A group of environmentalists protest on a dyke as the newly built cruise ship 'AIDAblu' passes by on the Ems river in Leer January 15, 2010. The 352-metre-long and 32 metre wide cruise liner started its passage on the Ems river from the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg to the North Sea. Banners read 'Save the river Ems'. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 25 months ago

A group of environmentalists protest on a dyke as the newly built cruise ship 'AIDAblu' passes by on the Ems river in Leer January 15, 2010. The 352-metre-long and 32 metre wide cruise liner started its passage on the Ems river from the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg to the North Sea. Banners read 'Save the river Ems'.

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