After a towering cruise ship crunched into a Venice pier and a smaller boat on June 2, locals reignited calls for the government to ban the vessels from the heart of the historic city, and the tourism minister says he will have a solution by the end of the month.

VENICE—After a towering cruise ship crunched into a Venice pier and a smaller boat on June 2, locals here reignited calls for the government to keep the vessels out of the heart of the historic city.

 

Thousands marched in protest, demanding a ban on big ships from—to the thrill of passengers—passing the iconic St. Mark’s Square and transiting the Giudecca Canal.

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