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Ban on Venice Cruise Ships Temporarily Suspended

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:15

The attempt to ban large cruise ships passing through the Venice lagoon has just suffered a setback. A regional administrative court on Monday accepted a…

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Giant Cruise Ships to be Banned from Venice Beginning Next Year

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/08/2013 - 07:00

Large cruise ships passing through the Venice lagoon are to be banned effective November 2014, and a limit on smaller cruise vessels will kick in January,…

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Why Venice Residents Say "No" to Big Ships in The Lagoon

by Myra Robinson | Sat, 09/21/2013 - 09:18

How could you not love Venice! Many of us at ITALY Magazine have lived in or close to Venice, some of us still do. And it breaks our heart when we hear people…

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Costa Concordia Raised To Upright Position: A Photo Story

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 09/18/2013 - 09:39

After a 19-hour feat, the Costa Concordia cruise ship has been righted in what has been labeled as the biggest and most expensive salvage operation in history…

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Costa Concordia set to be lifted on Monday

by Silvia Donati | Sat, 09/14/2013 - 07:00

The Costa Concordia cruise ship, which has remained capsized in the waters off the island of Giglio since crashing into rocks in January 2012, is set to be…

Captain's Judgment Questioned in Cruise Ship Disaster

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 01/17/2012 - 05:22

The cruise ship accident that has left at least six dead off the Tuscan coast may have occurred because of significant errors on the part of the ships captain…