The French department of Alpes-Maritimes—where coastal cities like Nice, Antibes and Cannes are located—last week announced an official slate of planned restrictions on cruise ship calls.

Announced last Friday by Alpes-Maritimes Prefect Laurent Hottiaux and Mediterranean Maritime Prefect Christophe Lucas, the regulations now limit the size of cruise ships that may disembark in a port to 3,000 passengers, while a cruise line’s annual average of disembarked passengers per stopover and per port is limited to 2,000 people. In addition, ships with over 1,300 passengers are limited to one stopover per port per day and a limit of 15 ships per month per port in the high season (July and August).

In July, Hottiaux and Lucas chaired a roundtable with industry stakeholders, including CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association). CLIA has not yet made a public statement in response to the announcement. LATTE U.S. has reached out for comment.

Said Hottiaux and Lucas in a statement: “We thank all the mayors and economic stakeholders for the spirit of responsibility they have shown in the collective interest of all and share with them the concern to reconcile quality of life and economic development that respects the challenges of adapting to climate change.”

An earlier version of these restrictions intended for them to be put into place for 2026. The current measures are undergoing a 21-day period of public consultation.