Overview

• Cannes city councillors approved on June 29 a rule limiting vessels to under 1,000 passengers and capping daily disembarkations at 6,000, effective January 1, 2026.
• Ships exceeding the passenger limit must transfer travelers to smaller tender boats before entering the port.
• Officials say the measures seek fewer, smaller, less polluting and more visually appropriate cruise calls without banning them outright.
• Cruise operators have criticized the restrictions as potentially damaging to both passenger experience and local port revenues.
• The new regulations align Cannes with other European destinations such as Venice, Barcelona, Amsterdam and Nice that have imposed similar cruise limits.