Cruise Ships at Venice, Total Chaos: A Protest from AmbienteVenezia and Comitato NOGrandiNavi

One day, the best available project for managing cruise ships at Venice is approved by one commission – the next day it is shot down by the Minister of Infrastructure who has other, much more destructive solutions he (and powerful business lobbies) favors. The protest of yet another lost opportunity follows below. 12-28-2016 “…unfortunately in … More Cruise Ships at Venice, Total Chaos: A Protest from AmbienteVenezia and Comitato NOGrandiNavi

2,000 People Dance and Sing at the ‘No Grandi Navi’ party.

The ‘No Grandi Navi’ groups staged yet another protest against the traffic of large cruise ships in the Bacino di San Marco and the canal of Guidecca on Sept. 25, 2016. According to organizers, this time a ‘party’ was chosen, with 2,000 people along the shore of the Zattere to delay the six cruise ships … More 2,000 People Dance and Sing at the ‘No Grandi Navi’ party.