Amsterdam banning cruise ships kills 2 birds with one stone: rampant tourism and environmental damage. It's just the latest place to do it, and probably won't be the last.

• Tourist destinations around the world are dealing with overcrowding and environmental pollution.
• Amsterdam, Venice, and French Polynesia are among the places that have banned cruise ships.
• The trend is likely to continue as the industry grows and those concerns persist.

Banning cruise ships addresses two major problems that tourism destinations around the world are struggling to contain: hoards of people and environmental destruction.