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Tomorrow fleeting the Grimaldi group will inaugurate the new line Genoa-Catania-Corinth-Patrasso
the service weekly magazine will be realized with the ship ro-pax "Catania"
October 27, 2011
Tomorrow the Neapolitan shipowning group fleeting Grimaldi will inaugurate the new line Genoa-Catania-Greece weekly magazine through the fleeting extension to the transport of the current service Genoa-Catania-Corinth-Patrasso goods.
The line will be realized with the ship ro-pax Catania that will replace the unit Eurocargo Naples. The ship will leave from Genoa every friday to hours 23,00 with Catania destination where Sunday will reach hours 9.00. From the Sicilian port it will share the same day to hours 13,00 to go to Corinth the monday to hours 16.00. The Catania will share from Corinth the tuesday to hours 17,00 and will carry out a short pause to Patrasso from where it will sail to hours 23,30 for Catania. The arrival to the Sicilian port of call is previewed the Wednesday to hours 20.30; the same day to hours 24,00 will leave again for Genoa where it is previewed to arrive friday to hours 12.30.
The Catania, with a length of 186 meters and a tonnage of 26.000 tons, is able to transport 2,250 linear meters of rotabile cargo more 170 cars to a speed of 23 knots. The modern ferry, constructed in the 2003 and clapper Italian flag, are able to accommodate more than 800 passengers in 93 cabins - subdivided between internal, external and suite - and 62 comfortable seats; numerous moreover they are the offered services on board, which it eat-self service, cafeteria, room Vesuvio club, area games and slot machine, stores, and solarium with cribs and bar.
Fleeting the Neapolitan group has emphasized that the new connection will offer to a convenient alternative of travel between the Italy North and the part oriental of the Sicily. Moreover, the Sicily will be connected directly to the Greek peninsula in little more than 24 hours, avoiding to the Sicilian tourists and drivers who go in Greece and the Balkans of having to cover the freeway Salerno-Reggio Calabria in order to embark itself in the adriatic ports of the Apulia.
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