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 Venice has avoided being named a world heritage site in danger by UNESCO on Thursday after Italy moved to ban large cruise ships from sailing into the city centre. https://www.thelocal.it/20210723/venice-dodges-unesco-endangered-listing-after-placing-new-limit-on-cruise-ships Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:55:10 +0200 venice-dodges-unesco-endangered-listing-after-placing-new-limit-on-cruise-ships The Italian government has announced that it will ban large cruise ships from sailing through the centre of Venice from August, but many are asking what this really means for the future of the lagoon city - and if it will happen at all. https://www.thelocal.it/20210715/is-venice-really-banning-cruise-ships-this-time Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:22:15 +0200 is-venice-really-banning-cruise-ships-this-time Larger cruise ships will be banned from sailing into the centre of Venice from August 1st, Italy has announced, after Unesco's threat to add the city to its list of endangered heritage sites. https://www.thelocal.it/20210714/venice-bans-large-cruise-ships-from-centre-after-unesco-threat-of-endangered-status Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:23:57 +0200 venice-bans-large-cruise-ships-from-centre-after-unesco-threat-of-endangered-status The UN art heritage agency has said it may put Venice on its ‘endangered’ list if the lagoon city does not permanently ban cruise ships from docking there. https://www.thelocal.it/20210622/venice-may-be-put-on-endangered-list-if-cruise-ships-not-banned-says-unesco Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:53:22 +0200 venice-may-be-put-on-endangered-list-if-cruise-ships-not-banned-says-unesco The first cruise ship cast off from Venice on Saturday after almost one and a half years' suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, reinflaming a war of words between supporters and opponents of the massive floating hotels. https://www.thelocal.it/20210606/protesters-demonstrate-against-cruise-ships-return-to-venice Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:38:42 +0200 protesters-demonstrate-against-cruise-ships-return-to-venice A cruise ship arrived in Venice on Thursday for the first time since the pandemic began, signalling the return of mass tourism and sparking fresh concern about its impact on the world heritage site. https://www.thelocal.it/20210603/theyre-back-first-cruise-ship-in-17-months-arrives-in-venice Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:48:18 +0200 theyre-back-first-cruise-ship-in-17-months-arrives-in-venice Costa Cruises returned to Italian waters this week, with the Costa Deliziosa setting sail from the Adriatic port of Trieste after a coronavirus furlough of more than five months. https://www.thelocal.it/20200907/second-major-cruise-line-resumes-post-lockdown-sailing-in-italy Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:13:55 +0200 second-major-cruise-line-resumes-post-lockdown-sailing-in-italy The first major cruise ship to resume tours of the Mediterranean since the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe set sail from the Italian city of Genoa on Sunday, as the industry tries to regain ground after a bruising hiatus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200816/cruise-ship-to-set-sail-from-genoa-in-major-moment-for-italian-tourism Sun, 16 Aug 2020 17:34:27 +0200 cruise-ship-to-set-sail-from-genoa-in-major-moment-for-italian-tourism Thousands of angry Venice residents took to the streets to protest on Sunday, even while floodwaters rose again in the canal city. https://www.thelocal.it/20191125/venetians-protest-cruise-ships-and-corruption-after-historic-flooding Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:23:07 +0100 venetians-protest-cruise-ships-and-corruption-after-historic-flooding It's been widely reported that Venice will be “banning” cruise ships starting next month. Here's why that's not actually happening - and why it wouldn't solve Venice's problems. https://www.thelocal.it/20190810/no-venice-isnt-about-to-ban-cruise-ships-from-its-lagoon Sat, 10 Aug 2019 11:07:25 +0200 no-venice-isnt-about-to-ban-cruise-ships-from-its-lagoon Venice has asked other major cruise ship destinations to join the fight against damage caused to cities by giant liners. https://www.thelocal.it/20190801/venice-leads-european-cities-in-call-for-new-rules-on-cruise-ships Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:30:20 +0200 venice-leads-european-cities-in-call-for-new-rules-on-cruise-ships Remember when we reported back in December that Venice was planning to start charging visitors an entry fee? Now city authorities say the charge won't come into effect until next year at the earliest. https://www.thelocal.it/20190702/venice-puts-off-charging-entry-fees-until-next-year Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:03:24 +0200 venice-puts-off-charging-entry-fees-until-next-year Italy's government is discussing whether giant cruise ships should be allowed in Venice after one lost control, hitting a tourist boat and crashing into the pier. https://www.thelocal.it/20190603/calls-for-venice-to-ban-cruise-ships-after-harbour-crash Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:08:40 +0200 calls-for-venice-to-ban-cruise-ships-after-harbour-crash A 36-year-old Brazilian cleaner on the Msc Musica has been declared missing after the cruise ship sailed from Venice and docked in Brindisi on June 19th. The prosecutor's office in Brindisi has opened a murder inquiry. https://www.thelocal.it/20170627/brazilian-cleaner-disappears-from-cruise-ship Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:36:46 +0200 brazilian-cleaner-disappears-from-cruise-ship 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