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Vague (MSC Cruises): for tourism crocieristico Europe is assuming the importance of the Caribbean area
In 2010 Europe it has reached the goal of five millions and a half of crocieristi
March 15, 2011
For tourism crocieristico Europe is assuming the importance of the Caribbean area. It has evidenced Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO of MSC Cruises and member of the executive committee of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), taking part today to the conference on the state of the held crocieristica industry in 2011 in the within of the Cruise Shipping Miami, convention anniversary that is carried out to Miami.
Vague it has found that Europe is recording the fastest increase to total level in the crocieristico field, with an incredible increase of 163% of single passengers in 10 years. "It can be asserted - it has explained - than as regards cruises the goals of the Old Continent are becoming the new Caribbean. To confirmation of this the strategy of positioning in European waters planned from some American companies from cruise north for the next summery season".
"In 2010 - it has continued Vague - Europe it has reached the goal of five millions and a half of crocieristi, the same level recorded in the America North in 1997 and today represents 30% of the total quota. A result destined to still grow since the ability to the cruise ships in the Old Continent this year will still increase of 23%. Always they are convinced that the European crocieristica industry would have had a future diamond, so as testified by the increase obtained record, beginning from 2003, also from same the able MSC Cruises to carry the number of its passengers in seven years from 127.000 to 1.220.000, that they will become million and means in 2012 with the arrival MSC Divina, twelfth units of the fleet".
In the 2009 single Mediterranean it is furrowed by 152 cruise ships in order to on board carry out 8,000 crocieristici routes with three million passengers.
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For tourism crocieristico Europe is assuming the importance of the Caribbean area. It has evidenced Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO of MSC Cruises and member of the executive committee of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), taking part today to the conference on the state of the held crocieristica industry in 2011 in the within of the Cruise Shipping Miami, convention anniversary that is carried out to Miami.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
