The port authority swiftly set up a tender process to construct a new cruise terminal at Marghera. It was nearing its end when the latest government decree was handed down on March 31 – making a ...

Venice has become one of the world’s most important cruise destinations over the last two decades, and in 2019 served as a lucrative turnaround point for 667 cruise ships carrying nearly 700,000 ...

Venice has become one of the world’s most important cruise destinations over the last two decades, and in 2019 served as a lucrative turnaround point for 667 cruise ships carrying nearly 700,000 ...

Italian Premier Mario Draghi’s government pledged this spring to get cruise ships out of the Venice lagoon, but reaching that goal will take time. Even an interim solution rerouting ships away ...

A new passenger port will be built in a nearby industrial port town. — -- After years of studies, protests and legal debates, the Italian government has announced that large cruise ships and ...

The Marghera port channel will also require some serious modification to make it deep and wide enough to handle most cruise ships. For now, Da Mosto said the decree does, at least, eliminate the ...

Cruise ships currently dock in the city center, gliding past the historic St Mark’s Square on their way in. But now the Italian government has banned cruise ships from the lagoon entirely.

The Italian government has voted to ban cruise ships from the Venice lagoon, but while authorities look at plans for a new terminal, 2021 will see ships back in the city.

The Italian government recently decreed that large cruise ships will no longer be allowed within Venice, and a new cruise terminal will be built on the Adriatic Sea. (John Lord/Flickr/ CC BY 2.0 ...

Port guide: Venice, Italy Brian Johnston April 30, 2025 — 10.20am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...

Venice has become one of the world’s most important cruise destinations over the last two decades, and in 2019 served as a lucrative turnaround point for 667 cruise ships carrying nearly 700,000 ...