Venice Cruise Ship Ban

The government said the Venice cruise ship ban was necessary to protect a historical-cultural heritage not only of Italy but of the whole world.

Venice cruise ship ban. Large cruise ships will be banned from sailing into the centre of Venice from 1 August amid fears they are causing irreparable damage to the lagoon city Italys government has said. Now cruise ships will be banned from sailing. But the move is a largely controversial one.

Venice finally bans cruise ships from its lagoon Julia Buckley CNN Published 1st April 2021 CNN For those on a Mediterranean cruise its one of the most memorable sights. It is a permanent ban unlike the temporary halts that the Italian government had previously introduced in recent years. The Venice cruise ship ban will see all cruise traffic diverted from the Venice city centre to Marghera a mainland industrial port nearby.

After years of protests by environmental and cultural conservation groups Venice will officially ban large cruise shipsthose longer than 590 feet and heavier than 25000 tonsbeginning Aug. The Italian government announced that large cruise ships will be banned from entering the Venice lagoon. Venice will no longer allow large cruise ships from entering the Basin of San Marco the Canal of San Marco and the Giudecca Canal.

On July 13 the Italian government banned all cruise ships from sailing through the city center bowing to pressure from Venice residents and UN. On Wednesday Financial Times reported that cruise ships would be diverted away from Venice city center. Vessels weighing more than 25000 metric tons or longer than 180 meters 590 feet will be affected by the ban.

Cruise ships banned from Venice. Many residents have long been frustrated with the. Then it became a pre-ban for an uncertain date in the future.

July 14 2021 613 AM PDT By Claudio Lavanga and Yuliya Talmazan ROME Italy on Tuesday banned big cruise ships from sailing into Venice. Cruise ships are currently unable to enter Venice due to coronavirus restrictions but their absence since has been credited with improving water quality in the lagoons. Venice Italy CNN It was the story that made waves around the world.