Shoreside Hotel Services & Environment Colleagues within Guest Experience and you will be contacted directly if you are a winner (g) This competition closes on 10 July 2024 (h) The prize cannot be exchanged for a cash alternative.
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Poem: Food Our Life
In the galley, a tale is told
Of food waste, a story old
Scraps and leftovers, discarded with ease
A habit harmful, a waste to please
But what of the food that’s still good to eat?
Thrown away, a waste to beat
Perfectly edible, yet tossed aside
A tragedy, that cannot be denied
Let’s consult all nationals, far and wide
To balance the menu, and reduce waste inside
From savory dishes to sweet delights
Let’s create a menu, that’s both tasty and right
Let’s hear from the chefs, from every land
To create a menu, that’s in demand
No more waste, no more excess
Just delicious meals, that everyone can bless
From the farm to the table, let’s make it clear
Food waste is a problem, that we must hold dear
Let’s reduce, reuse, and recycle with care
And make sure that food waste, is no longer there
For a sustainable future, we strive
Let’s save food, and keep it alive
In every meal, a choice we make
To waste less, for our planet’s sake
Let’s honor the harvest, the earth below
And cherish each bite, as we grow
So let’s raise awareness, far and wide
And make a change, side by side
For a world with less waste, we strive
And a future bright, where all can thrive
With full bellies, and happy hearts
We’ll reduce food waste, and never depart
Let’s work together, hand in hand
To reduce food waste, across this land
With every meal, a choice we make
Let’s save food, for our planet’s sake.
my suggestion is that we should have an ordering machine onboard so that we know the menu that the crew and guests do not like, so that we can see what the most liked menu to be served is that it should be served and that the menu has the right recipe and flavor food sometimes there should be food served but the food is not cooked properly, lack of water and the recipe is wrong, I hope this way we can have zero food waste, I hope this will help, I suggest this, thank you