The ports of Savona, Genoa, La Spezia and Salerno to Miami in order to evidence the respective offers in the segment of the cruises



In occasion of Cruise Shipping Miami, the main world-wide exhibition manifestation on the cruises that are in development to Miami, some Italian ports anticipate to the international markets own offers in the tourist segment.

Represented to the American event from two vice-president of their association Ligurian Ports, Rino Canavese and Lorenzo Forcieri, the ports of Savona, Genoa and La Spezia have participated to the fair with the objective to evidence own ability to attraction, are for truth consolidated as Genoa and Savona, but also for La Spezia that has introduced a new possibility of I approach in dock 2013 beginning from.

Savona has entered rightfully in the circuit of the cruises from the main door, to end 2003, when Costa Crociere has chosen its port in order to install a dedicated terminal to you: the Palacrociere ( on 24 November 2003). In occasion of Cruise Shipping Miami the group American Carnival Corporation & plc has confirmed the programs of development of own Costa Crociere company: Howard Frank, vice president and operating responsible for the American group and president of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) - the president of the Harbour Authority of Savona has announced, Rino Canavese - "have restated the full support to Costa Crociere and its investment programs, introducing themselves to conference with the symbol the Coast to the eyelet of the jacket".

The president of the Harbour Authority of, Lorenzo Forcieri, has explained to have met in the course of the exhibition manifestation of Miami "some representatives of the greater international companies of cruise finding, among other things - he has specified - a meaningful confirmation of the interest of Royal Caribbean towards the projects of the port breaks: waterfront, pier and crocieristica station". "With satisfaction - it has continued Forcieri - the availability for 2013 of a new one is received by the field approaches inside for the fleeting ships of the mercantile port. Also in the current difficulties, the economy of the sea confirmation therefore the main resource for our region".

President of Port Authority genoese and new Presidente of Ligurian Ports, Luigi Merlo, has found that this edition of Cruise Shipping Miami "is opened for the port of Genoa with the comforting data of the substantial estate for 2012 of the market of the cruises, while the market of the ferries sets off to being more problematic, above all on the national destinations. However, what I have already expressed and that I want to remember today - has added - is that all the port community of from Liguria Genoa and is to Miami in order to testify the full support to Costa Crociere, fundamental patrimony of the marine woven one of our city and our region".

Also the Harbour Authority of Salerno is to Miami in order to promote own port of call in a shared exhibition space with the Harbour Authority of Naples. The agency Salerno province has evidenced that from various years the cruise ships of the most prestigious companies than navigation of international relief they land in the port of Salerno, that they offer, in full safety, fast and multifunctional services and that such results are destined to ulteriorly in the near future grow thanks to new crocieristico Polo with the extension of the Manfredi Pier and the realization of the Marine Station, planned from architect Zaha Hadid. The harbour authority of Salerno has announced that already in season 2012, by April to November, an sensitive increase of the landings place is attended ulterior, with a total of about 150 thousand crocieristi respect to beyond 99 thousand in 2011.