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Venice ban may not end cruise ship battle

July 31, 20211145 Views

When the first cruise ship since the start of the pandemic sailed through the Venice lagoon last month, hundreds of people rallied on land and small boats in protest. A few weeks later, the government seemed to listen, announcing that to defend Venice’s ecosystem and heritage, cruise liners would be banned from the lagoon from Aug. 1. The move ended years of political hesitation, apparently putting the demands of residents and culture bodies above those of port workers and the tourist industry. View of the Port of Venice as the city gears up for a ban on cruise liners that becomes effective on August 1, moving to end years of hesitation and putting the demands of residents and culture bodies above those of the tourist industry, in Venice, Italy, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Manuel Silvest...

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Cruise Industry supportive of Italy’s decision on Venice

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July 18, 20211139 Views

The cruise industry has welcomed the decision by the Italian Government on a long-awaited alternative route for ship access to the city of Venice. Italy on last Tuesday banned cruise liners from Venice lagoon to defend its ecosystem and heritage, moving to end years of hesitation and putting the demands of residents and culture bodies above those of the tourist industry. The government decided to act after the United Nations culture organisation UNESCO threatened to put Italy on a blacklist for not banning liners from the World Heritage site, cabinet sources said. FILE PHOTO: Venice residents ride on boats as they protest to demand an end to cruise ships passing through the lagoon city, as the first cruise ship of the summer season departs from the Port of Venice, Italy, June 5, ...

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Cruise ships to be kept out of Venice lagoon

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April 1, 20211158 Views

Italy’s government has ruled that large cruise ships and container vessels must not pass close to Venice’s historic centre and should instead dock in a different location to preserve the famed lagoon. A decree approved late on Wednesday called for public consultations on building a terminal outside the lagoon where passenger vessels over 40,000 tons and container ships can berth without passing in front of Saint Mark’s square. FILE PHOTO: MSC Magnifica cruise ship passes in the Giudecca Canal in Venice, Italy June 9, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri In the meantime, large boats must dock at the industrial Marghera Port, far from the Grand Canal. “Anyone who has visited Venice in recent years has been shocked to see these ships, hundreds of metres long and as tall as apartment bu...