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Environmental drama: "Thanks to" cruise ships, these seven travel destinations are completely destroyed

2020-02-28T08:45:31.810Z


Booming cruises. The environment is left behind. After all, the thousands of tourists are a burden on the travel destinations. Seven of them are already at risk.


Booming cruises. The environment is left behind. After all, the thousands of tourists are a burden on the travel destinations. Seven of them are already at risk.

  • Cruise tourism is booming.
  • The environment suffers from the great burden.
  • Mass tourism is destroying local ecosystems.

Mediterranean, Caribbean or South Seas: cruises already exist in many parts of the world. While they were once ridiculed for their senior image, today they are also extremely popular with boys, singles and families. Cruise tourism has been booming for several years - and there seems to be no end in sight.

Cruises: Popular Destinations Victims of Mass Tourism - Devastating Environmental Impact

For the environment, however, the increased traffic on the seas becomes a major burden . After all, cruise ships transport thousands of tourists to popular travel destinations such as Mallorca *, Venice * or Santorini * every year. However, these suffer significantly from mass tourism, which is why more and more municipalities are considering limiting the entry of cruise ships into the ports .

In addition, there are plans to severely limit the number of tourists on the Greek party island, for example. This is intended to put a stop to further pollution.

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After all, according to the British Guardian, the ships' fuel contains 2,000 times more sulfur oxides than conventional diesel. This causes great pollution at the ports . In addition, the masses of tourists overload the infrastructure of many cities * and destroy local ecosystems.

Find out here : Corona virus: Cruise employees reveal - cruise ships are really that clean .

You can find out which seven coveted travel destinations will be completely destroyed as a result in the photo gallery above .

Also Read : Drama on the High Seas: Insiders Reveals What You Should Never Do on a Caribbean Cruise.

Also interesting : Why you should never wear green socks on a cruise.

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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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