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ROME – Declaring Venice's waterways a “national monument,” Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into the lagoon city, which risked being declared an imperiled world heritage site by the United Nations within days. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said the ban was urgently adopted at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday and will take effect Aug. 1. It applies to the lagoon basin near St. Mark’s Square and the Giudecca Canal, which is a major marine artery in Venice. Franceschini said the government decided to act fast “to avoid the concrete risk” that the U.N. culture agency...

Italy will ban large cruise ships from Venice beginning Aug. 1 The ban applies to the lagoon basin near St. Mark's Square and the Giudecca Canal that slices through the city. Author: Associated Press Updated: 4:24 PM EDT July 13, 2021 Declaring Venice's waterways a "national monument," Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into the lagoon city, which risked being declared an imperiled world heritage site by the United Nations later this month.  Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said the ban was urgently adopted at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday and ...

Italian premier Mario Draghi's office specified that ships that don't have any of those characteristics and thus "are considered sustainable" to the Venetian environment can continue to dock in Venice. The premier's office noted that permitted ships generally have about 200 passengers compared to the thousands that huge cruise vessels carry. Franceschini said the government decided to act fast "to avoid the concrete risk" that the U.N. culture agency Unesco would add Venice to its "World Heritage in Danger" list after it begins a meeting later this week in Beijing. The Cabinet decree also "es...

Published July 14, 2021, 6:16 AM ROME, Italy – Large cruise ships will be banned from sailing into the centre of Venice from August 1, Italy announced Tuesday after years of warnings they risk causing irreparable damage to the lagoon city. (FILES) In this file photo taken on June 05, 2021 tugboats escort the MSC Orchestra cruise ship across the basin past the Bell Tower and the Doge’s palace as it leaves Venice. Large cruise ships will be banned from sailing into the centre of Venice from August 1 amid fears they are causing irreparable damage to the lagoon city, Italy’s government said...

Italy to ban large cruise ships from Venice's waterways At least four temporary docking sites will be built nearby on the northwestern Adriatic Sea, as Italy looks to avoid having Venice classified as an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO. Social Sharing The Associated Press · Posted: Jul 13, 2021 8:40 PM ET | Last Updated: July 14 MSC Orchestra passes the Giudecca Canal in Venice, Italy, on June 3, the first large cruise liner to travel the canal since the COVID-19 pandemic began. (JC Viens/The Associated Press)