The Deuce: Cruise ships are fucking terrible for local economies, so good for them.*

Have we talked about Barcelona apparently rejecting tourism? - PapaDels September 17, 2025, 20:23:09

Headed there next week… - Randle McMurphy September 19, 2025, 9:50:31
- Good Monday morning! - Randle McMurphy September 29, 2025, 1:30:53
  - Spain and Portugal are great. I really want to go back to both. Friendly people, affordable prices - ATL September 29, 2025, 6:18:39
    - Portugal is Spain without the pretense* - Chilango September 29, 2025, 6:45:50
      - Portugal is next summers vacation destination * - TarheelIllini September 29, 2025, 8:03:58
        
        I've been twice - it's great. If you get a chance, take a side trip to Punta Delgado in the Azores.* - ATL September 29, 2025, 8:48:44
      - Admittedly I haven’t been to Spain for 20 years but I always felt authenticity there * - ATL September 29, 2025, 7:03:56
- Granada is great! See also: Ronda.* - KingTalkyTiki September 19, 2025, 10:32:30
  - Yeah, gonna stay a night there… - Randle McMurphy September 19, 2025, 11:38:17
  - of *course* I got things for tourists to do! - Sammich September 19, 2025, 10:34:40
- Well that sounds fucking awesome* - Carl Spackler September 19, 2025, 10:19:28
We were in Mallorca a few weeks ago - Jersey September 18, 2025, 9:15:01
we were in Madrid in March, and decided against a Barcelona side-trip for this reason - Gene Parmesan September 18, 2025, 9:04:09
11pm dinner? Count me the fuck out. * - haighter September 18, 2025, 7:53:08
Was there two months ago. Absolutely no sign of anti-tourism sentiment.* - Herman Blume September 17, 2025, 22:24:45
- No surprise that ymmv. I’m seeing stories like this one… - PapaDels September 17, 2025, 22:53:07
...was just there last week... - ArtVandelay September 17, 2025, 21:24:42
- also...fyi, the next total eclipse goes very close to madrid in august 26* - Nobster September 18, 2025, 7:42:53
- i heard a similar thing about cruise ship docking in venice early this year - Nobster September 18, 2025, 7:38:25
- I have been there a couple times in the last 2-3 years and never had dinner until after 11 - reggiedunlop September 17, 2025, 22:10:38
- Interesting. So was it vibrant during the day? * - PapaDels September 17, 2025, 21:31:48
I thought it was mostly a housing issue... - SurfTheBoneyard September 17, 2025, 20:31:27
- I also saw where they were trying to limit how many cruise ships can be in at one time. - tvillini September 17, 2025, 21:12:42
  - Cruise ships are fucking terrible for local economies, so good for them.* - longsnapper September 17, 2025, 22:58:19
  - OK sure. Other places do that. - SurfTheBoneyard September 17, 2025, 21:14:17
- I’m also seeing a lot of complaints of overcrowding in tourist destinations. - PapaDels September 17, 2025, 20:35:33
  - Don’t go to these places in summer - jfinsocal September 17, 2025, 21:03:22
    - venice in march was fantastic. not crowded, easy to get around, etc. a friend went this summer - Nobster September 18, 2025, 7:41:33
    - My first trip to Spain was in November over Thanksgiving week. What an awesome experience. - ATL September 18, 2025, 5:50:04
  - I think there are a lot of places that have been completely overrun. It’s not new, but. - ATL September 17, 2025, 20:37:36
    - “Man this place is so great, it just sucks that lots of people want to experience it.” - PapaDels September 17, 2025, 20:48:45
      - That point of view completely neglects the local residents, and the argument that tourism helps them - longsnapper September 17, 2025, 23:25:39
      - Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.* - SurfTheBoneyard September 17, 2025, 21:01:22
        
        Ninety percent of this game is mental. The other half is physical talent. * - osklister September 18, 2025, 7:48:06

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