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This year the traffic of crocieristi the Coast in the Italian ports has grown of 50%
The ships of the fleet of the company have carried out altogether about 900 ports of call in the peninsula
October 28, 2011
This year the ships of the fleet of Costa Crociere have touched 22 ports in Italy, for about 900 ports of call, enlivening a total of about four million crocieristi, with an increase of 50% regarding 2010. The data is announced today by the company in occasion of the form "Italian Cruise Day" in development near the Venice Passenger terminal (VTP) of the Venetian port.
Moreover in the 2011 ships Coast they have contributed in order more than a third party of 11 million the crocieristi enlivened in the Italian ports in 2011 (given Cemar Agency). In particular to Venice, the Italian company has carried a traffic of about 600.000 passengers, with an increment of 25% regarding last year.
"In spite of the economic scene it is not of the most favorable - it has found the general manager of Costa Crociere, Gianni Onorato - industry of the cruises in continuous Italy to grow and to offer to an important contribution in terms of produced wealth and occupation. Being the company number in Italy and Europe, Costa Crociere has a role of towing for the entire field: in the 2011 we have carried in Italy a movement of about four million crocieristi, of which 600,000 in the single Venice; in the 2010 we have generated a directed economic impact and indirect on the national territory pairs to 2,2 billion euros and we have confirmed ourselves for according to consecutive year between the 10 more profitable Italian companies, between the first 50 for turnover and the first in the field of tourism".
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