Amsterdam bans cruise ships to restrict tourism, curb pollution

Amsterdam’s city council announced its decision to close down a cruise ship terminal in its center, in an effort to limit mass tourism in the city.

Cruise ships were “not in line with a cruise ship terminal in its center,” a statement from the center-right party D66 read.

The city has also previously banned smoking cannabis on the streets of the red-light district in an effort to restore calm to Amsterdam’s center.

Amsterdam also launched a “Stay Away” campaign to discourage tourists from planning drugs and alcohol-fueled vacations to the city.

Targeting British men, the campaign warned vacationers of the “consequences of antisocial behavior and excessive drug and alcohol abuse.”