Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice and President of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, has reiterated his opposition to the large cruise ships that dock near Nice in the French Riviera. The French politician shared his frustration at the Norwegian Epic arriving at the nearby seaside town and gateway port for Nice, Villefranche-sur-mer. The massive cruise ship, which stopped for a day on Saturday, April 12, has a capacity of around 4,000 passengers and measures 1,081 feet in length.

In a post to X, formerly Twitter, where he shared footage of the Norwegian Epic arriving in Villefranche-sur-Mer from France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, he wrote: "From July 1, you won't have to tolerate this anymore! These monsters of the seas: almost 4,000 passengers, 35 chartered buses and 2 chartered maritime shuttles, with no economic benefits for the hotels, and spending two to three times less than that of regular tourists."