Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is concerned about the impact of a home affairs ( central goverment )ban on passenger ships docking at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.At least 13 cruise ships including the Silver Wind, National Geographic Explorer and Queen Mary are scheduled to visit Cape Town between January and May 2012, but a recent ruling by the department of home affairs means that cruise liners will have to dock in Duncan Dock with immediate effect.
The number of cruise ships visiting is already down from 19 in 2011 to 13 this season , due to security issues .Industry expert and shipping commentator Brian Ingpen said in the Cape Times newspaper on Friday that “security hawks” have torpedoed one of the world’s greatest cruise liner berths.We have had feedback from passengers who have complained about this already as they now docking in areas of the harbour where security is an issue . This is purely a political issue as the main opposition in goverment run the western cape and not the ruling party ( anc)