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Riviera Caps Cruise Calls at Nice, Cannes and Villefranche, Sets 3,000-Passenger Limit

The regional plan now enters a 21-day electronic consultation ahead of enforcement by prefects.

Overview

  • In each port, only one ship carrying more than 1,300 passengers may call per day, and vessels exceeding 3,000 passengers are barred.
  • Across the year, an average of no more than 2,000 passengers may disembark per day in each city to curb day-visitor pressure.
  • During peak months July and August, calls are limited to a maximum of 15 cruise ships per port per month.
  • A two-stage emissions regime requires cuts within three nautical miles in stage one, with stage two allowing authorities to cancel port calls if pollution spikes.
  • Officials frame the measures as balancing resident concerns and tourism revenue following publicized tensions, with operators warned that advance bookings could face disruption.