BRITS have been issued a holiday warning as Greece plans to cap cruise ship numbers in a bid to combat over tourism on its islands. The country's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is considering limiting cruise ship numbers on popular islands like Santorini and Mykonos following concerns of tourism saturation. New regulations on cruise ships could either restrict the number of berths on each island or introduce a bidding process for slots, according to Bloomberg .
Record numbers of tourists have been travelling to Greece since pandemic measures came to an end, with the tourism industry accounting for 25 per cent of the country's economy. Despite the huge profits, prime minister Mitsotakis is concerned about the environmental impact cruise ships are having on its islands . Mr Mitsotakis told Bloomberg: "I think we will do it next year.
" Cruise ship numbers on popular Greek Islands will be limited, if the regulations do come into force next year. Mr Mitsotakis added: "Santorini is the most sensitive, Mykonos will be the second. "There are people spending a lot of money to be on Santorini and they don’t want the island to be swamped.
Plus the island can’t afford it, even in terms of security." According to the report by Bloomberg, 800 cruise ships docked at Santorini and a further 749 docked at Mykonos. Greece isn't the first country in the Mediterranean to limit cruise ship numbers.
Earlier this year, Mallorca's Committee on Tourism, Trade, Employment , Culture and Sport h.
