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This Costa Crociere year previews to grow of 33% in the Mediterranean
The ships of the fleet will touch 92 ports of the region for a total of about 2.800 ports of call
March 14, 2011
. In occasion of the crocieristica manifestation Seatrade "Cruise Shipping Miami", than opens himself today to Miami, the crocieristica company has explained that in the course of 2011 own ships, all clappers Italian flag, will touch 92 ports of the Mediterranean, of which 21 in Italy, 17 in Spain, 11 in Greece and nine in France, for a total of about 2.800 ports of call. In the 2011 fleet almost nine million passengers will enliven, with an estimated increase of 33% regarding last year.
In particular, this year Italy will be the destination that will benefit mainly of the traffic generated by Costa Crociere with almost four million passengers enlivened, that is 50% in more regarding last year. The ships Coast will contribute more in order than a third party of 11 million the crocieristi enlivened in the Italian ports for 2011 (given Cemar agency).
Besides Italy, between the Countries of the Mediterranean that in the 2011 they will see the greater presence of passengers enlivened from the ships Coast is Spain and Greece, with beyond million passengers enlivened in each nation, and France, with beyond means million.
To such increase of traffic it will contribute also the commissioning of the new Costa Favolosa flagship, of 114.500 tons of tonnage, that it has an ability to 3.780 passengers. The ship, the fifteenth unit of the fleet Coast, is currently in the final phase of preparation and will leave for its first next the 4 cruise July from Venice.
After Costa Favolosa, in the summer the 2012 company will take in delivery the Costa Fascinosa binoculars that will carry to 16 the ships of the fleet Coast in service. Thanks to these two new twin ships Costa Crociere previews to grow ulteriorly in the Mediterranean in 2012, year in which considers to succeed in to enliven about 9,5 million passengers. The next year the Italian ports touched from the ships Coast in Italy will go up to 22, with the return of Costa Crociere in the port of Trieste.
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. In occasion of the crocieristica manifestation Seatrade "Cruise Shipping Miami", than opens himself today to Miami, the crocieristica company has explained that in the course of 2011 own ships, all clappers Italian flag, will touch 92 ports of the Mediterranean, of which 21 in Italy, 17 in Spain, 11 in Greece and nine in France, for a total of about 2.800 ports of call. In the 2011 fleet almost nine million passengers will enliven, with an estimated increase of 33% regarding last year.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
