A cruise ship sails in the Venice lagoon near St. Mark’s Square

A cruise ship sails in the Venice lagoon near St. Mark’s Square January 23, 2012. In the wake of the Costa Concordia disaster, Italian environmentalists and some politicians are demanding that big cruise ships be banned from passing too close to islands or shorelines, or entering delicate areas such as the Venice lagoon. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri ( ITALY – Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS)