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Update On The Venice Cruise Ship Ban

Back in November the City of Venice, Italy announced that they would ban all large passenger ships from the cities canals. Effective this coming November, any ship over 96,000gt would not be allowed in Venice’s main lagoon. Today, it was announced that the ban has been pushed back into next year. The restrictions placed on […]

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News Reports Allege Carnival Ship “Saluted” In Venice

Recent Italian media agencies have published articles alleging the Carnival Sunshine performed a dangerous maneuver known as a “salute” while sailing out of Venice. The media reports claim that the ship passed within 20 metres of the Venetian shoreline. Now, here is what the reports fail to mention. At the time of the alleged incident, […]