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Venice is really a fairly small place, and definitely has limited capacity to handle tourists. I can definitely see limiting the number of day visitors here, although I don't know that completely banning all of the cruise ships is their best solution. Today the business of Venice is tourism. Without tourists, it would not survive.

The issue of the ships is somewhat different from the number of tourists issue. because of their sheer size, they change the currents, channels and sea life of the islands in ways that would be different if anchored on other shores of the lagoon. Plus, at anchor in Venice, they tower over the buildings.

Ships have lots of different ways of getting their travelers to a destination, if they can't dock there. Smaller boats to shuttle people back and forth are very popular with tourists and the cruise companies, and would work well here.

In this case, docking at Mestre and using bus or train to enter Venice could be at least a partial solution...

Good for them. I approve wholeheartedly of the people taking charge when their government has failed to protect them. There's a cruise ship ad running, possibly Viking, advertising their bigger (non-river) cruise ships. It shows a giant ship passing by the end of a small Venice canal, dwarfing the ancient buildings as it glides past. I'm astonished every time I see it, that this is an image that they believe will convince me to buy one of their cruises, seemingly oblivious to the fact that...

A bit of Civil Disorder is always a good reminder to the Government that it is not in control of public opinion. And no one got shot.

I enjoyed this peek into HMY Britannia very much, having only seen it from the outside when it wasn't open. The only jarring note is the unfortunate choice of upholstery fabric with the carpets (or vice versa) in the Queen's lounge. More Labour cost-cutting? Otherwise, what a lovely place to spend one's "holiday". Thanks, Ian!

DrFumblefinger visits the Vasa Museum, the most popular museum in Scandinavia. Here you'll find displayed an intact and remarkably well preserved warship that is almost 400 years old.

Samantha shares some of the different types of transportation she saw while in Juneau, Alaska earlier this year.

Not to be forgotten are the snowmachines and dog mushers in the wintertime.

Looking forward to cruising again but worried that it may not be the same after COVID? Perhaps too many health checks and rules for it to be the relaxing and fun-filled experience it used to be. Or maybe you just don’t want to mix with 3,000 other passengers any more. For a completely different experience have you ever considered cruising on a cargo ship? Of course cargo ships still have to make sure they stay healthy, but as there will likely be no more than 12 passengers on your cargo ship...

Something to keep in mind, a variety of factors can conspire to keep passengers on the ship at ports. Having sailed on CMA CGM from Singapore to Malta, for a variety of reasons we were never allowed off the ship. Travelers should definitely check specifics before booking if it's important to them.

Hello everyone, my friends and I are going on vacation to Turkey, I would like to explore all the historical places and excursions, do you have any tips?

Gumbo was visiting the Viking Ship Museum, sitting at the end of a fjord in Roskilde. Besides preserving and demonstrating how Viking ships were constructed, the museum features the remains of 5 original Viking ships that are more than a thousand years old.

LestertheInvester outlines a journey from South America to Antarctica, aboard the fabulous new expedition ship, the Viking Octantis.

    Hopping a freighter isn’t what it used to be.  Which is to say it takes a great deal more planning and bother than the adventure of my imagination.  Maybe I could find a tramp freighter if hanging around in a...

Not surprisingly, since most of the population of Egypt is on the west side of the Suez Canal, there are few crossing points along it’s length.  I spent hours at the windows of my cabin on a container ship taking pictures of the...

This is a must-see when in Downtown Denver. Samantha shares pictures of the elegant and Historic Brown Palace in Denver, CO.

Air travel is not the only place that rapidly growing Chinese tourism is shaking up markets.

Jonathan L figures out just how large modern cruise ships really are.