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Late last week, Nice, France<\/a>, became the latest cruise destination to place restrictions on ships, with the goal of limiting the size of vessels that visit the picturesque resort city along the Cote d’Azur.<\/p>\n Beginning July 1, ships carrying more than 900 people will not be permitted to disembark passengers in Nice or the neighboring port of Villefranche-sur-Mer.<\/p>\n This and similar measures are part of a trend that, in recent years, has aimed to help popular tourist destinations cut down on the number of cruise passengers.<\/p>\n “I don’t want floating hotels to drop anchor in front of Nice,” said Christian Estrosi, Nice’s mayor, during an announcement about the restrictions, as translated from an article that appeared in local newspaper Nice-Matin<\/a> on Jan. 24. “As for cruises that pollute, that dump their low-cost clientele who consume nothing, but leave their waste behind them, well, I say it: These cruises have no place here.”<\/p>\n The Cruise Lines International Association \u2014 an organization that represents the collective interests of the cruise industry \u2014 said in a statement to TPG that it’s surprised by the decision, given that no large ships were actually scheduled to call on Nice in 2025. Only small vessels are able to come into the harbor in Nice; larger ones must head to Villefranche-sur-Mer, the port for Nice, about 4 miles away. Just three large ships and 34 medium-sized ships are due to call on Villefranche-sur-Mer in 2025.<\/p>\n The CLIA also said the ban and others like it “only serve to stigmatize the cruise industry.”<\/p>\n Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n However, on average, each cruise passenger spends far less \u2014 only about $40 per day \u2014 than other visitors to Nice, according to local chamber of commerce statistics reported by The Telegraph<\/a>, making them less desirable visitors in terms of revenue.<\/p>\n