--- title: "Martha Stewart Harvests Small Iceberg for Swank Cocktails" description: "While on an Arctic cruise, Martha Stewart and company harvested a \"small iceberg\" to make cocktails with. Hi, climate dystopia!" date: "2023-08-31" modified: "2023-08-31" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/martha-stewart-iceberg-cocktails" categories: - "Science & Energy" tags: - "arctic" - "celebrities" - "sea ice" - "the digest" --- # Martha Stewart Harvests Small Iceberg for Swank Cocktails ![While on an Arctic cruise, Martha Stewart and company harvested a "small iceberg" to make cocktails with. Hi, climate dystopia!]() *\Image: Getty Images\* ## Ice Nine Kills While on an Arctic cruise over the weekend, businesswoman and media mogul Martha Stewart found an, uh, *creative* new way to chill cocktails. Unfortunately, her unconventional bartending also reeks of climate dystopia. "End of the first zodiac cruise from \[Swan Hellenic Cruises\] into a very beautiful fjord on the east coast of Greenland," Stewart [wrote in a Monday Instagram post]() detailing her Arctic voyage, adding that she and her fellow crewmates aboard the ship "actually captured a small iceberg for our cocktails tonight." Yes, as evidenced by the pictures of both the floating ice formation and the berg-chilled cocktail included in the post, Stewart et al procured a small iceberg for their mixology needs. Never mind, of course, the fact that as a result of global warming, Earth's glaciers and icebergs are disappearing at [an alarming rate](), causing [sea level rise]() and [habitat loss]() as they melt into the ocean. The [polar bears](), Martha! Think of the polar bears!! ## Fan Fury As might be expected, the comment section on Instagram was absolutely ruthless, calling Stewart out for the "tone-deaf" post. "Martha the ice caps are melting don't put them in your drink," pled one netizen. "Are you fucking kidding me Martha," added another. "Babe," yet another Instagram user wrote, "we kinda need to keep that ice in the ocean." Our favorite comment, however, might be this "Arrested Development" [reference](): "How much could an iceberg be, Michael," one user commented, "ten dollars?" ## Look, Don't Touch It's a ridiculous situation, and though the chunk of iceberg itself wasn't *huge*, the optics are understandably terrible. In the wake of the controversy, [Stewart shared]() a [*Washington Post* interview]() with a University of California at Irvine earth scientist who said the environmental harm was minimal — although going on a cruise in the first place, it's worth pointing out, is [associated with an astounding carbon footprint](). And speaking of the ship, Swan Hellenic, the company hosting Stewart and her companions claims on its [website]() to stick to strict sustainability standards, and even devotes a whole section of its sustainability promises to the company's commitment "to preserving the beauty of the world we explore for future generations." Sounds nice, but we're not sure that taking Arctic ice for cocktail needs — no matter the ice chunk's size — *quite* fits into that mission statement. In any case, to any and all humans who might encounter an iceberg anytime soon: please, please just leave it alone. **More on sea ice:** [*Antarctica Is Losing a Flabbergasting Amount of Ice*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()