Italy's transport minister announced that the government had plans to ban cruise ships from the historic center of Venice. The headlines went around the world -- Venice had banned cruise ships. The polemics about Venice always revolve around the same issues: cruise ships, overtourism and the gradual exodus of locals from the city. CNN spoke to local campaigners as well as Michele Zuin, Venice councilor for the economy, for the local authority's point of view. Over the last few decades [since cruise ships started visiting Venice] with the cruise ships, the lagoon has become an extension of the sea -- a gulf, rather than a lagoon."

Source: CNN February 04, 2020 11:15 UTC