Cruise Ship Row Erupts as Furious Mayor Tries to Board Giant Vessel: 'Get Out!' - The Mirror
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Trouble on France's Riviera: Nice's mayor wants to keep cruise ships away from his city – with a special method.
Cruise ship row erupts as furious mayor tries to board giant vessel: 'Get out!' - The Mirror
Mayor Christian Erosi, who represents the city of Nice, tried boarding a colossal Royal Caribbean cruise ship carrying 3,000 passengers after he recently pushed for a limit on disembarkations to protect the local area


The mayor of Nice acts as David in the fight against the Goliath in the form of the cruise industry.
The mayor of Nice, in southern France, rode a dinghy to a large cruise ship that wanted to dock near his city to tell the crew that he did not have permission to do so. The scene, which the newspaper Der Standard described as a David-versus-Goliath encounter, amused the internet but ultimately failed.
The captain of the Voyager of the Seas received a letter from Mayor Estrosi on Thursday stating that ships with more than 2,500 passengers are not allowed to dock near his city as of July 1.
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