Tagged: Venice

With a ban on large cruise ships in the waters surrounding Venice, nearby Chioggia is one of the new go-to ports. While many welcome the new visitors, some worry that the tourism boom could turn sour. (more…)

Reduce the impact of atmospheric emissions from cruise ships arriving and mooring in the ports of the Venice Lagoon. (more…)

After one hundred days of work and an investment of almost 1.9 million euros, the first temporary landing place for cruise ships and the passenger reception and management terminal were inaugurated last week at the Liguria quay in Marghera. (more…)

The Italian cabinet has approved a decree banning large cruise ships from Venice. According to a press release on the official website of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, from Aug. 1, large ships will no longer be able to reach Venice through the San Marco Basin, the San Marco Canal and the Giudecca Canal. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The UN art heritage agency has said it would examine a proposal to put Venice on its endangered list if the lagoon city does not issue a permanent ban on cruise ships docking there, according to the Italian news agency Ansa. (theguardian.com)

Anti-cruise ship campaigners in Venice claim they were “deceived” by the Italian government as hundreds protested against huge vessels docking in the historic city’s port on Saturday. (theguardian.com)

It was the story that made waves around the world: cruise ships banned from Venice. On March 31, the Italian government issued a decree that would see cruise ships and large commercial vessels banned from the Venetian lagoon, and calling for tenders to be sought to construct a new port outside the lagoon. (edition.cnn.com)

The Italian government has (finally) approved a ban on cruise and container ships entering Venice’s Giudecca canal, which leads to the iconic St Mark’s Square. (globetrender.com)

Cruise ships will no longer sail past St Mark’s Square in Venice and will be made to dock at the lagoon city’s industrial port, the Italian government has said. (theguardian.com)

“Work! Work! Work!” shout the baggage handlers, ship cleaners and port security guards protesting on the steps of Venice’s Santa Lucia train station. The protest formed quickly and without warning – a flash mob, designed to call urgent attention to the 6,000 Venetians who rely on the cruise industry for work. After 15 minutes they are gone. (bbc.com)

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…)