Tourism Industry Council Tasmania chief executive officer Luke Martin detailed the proposal during a speech to launch the state's 2022 tourism conference this week.

The ban would apply to "mega ships" which carry more than 5000 passengers.

Other aspects of the TICT proposal were limits on the number of cruise ship passengers in Tasmania per day, and greater regulations around ships seeking to visit protected areas and remote communities.

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Cruise travel was effectively paused for two years during COVID, but has seen a significant resurgence since international borders largely returned to normal.

Mr Martin said Tasmania had an opportunity to find a better balance, and to promote small and medium cruise operators instead.

He said cruise ships were important to the state's tourism sector, but larger operators could have an adverse impact on smaller destinations like Tasmania and were just "too big".

"They can - and do - change the experience of a place," Mr Martin said.

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"This impacts locals - but also other visitors, who have a very different expectation of their Tasmanian experience.

"We need to get ahead of the game on cruise - and we should expect to be global leaders in cruise management."

The Tasmanian government is reviewing the way it manages cruise ship entries into Tasmania with the potential to intervene in the market as part of its T21 visitor economy action plan.

It released a KPMG report in June which found the highest economic return came from luxury, mid-to-large and mega ships, but environmental costs increased with ship size, including in ports.

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There was also a perception that cruise visitors create congestion and crowding at popular tourist sites, including markets such as Salamanca, that could have an adverse affect.

Crowding at regional communities including Flinders Island was noted.

City of Hobart mayor Anna Reynolds supported the TICT's proposed ban.

The government will work with TasPorts to determine options for the long-term future of cruise travel in Tasmania.

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