ship to leave venice since the pandemic began has set sail. while people are keen to get back to normality, not everyone was happy about the ship entering the giudecca canal. rachel stanton reports. no big ships . that is what is on the flags being waved here in venice. people have taken to the streets and waters, as they are concerned about the impact cruise ships have on the historic city. back in march this year, italy s government said cruise ships would no longer sail past venice s st mark s square and dock in the historic centre, but would instead be diverted to the city s industrial port. however, the infrastructure is not yet in place for this to happen. this is the msc 0rchestra. it s set to cruise around the mediterranean with about 650 passengers. but residents in venice have been urging the government to ban large ships from the lagoon over safety and environmental concerns.
back in march this year, italy s government said cruise ships would no longer sail past venice s st mark s square and the dock in the historic centre, but would instead be diverted to the city s industrial port. however, the infrastructure is not yet in place for this to happen. this is the msc 0rchestra. it s set to cruise around the mediterranean with about 650 passengers. but residents in venice have been urging the government to ban large ships from the lagoon over safety and environmental concerns. the reason we are here is because we are citizens of venice and we are against this passage, but we are also against this type of tourism model that is destroying the city and is pushing out residents and people that want to live here. a rival protest also took place in support of the resumption of the tourist season. many have suffered
they must pay. the first cruise ship to leave venice since the pandemic began has set sail. while people are keen to get back to normality, not everyone was happy about the ship entering the canal. rachel stanton reports. no big ships . that is what is on the flags being waved here in venice. people have taken to the streets and waters, as they are concerned about the impact ships have on the historic city. back in march this year, italy s government said cruise ships would no longer sail past venice s st mark s square and dock in the historic centre, but would instead be diverted to the city s industrial port. however, the infrastructure is not yet in place for this to happen. this is the msc 0rchestra. it s set to cruise around the mediterranean with about 650 passengers. but residents in venice have been urging the government to ban large
centre, but would instead be diverted to the city s industrial port. however, the infrastructure is not yet in place for this to happen. this is the msc 0rchestra. it s set to cruise around the mediterranean with about 650 passengers. but residents in venice have been urging the government to ban large ships from the lagoon over safety and environmental concerns. the reason we are here is because we are citizens of venice and we are against this passage, but we are also against this type of tourism model that is destroying the city and is pushing out residents and people that want to live here. a rival protest also took place in support of the resumption of the tourist season. many have suffered financially as well as losing their livelihoods. in the last two decades, the picturesque city has become one of the world s most important cruise destinations,
social media company. they will be desperate to rebuild relationships with the government. for context, this has happened because twitter deleted a post by president buhari earlier this week, saying it breached their rules, many users flagged the post because they felt it was a threat to a succession is to movement in the south east of nigeria. a cruise ship has arrived in venice for the first time since the covid pandemic began, despite a ban on such vessels entering the city s historic centre. the msc 0rchestra is picking up about 650 passengers for a mediterranean journey. all of them had to produce negative covid tests before they were allowed to board. but some people have been protesting about this as they are concerned about the impact cruise ships will have on venice. coventry is staging its first major events to mark its year as the uk s city of culture. the pandemic meant that