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Cannes pulls the ripcord: Large cruise ships severely limited!
Cannes and Nice restrict cruise tourism from 2026 for ecological protection. New rules for the number of passengers and berths.
Cannes pulls the ripcord: Large cruise ships severely limited!
Cannes in southern France is pulling the ripcord on cruise tourism. From 2024, a comprehensive regulation will come into force that will severely restrict the large cruise ships permitted. How derwesten.de reported that in the future only cruise ships with more than 3,000 passengers will be allowed to dock in Cannes every day. In addition, only 34 calls of such ships are planned for 2024, while this number is to be reduced to 31 in 2027.
The mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, highlights the importance of protecting the environment. The Bay of Cannes is considered an ecological treasure and a source of food for the region's biodiversity. With this in mind, the city aims to minimize the impact of large cruise ships on the environment and attract smaller, more modern and more environmentally friendly ships in the future.
Long-term changes and environmental protection
The new regulations stipulate that from 2030 only ships with a maximum of 1,300 passengers will be allowed to dock. These measures could potentially lead to cruise vacationers who prefer traveling on large ships traveling to Cannes less often or possibly not at all. The city will thus become more exclusive for discerning cruise guests and less accessible to mass tourism.
In parallel with Cannes, the neighboring city of Nice is also strengthening its regulations on cruise tourism. From June 30, 2025, Nice will also introduce stricter regulations. Loud kreuzfahrt-praxis.de In the future, only 65 ships will be allowed to anchor off Villefranche-sur-Mer annually, with the maximum number of passengers per ship being limited to 2,500. Smaller cruise ships that carry fewer than 450 guests are also allowed to dock in the port of Nice.
A role model for other destinations
The measures implemented by Cannes and Nice could serve as a model for other European cruise destinations. Comparing the situation to other popular destinations, Barcelona charges entry fees for cruise guests, while Venice has banned large cruise ships to protect the lagoon.
In 2023, 175 cruise ships with around 460,000 guests docked in Cannes. Now it remains to be seen how the new regulations will have a lasting impact on tourism in the region and whether ships will actually switch to more environmentally friendly alternatives.