Grimaldi Lines will double the frequency of the marine service Brindisi - Igoumenitsa



Grimaldi Lines will upgrade own line ferry Brindisi - Igoumenitsa - Patrasso and the frequency will double some. From next the 2 July in fact, thanks to the introduction of a second ship, the connection of the company between the Apulia and Greece, currently trisettimanale, will become every day; moreover, with the arrival of the summery season, two ports of call will be introduced weeklies magazine for the island of Corfù.

To place side by side the Sorrento ship, already employed on the line from last April, it will be its binoculars Florencia, a modern ferry constructed in the 2004 that, with a length of 186 meters and a tonnage of 26.000 tons, are able to transport 1,000 passengers, 170 car to the continuation let alone 2,250 linear meters of rotabile cargo to a cruise speed of 23 knots. The ship is equipped of 96 cabins - between internal, external and suite - all equipped of air conditioning, wc and shower. Various they are the offered services on board, which it eat-self service, cafeteria, area games and slot machine, stores and room for the children.

The every day departures from Brindisi will happen to hours 19,00 with arrival to Igoumenitsa the following day to hours 4,00 and to Patrasso to hours 12.30. The inverse distance previews the departure from Patrasso to hours 17,00, from Igoumenitsa the next day to hours 1,00 with arrival to Brindisi to hours 8.00.

From on 13 July until the september beginnings the line it will carry out an additional port of call on the island of Corfù, with departure from Brindisi the friday to the hours 19,00 and arrival the saturday to hours 5,00, while the return from Corfù will be Sunday to hours 1,30 with arrival to Brindisi to hours 8.00. In more, in the period between on 24 July and on 30 August, according to port of call a weekly magazine to Corfù every tuesday to the 19,00 and arrival to Corfù will be offered with departure from Brindisi to hours 5.00. I re-enter from Corfù will be the thursday to hours 1,30 with arrival to the apulian port of call to hours 8.00.

"With the decision to ulteriorly upgrade the connections towards Greece - the managing director of the Neapolitan shipowning group Grimaldi has commented, Emanuele Grimaldi - the Grimaldi group nozzle a sign in controtendenza with the current economic situation. Our objective is that to offer a regular service and of quality to very favorable rates it is for the passengers who for the conveyors, assuring meanwhile sure vacations to the Italian families, with a reliable company".