https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian cruise line Costa Cruises was the first to welcome passengers aboard in more than four months as Italy began lifting its coronavirus restrictions. https://www.thelocal.it/20210503/italian-cruise-ship-sets-sail-for-the-first-time-in-four-months Mon, 03 May 2021 13:21:00 +0200 italian-cruise-ship-sets-sail-for-the-first-time-in-four-months A Venice citizen's group is cheering a temporary victory as cruise lines pull out of the lagoon city this year due to coronavirus logistical challenges, even as pressure rises from furloughed port workers. https://www.thelocal.it/20200814/venice-anti-cruise-ship-activists-cheer-temporary-victory-as-liners-pull-out Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:20:15 +0200 venice-anti-cruise-ship-activists-cheer-temporary-victory-as-liners-pull-out Large cruise ships will soon be banished from the centre of Venice, Italy's transport minister announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171108/venice-to-ban-all-large-ships-from-st-marks-to-protect-historic-buildings Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:48:21 +0100 venice-to-ban-all-large-ships-from-st-marks-to-protect-historic-buildings Italy's Transport Ministry is working on a solution to the problem of large cruise ships in Venice, the city's mayor has said, with the latest proposal a relocation of the biggest boats. https://www.thelocal.it/20170704/italian-ministers-are-working-on-a-plan-to-keep-big-cruise-ships-out-of-venice Tue, 04 Jul 2017 17:25:46 +0200 italian-ministers-are-working-on-a-plan-to-keep-big-cruise-ships-out-of-venice Venetians took to the waters to protest against large cruise ships in the lagoon, with some dressed as pirates to make the point that they feel their city is being 'invaded'. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/venetians-dress-as-pirates-to-protest-tourist-cruise-ships Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:57:03 +0200 venetians-dress-as-pirates-to-protest-tourist-cruise-ships UPDATED: Two cruise companies whose passengers were among the victims of a deadly attack on a Tunis museum on Thursday suspended stopovers in the city. https://www.thelocal.it/20150319/costa-crociere-suspends-cruise-stopovers-in-tunis Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:33:23 +0100 costa-crociere-suspends-cruise-stopovers-in-tunis Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino claimed on Wednesday that his decision to delay evacuation of the stricken cruise ship may actually have saved lives in the 2012 disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20141203/schettino-claims-his-actions-saved-lives Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:18:00 +0100 schettino-claims-his-actions-saved-lives Hundreds of mostly Syrian refugees rescued by a cruise liner were refusing on Friday to disembark at Cyprus's main port, demanding instead to be taken to Italy, the cruise company said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/saved-migrants-demand-to-be-sent-to-italy Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:23:00 +0200 saved-migrants-demand-to-be-sent-to-italy Italians on the island of Giglio have expressed their relief at the departure of the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck, which on Wednesday embarked on its journey to a scrapyard in one of the biggest salvage operations in maritime history. https://www.thelocal.it/20140724/italians-reclaim-giglio-after-concordia-departs Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:10:00 +0200 italians-reclaim-giglio-after-concordia-departs The captain of Costa Concordia, which sunk off the Tuscan coast in January 2012, killing 32 people, partied on the island of Ischia on Monday night as the ship prepared to be towed away. https://www.thelocal.it/20140722/captain-coward-parties-as-shipwreck-is-towed-away Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:08:00 +0200 captain-coward-parties-as-shipwreck-is-towed-away It's nursing season in Europe's biggest marine sanctuary and schools of whales have brought their young to Italian shores - but environmentalists warn they are at risk from toxins leaked by the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship. https://www.thelocal.it/20140715/whales-and-dolphins-at-risk-as-concordia-is-moved Tue, 15 Jul 2014 11:15:00 +0200 whales-and-dolphins-at-risk-as-concordia-is-moved An unprecedented operation to refloat the shipwrecked Costa Concordia began Monday in Italy, with salvage workers attempting to raise the rusty liner from its watery grave on the shores of a rugged Tuscan island. https://www.thelocal.it/20140714/risky-costa-concordia-refloat-gets-underway Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0200 risky-costa-concordia-refloat-gets-underway An unprecedented operation to refloat the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship is planned to begin on Monday - two and a half years after it foundered off the Tuscan island of Giglio, salvage coordinators said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140710/costa-concordia-removal-planned-to-start-on-monday Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:13:00 +0200 costa-concordia-removal-planned-to-start-on-monday The Italian government has decided to ban the biggest cruise ships from Venice, driving out tourists in a bid to save the UNESCO World Heritage Site from crumbling. https://www.thelocal.it/20131106/venice-cruise-ship-ban-to-drive-out-tourists Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:20:00 +0100 venice-cruise-ship-ban-to-drive-out-tourists An Italian court is preparing to rule on plea bargains for five suspects in the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, including the Indonesian helmsman who misunderstood the captain's orders in the moment of the crash. https://www.thelocal.it/20130719/italy-court-to-rule-on-deal-for-concordia-suspects Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:00:00 +0200 italy-court-to-rule-on-deal-for-concordia-suspects The trial of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino is set to get under way on Wednesday, with survivors of the 2012 nighttime disaster and relatives of the 32 victims expected to attend. https://www.thelocal.it/20130717/italys-most-hated-man-on-trial-over-ship-wreck Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:31:00 +0200 italys-most-hated-man-on-trial-over-ship-wreck Francesco Schettino, captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship will go on trial in Italy on Tuesday, facing manslaughter charges over the liner's tragic sinking which cost 32 lives. https://www.thelocal.it/20130705/concordia-trial-could-involve-up-to-250-plaintiffs Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:17:00 +0200 concordia-trial-could-involve-up-to-250-plaintiffs The European cruise ship business grew by three percent in 2012 despite the eurozone crisis and the Costa Concordia liner disaster, a trade report said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130626/cruise-ship-travel-grows-despite-concordia-crash Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:07:00 +0200 cruise-ship-travel-grows-despite-concordia-crash