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Author's Note: This article was first published on July 17, 2024.
The president of the European Union, the world's largest maritime trade body, has warned that its members may have to avoid some of the world's most famous destinations to protect passengers amid a backlash. Excess tourism.
Some European cities have expressed frustration with the increase in the number of tourists and its impact on the price of everything from food to accommodation and local ecosystems. Environmental traces of tourism are a common complaint on cruise ships that emit giant carbon.
In Barcelona, a popular destination for boaters, locals go Shoot the tourists with a water pistol.. Protesters in Spain's Canary Islands began a hunger strike in April to protest overcrowding.
Last October, passengers were greeted by protesters. Dressed as a polar bear and a sea lion As they disembarked at the French port of Brittany, they nodded to the polluting industry.
A study from the Transportation and Environment Campaign team found European luxury cruise ship Emits as much as 1 billion cars of toxic sulfur.
Rising tide
As protests escalated, the International Cruise Lines Association (CLIA) suggested it may have to divert ships to protect passengers from violence.
“There will be some considerations in adapting along the way if for some reason we feel that all passengers will not be treated properly,” said Marie-Caroline Laurent, European Director of CLIA. Told Reuters.
Laurent did not specify which cities were excluded from the trip, but it was easy to attend. With the aftermath of a wave of protests across the continent in recent months.
Mayor of Barcelona, Most popular in Europe The port for cruise ships says the city will not be able to handle the 3.5 million passengers it will have by 2023.
The CLIA defends its presence in Barcelona, saying only 4% of the city's tourists are boat passengers.
Venice Prohibited Cruise Ship From the Center in 2021 introduced the so-called “Tourism tax“To prevent or earn extra money from day commuters to the city this summer, months after the transition to the level Group size Which can gather in the city.
Meanwhile, Amsterdam Nearly half plan The number of cruise ships that can stop at its port every year by 2026 and ban it completely by 2035.
And in Greece, residents used drones to comply with new police rules on sun loungers in a bid to Stop overcrowding On the coast of the country.
Despite complaints of an increasing lack of hospitality, the global cruise ship industry is set to carry 10.7% more passengers in 2028 compared to 2023, when 31.7 million tourists boarded the ship. .
