Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution
Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution
It comes months after young British men were urged not to hold bachelor parties in the Dutch capital.
Fantastic news. Every major destination should commit to banning these monstrosities until they all disappear.
73Hoenslty it's a better way to cross the ocean than planes, climate wise
-8https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/dec/20/cruises.green
Not at all. This article is 17 years old and planes have only gotten more efficient whilst the same old cruise ships continue to so the seas.
Plus a more recent article
https://www.treehugger.com/what-is-greener-boat-vs-plane-emissions-5185547
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Vacationing on a cruise ship is like being trapped in a floating mall. When they do let you out of the mall, the shore excursions are often trips to a smaller mall.
23I've been on two cruises and I've stated my opinion.
I didn't state at all that one should not like a cruise or a mall for that matter. To each is own.
7If you don’t like them, don’t go. Also some are better than others at not feeling like a mall. Some folks enjoy casinos and bars and the ship takes you to new destinations. The ship itself is the core destination and if you don’t go into it thinking than then you won’t enjoy yourself.
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Amsterdam is really trying to transition away from being a tourism destination.
4They don't care, because they already have one of the most livable cities on the planet. Locals over tourists.
13Would be great if we succeed, tourism is only a relatively small part of the economy here.
10@HobbitFoot @BrikoX They are transitioning away from that kind of tourists that they don't want - for obvious reasons. These cruise ship tourists are normally having few hours for the town. So they won't have time to really discover the city, visiting the museums, taking their time in some small restaurant, ... Instead they are carried through the city mostly by bus (I assume) and are pressed through some hand picked attractions.
5Also, the people that stay for a few hours or a single night tend to be more reckless and less mindful of local laws and etiquette.
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Now do cars
3Parking in the city center of Amsterdam will cost you more than 60 euro for a full day. But if you park at the edge of the city, close to the highway exit and next to a metro station, it will cost you 1 euro.
While it is no outright ban, it is one of the various ways the city is pushing cars away from the center.
5The Netherlands is the most bike friendly country in the world.
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Lucky I just hit Amsterdam up on a Iceland/Norway cruise in June. It’s a beautiful city and port and will be missed. There are not too many cruise ports that are in the heart of the city.
2what percentage of the port cities economy that the cruise ships stop at is driven by the cruise ship passengers? might be a net bad thing
1Will they ban planes next?
-2Government just lost a court case, forcing a reduction of flights into and out of their main airport.
https://www.ft.com/content/16597642-2ec2-4c3f-9264-7f51b8b96701
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