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Demonstrations, blockade of ships, mediation. Cruises in Corsica are no longer unanimous. However, the island is experiencing a record year in terms of visitors. According to data from the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI), 437 cruise ship stops are planned in the main ports.
Ajaccio is in the lead with 227 expected stops. You have to go back to 2016 (stop 212) to find traces of such an influx. At the time, the CCI estimated the benefits for the country of Ajaccio at €26 million. According to estimates, about 600,000 cruise passengers will arrive at the largest port of Corse-du-Sud by November 20. Nice image for traders and tourism players. But what angers above all a part of the island’s population, represented locally by environmental protection associations and nationalists elected to the Corsican Assembly.
Like the slingshot against the mastodons seen in Venice, Barcelona or Marseille…
Source: Le Figaro
