Cruise ships in Venice

Laura Jacobs + Natascha Hänni TIA – 18th of Nov.

Index• Overview : Venice + Venice Port

• Problem: Are Cruise Ships killing Venice?

• Impacts on Tourism

• Recommendations

• Conclusion

• Sources

Overview Port VeniceThe Port in Figures• 20,450,000 sqm• 30,000 m of quayside - 163 active berths• 205 km of internal railroad network• 26 cargo terminals• 8 passenger terminals• 18,000 workers• 2,300,000 passengers/year

Overview Situation• At one weekend: 12 cruise liners entered Venice

within 24 hours, containing 35,000 tourists

• Protests!

• Safety concerns = Costa Concordia Tragedy

• Risk to the city’s infrastructure and inhabitants?

• 1999 = 100,000 passengers• 2012 = 1.7 million passengers

Are cruise ships killing Venice?

• 2.7% of all CO2 emissions in 2007 < cruise ships• EPA estimations: A typical cruise ship generates

per day…o 21,000 gallons (appx. 79,493.65 litres) of sewageo 1 ton of garbageo 170,000 gallons (appx. 643,520.00 litres) of wastewater from sinks,

showers and laundryo More than 25 pounds (11.3 kg) of batteries, fluorescent lights, medical

wastes and expired chemicalso Up to 6,400 gallons (24,226.64 l)of oily bilge water from engineso Four plastic bottles per passenger

• Cruise ship guest capacity differs from 300 to 7,300o 75% - 85% of garbage is incinerated → smogo A 3,000 pax ship has more daily fuel pollution than 12,000 cars

→ Not so healthy…

Problem: Are cruise ships killing Venice?

• Venice is in a tricky situation already

• Tourism

• Cruise tourism

Impacts on tourism:Venice sinking

• Inhabitants have to move

• Art & buildings

Impacts on tourism:Cruise ship banning

Travellers

Companies

Recommendations• Cruise tourism

• Venice sinking

• Both

Questions ?

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