Cruise ships in Venice

1. Laura Jacobs + Natascha Hänni TIA – 18th of Nov. Cruise ships in Venice

2. Index • Overview : Venice + Venice Port • Problem: Are Cruise Ships killing Venice? • Impacts on Tourism • Recommendations • Conclusion • Sources

3. Overview Port Venice • The 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

4. 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

5. Are cruise ships killing Venice? • 2.7% of all CO2 emissions in 2007 < cruise ships • EPA estimations: A typical cruise ship generates per day… • 21,000 gallons (appx. 79,493.65 litres) of sewage • 1 ton of garbage • 170,000 gallons (appx. 643,520.00 litres)of wastewater from sinks, showers and laundry • More than 25 pounds (11.3 kg) of batteries, fluorescent lights, medical wastes and expired chemicals • Up to 6,400 gallons (24,226.64 l)of oily bilge water from engines • Four plastic bottles per passenger • Cruise ship guest capacity differs from 300 to 7,300 • 75% - 85% of garbage is incinerated → smog • A 3,000 pax ship has more daily fuel pollution than 12,000 cars → Not so healthy…

6. Problem: Are cruise ships killing Venice? • Venice is in a tricky situation already • Tourism • Cruise tourism

7. Impacts on tourism:Venice sinking • Inhabitants have to move • Art & buildings

8. Impacts on tourism:Cruise ship banning Travellers Companies

9. Recommendations • Cruise tourism • Venice sinking • Both

10. Questions ?

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