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New offshore cruise ship terminal in the Adriatic could resolve the debate over the gigantic liners that plough through Venice’s lagoonVenice is studying a new proposal for reducing the impact of the colossal cruise ships that enter its lagoon on a daily basis – the construction of an artificial terminal island in the Adriatic.Cruise ship passengers would disembark on the man-made, 3,000ft-long jetty and board a fleet of catamarans which would ferry them into Venice.Each catamaran would be able to take around 800 passengers, with the transfer to Venice’s historic centre taking less than an hour.
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