Environmental activists had been out in drive final weekend in Brittany, France, in opposition to the rising variety of cruise ship visits. The Cease Croisières BZH and Extinction Revolt teams managed to dam a cruise ship coming into the port of Finistère.
Protestors Cease Luxurious Cruise Ship Company from Coming Ashore
A number of protestors took to the water to disclaim entry to the Seven Seas Voyager. The ship has a visitor capability of virtually 700. Protestors waved a banner stating: “We’re the iceberg.” The ship was unable to tender visitors ashore.
| “No cruise liners referred to as at Concarneau right now. For us, that’s successful as a result of we’re combating towards luxurious cruise ships,” one activist stated. “We predict they’re an ecological absurdity and a logo of social inequality.” |
Final yr, cruise passengers had been jeered when coming ashore on the close by port of Douarnenez. There have been cries of “you aren’t welcome” and “disgrace on you” aimed toward visitors aboard the Atlas Ocean Voyages vessel’ World Traveller.’ It is a comparatively small yacht-style vessel with a visitor capability of simply over 100.
Though there have been no arrests, the port of Douarnenez has been one thing of a flashpoint for anti-cruise protests. Shore visits have prior to now been canceled or supervised by a police escort.
🔴 On suffoque, et en mer Méditerranée et dans nos ports, d’énormes bateaux polluent notre air en toute impunité ! Vous voulez que ça s’arrête ? Moi aussi.
Marseillaises, Marseillais, mobilisons-nous !
Signez la pétition de @marseille : https://t.co/8S1sqwDBgS pic.twitter.com/fV3PwWouv4
— Benoît Payan (@BenoitPayan) July 19, 2022
Like elsewhere in Europe, there’s rising opposition to the unrestrained development of cruise ship tourism in France. The mayor of Marseille Benoît Payan has been vocal in opposition to massive cruise liners, which he describes as “floating cities” that he claims “emit as a lot air pollution as one million vehicles.”
A 2023 examine discovered Marseille and the Channel ferry port of Le Havre had been among the many most polluted ports in Europe.
Anti-cruise Sentiment Spreading Throughout Europe
Main vacationer locations like Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Venice have taken measures to limit cruise ship visitors. Only recently, Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed plans to prohibit ship visits to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos.
