Overtourism ho! The Barcelona cruise dilemma

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  It has been a fraught tourism season in Barcelona this year.

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  Public opposition against crowds of visitors, including from local protesters, reached a fever pitch.

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  And there is particular grumbling about cruise ships, these massive vessels, like floating cities that carry thousands of passengers at a time.

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  Yeah.

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  Barcelona is the largest cruise port in Europe.

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  Nearly 4 million passengers cruised through the city last year.

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  And Juani Perez, who's a hospitality worker in Barcelona, she says it has just gotten out of hand.

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  The port of Barcelona receives more cruises than it should.

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  This is what's always being discussed among neighborhood associations, some anti cruise platforms, some political parties as well.

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  And Juani says you don't even have to work in hospitality to see how crowded it's gotten in Barcelona.

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  This cannot continue at these levels because it's affecting all of us.

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  I'm your cruise director, Adrienne Ma.

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  Today on the show, we look at how cruise ships are generating both mega revenues and mega headaches for Barcelona, and we consider what city's options are for making making the flow of visitors more sustainable.

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