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Cruise Tourism Faces New Limits in France as Good and Villefranche-sur-Mer Block Passenger Landings for Massive Ships to Curb Overcrowding
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Beginning July 1, cruise ships carrying over 900 passengers will now not be allowed to disembark vacationers in Good and Villefranche-sur-Mer, following the implementation of a brand new decree. Whereas vessels can nonetheless enter the waters, the restriction prevents friends from coming ashore for excursions, in response to a report by Le Monde.
This regulation primarily impacts bigger cruise ships that sometimes anchor in Villefranche-sur-Mer and transport passengers to shore by way of tenders. In 2025, practically 90 cruise calls are anticipated at this harbor, with round two-thirds of these involving ships exceeding the 900-passenger restrict.
In the meantime, Good will proceed to welcome smaller cruise ships, with roughly 124 port calls scheduled this yr. To additional improve sustainability efforts, the town is contemplating putting in shore energy infrastructure, permitting docked ships to function with out operating their engines.
The Cruise Strains Worldwide Affiliation (CLIA) expressed shock on the determination, noting that no massive cruise ships are at present slated to go to Good in 2025. Nonetheless, Villefranche-sur-Mer is about to obtain visits from three massive cruise ships and 34 mid-sized vessels all year long.
This transfer displays a broader development throughout Europe, the place in style locations are introducing tighter laws on cruise tourism to scale back environmental influence and handle customer movement extra successfully.
