The destinations trying to ban cruise ships and their ‘low-cost clientele’. The cruise backlash continues – see our map of every city trying to ban them
This year has barely started and, already, the first warning shots have been fired across the bows of the cruise industry as more ports draw up battle lines banning passenger ships or hitting them with punitive taxes.
The French Riviera city of Nice led the latest high-profile assault last month after mayor Christian Estrosi unexpectedly declared that he intended to bar large ships from calling at the glitzy resort and its near neighbour Villefranche-sur-Mer, which is a popular stop on Mediterranean itineraries.
