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| Another Major City Has Just Banned Cruise Ships: Here's Why |
| 2023-07-26 |
| [People] The crackdown on cruises is expanding to another major city. In a multi-step effort to tame what they call "nuisance tourism," leaders in this tourist-favorite city are looking to place limits on cruise ships. Amsterdam city officials confirmed Friday that they voted to ban cruise ships from disembarking passengers in the downtown area or docking at a terminal near the center of the Dutch capital. The ban comes as the latest effort by city officials to cut down on the high volume of tourists coming into the city each year and to prevent air pollution. The political party D66 said in an announcement on Thursday that a majority of the city council voted in favor of the proposal. The liberal political party has a strong focus on combating climate issues. "Cruise ships in the center of the city don't fit in with Amsterdam's task of cutting the number of tourists," said D66 party leader Ilana Rooderkerk. Rooderkerk also recently compared cruise tourists to a type of "plague of locusts" when they descend the ship to spend a short time in the city all at once. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Really Really Really Liberal. |
| Posted by: Spomonter Speaking for Boskone8031 2023-07-26 21:52 |
| #3 I guessed Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-26 12:41 |
| #2 I used to get laughs from the people in my department by saying "This company considers customers to be a necessary evil." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-26 12:34 |
| #1 They want to encourage tourism, just without the tourists. Maybe we should just mail them some money. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-07-26 12:32 |