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A fundraiser to support Venice devastating flooding was organized by the Port Authorities. Pino Musolino, President of the Port of Venice sent a letter to all cruise lines calling to Venice, asking for their help and support. (crew-center.com)
Tags: Costa Cruises, Venice
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Record-breaking floods have left much of Venice under water, forcing cruise ships to forgo scheduled calls on the city. Cruise Critic member eternalspira, who is currently onboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Spirit, posted two letters from the cruise line, informing passengers of the ship’s changing itinerary. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
Following the recent news that Venice will stop cruise ships weighing more than 1,000 tons docking in its historic center, Ralph Hollister, Associate Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view on whether this measure will achieve the aim of protecting the city’s centuries-old buildings. (more…)
There is currently no ban in place preventing cruise ships from visiting Venice. Discussions concerning the future of cruise ships using the Giudecca Canal have been ongoing for several years and those discussions continue today without any conclusion. (more…)
Tags: CLIA Europe, Venice
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Venice has appealed to top European cruise ship destinations, from Amsterdam to Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Marseille, to unite in tackling the dangers and environmental impact of hulking liners, port authorities said Thursday. (news.yahoo.com)
Cruise ship crashes Venice gardens (Alessandro Rodaro)
No matter if a giant cruise ship has the most sophisticated technology on board, the decision of the capitan and his officers to set up the ship just in the middle of storm has been an absurd decision. (more…)
Tags: Costa Cruises, Venice
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The attempt made by the Unesco World Heritage Committee at their current meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, to pass over the subject of Venice and its problems in silence and permit a damaging decision regarding cruise ships and the city was challenged by the influential lobby group Europa Nostra. (theartnewspaper.com)
Venice should be put on the United Nations’ list of endangered cities and cruise ships should be banned from its fragile lagoon to prevent an ecological disaster, Italy’s main conservation group said on Monday. (reuters.com)
Strolling down a tiny street in Venice’s San Marco district, a couple pauses in front of a hand-crafted leather goods stall, one of hundreds of “authentically Venetian” shops lining the cobblestone streets of the city’s tourist thoroughfares. Holding hands, they stop to embrace in front of the famed Grand Canal. (edition.cnn.com)
CLIA cruise lines welcome the statements by the Mayor of Venice demanding an urgent solution that would allow larger cruise vessels to access the Venice cruise terminal (Marittima) via an alternative route that avoids the Giudecca Canal. (more…)
After a 275-meter cruise ship crashed into a tourist boat, Venice residents have demanded that the giant vessels stay away. The issue of cruise liners sailing Venice’s Giudecca Canal has long been a point of tension. Around 5,000 residents of the northern Italian city of Venice on Saturday protested against the presence of cruise ships in the busy Giudecca Canal, following a ship accident earlier in the week. (dw.com)
MSC Cruises and Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection have canceled upcoming cruises following a collision June 2 that involved MSC Opera and Uniworld’s River Countess, in Venice’s Giudecca Canal. (cruisecritic.com)
Tags: CLIA, MSC Cruises, Uniworld River Cruises, Venice
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Venice cruise ship crash sparks protests, backlash (CBS This Morning)
A collision on a busy canal in Venice is sparking new calls for banning cruise ships in the area. On Sunday the MSC Opera cruise liner lost control – the massive ship unable to stop. On the dock, people fled as the towering, 13-deck-high vessel, its horn blaring, grinded into a much smaller river boat and a crowded pier. Five people were hurt. Seth Doane reports. (CBS This Morning)
Tags: MSC Cruises, Uniworld River Cruises, Venice
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MSC Opera incidente Venezia (Credit: Infinity)
Tourists have been filmed running along a wharf seconds before an out of control cruise ship crashes into it. The footage, from the San Basilio cruise terminal in Venice, was captured about 8.30am Sunday local time, Italian media reported. (news.com.au)
Tags: MSC Cruises, Uniworld River Cruises, Venice
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Without dredging, the port of Venice is blocked. We have been waiting too long for the approval from the Interregional Authority for Public Works, which hasn’t come: the situation is critical, and we are suffering as a result. (themeditelegraph.com)
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Street artist Banksy appears to have turned up unannounced at the Venice Biennale, and may have even been kicked out of one of the city’s most famous piazzas for running a stall without a permit. Banksy posted a short video on his verified Instagram account showing a man with a series of paintings depicting a huge cruise ship looming over the Italian city, before local police appear to move him on. (edition.cnn.com)
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has expressed disappointment in a new proposed tax on day visitors to Venice’s historic city center. “CLIA and its members are disappointed that the Italian Government supported the proposal to introduce a local entrance tax for visitors to Venice in its recent budget bill,” the organization said in a statement shared with Travel Agent.
