jeanlyon Posted December 31, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 31, 2023 No wonder cruises are not going to Venice very often. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67851201 by George Wright and Adam Durbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted December 31, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 31, 2023 "Cutting off noses to spite faces" comes to mind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted December 31, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted December 31, 2023 No I tend to agree. Same as Dubrovnik, last time we were there, 4 enormous ships and Aurora. Could not move in the town at all. It was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted December 31, 2023 #4 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, david63 said: "Cutting off noses to spite faces" comes to mind Hardly. It’s grossly overtouristed, just as parts of Spain used to be, and they can well afford to be more selective. Cruise passengers bring very little money to a place compared with those who actually stay there for a few days. Amsterdam has a similar approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted December 31, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted December 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, Harry Peterson said: Hardly. It’s grossly overtouristed, just as parts of Spain used to be, and they can well afford to be more selective. Cruise passengers bring very little money to a place compared with those who actually stay there for a few days. Amsterdam has a similar approach. Yes that's true. Cruise passengers spend very little ashore. We always DIY and do have lunch out, as it makes such a lovely change 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted December 31, 2023 #6 Share Posted December 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, Harry Peterson said: Cruise passengers bring very little money to a place compared with those who actually stay there for a few days But this latest restriction is not aimed specifically at cruise passenges but at all tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted December 31, 2023 #7 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 minute ago, david63 said: But this latest restriction is not aimed specifically at cruise passenges but at all tourists Absolutely, but they’re primarily day trippers, like cruise passengers, and don’t bring enough into Venice to compensate for the damage caused by overtourism. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted December 31, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Harry Peterson said: Absolutely, but they’re primarily day trippers, like cruise passengers, and don’t bring enough into Venice to compensate for the damage caused by overtourism. It will stop a coach load of cruise people on an excursion, unless you split them into 2 and they all have headsets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted December 31, 2023 #9 Share Posted December 31, 2023 14 minutes ago, jeanlyon said: It will stop a coach load of cruise people on an excursion, unless you split them into 2 and they all have headsets! I’m guessing you get some of this in Salcombe, Jean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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