Cruise ships on their way into and out of Venice would be gradually diverted away from the scenic Giudecca Canal, the Financial Times reports.

“Danilo Toninelli, minister for transport, said on Wednesday that the cruise ships would gradually be diverted away from the existing route,” the London based paper said on its website..

Toninelli was xcited as saying he had been looking for a variety of temporary ports “to avoid witnessing more invasions of the Giudecca by these floating palaces, with the scandals and risks that they bring”.

Starting from next month until the end of the year, the minister said that some liners would dock at Fusina and Lombardia terminals away from the centre of Venice but still inside the city’s lagoon. By next year a third of cruise ships will be rerouted, the report said.

Many local residents have objected to the large cruise ships sailing through the Giudecca Canal that passes major landmarks, such as St Mark’s Square.