It is not just Venice and Amsterdam where locals are heartily sick of cruise ships.
Environmental activists in Brittany, France, recently prevented passengers from a cruise ship from entering the port of Concarneau in Finistère, news portal Travel Mole reported.
Activist groups including Stop Croisiè, res BZH and Extinction Rebellion prevented the Seven Seas Voyager ship from tendering guests ashore.
Some protestors even took to the water brandishing a banner reading ‘We are the iceberg’ - a nod to the Titanic disaster,
The Seven Sea Voyager can accommodate almost 700 guests, who some locals did want to see.
“We think they’re an ecological absurdity and a symbol of social inequality,” one activist told local newspaper Ouest France.
Opposition against cruise ship visits has been growing.
Last year residents of the nearby port of Douarnenez jeered cruise passengers with shouts of "you are not welcome" and "shame on you".
That was directed at guests of the Atlas Ocean Voyages ship World Traveller, which only accommodates about 100 passengers.
In southern France, Marseille mayor Benoît Payan has openly criticized large cruise ships which he called "floating cities".
A 2023 study revealed Marseille and Channel port Le Havre were among Europe’s most polluted ports.
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