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Part today from Cagliari the Tirrenia new
Passed under the management of Italian Company of Navigation, the company anticipates the ferries "Good-natured" and "Amsicora"
July 30, 2012
Bonaria and Amsicora, the two ships as soon as arrived in the fleet of Tirrenia, have not had not even the time not to dress entirely the livery of the company that already are inserted in service with departure respective tonight and tomorrow for Civitavecchia. The two ferries, in fact, rather than the blue band that characterizes the ships of Tirrenia wears still that red one that wrapped them when they took part of the fleet of the Greek Minoan Lines of the Neapolitan shipowning group Grimaldi respective with the names Olympia Palace and Europe Palace.
The two ships are rented to Tirrenia as soon as the assets of the company are passed ten days ago under the property of the Italian Company of Navigation ( on 20 July 2012), the society controlled by Moby with the Deep Hourglass, than will employ to them beginning from today with the Tirrenia logo lies in wait for over that of the Greek company on the flank of the ships and in substitution of who came to an end the Aurelia ferries and Nomentana of their operating life.
Bonaria and Amsicora, previously used on the Venice-Patrasso route, are two twin ships of 36.825 long tons of tonnage 214 meters that have an ability to 1.922 passengers, 800 cars and 1,932 linear meters of rotabili. The two ferries have a speed of 31,6 knots.
To fine summer the new management of Tirrenia will introduce in the fleet also Moby Tommy, currently employed by Moby on the Civitavecchia-Olbia route, using it in the Naples-Cagliari connection, while in autumn with the arrival of two new ships the service Genoa - Livorno will be inaugurated - Cagliari.
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Bonaria and Amsicora, the two ships as soon as arrived in the fleet of Tirrenia, have not had not even the time not to dress entirely the livery of the company that already are inserted in service with departure respective tonight and tomorrow for Civitavecchia. The two ferries, in fact, rather than the blue band that characterizes the ships of Tirrenia wears still that red one that wrapped them when they took part of the fleet of the Greek Minoan Lines of the Neapolitan shipowning group Grimaldi respective with the names Olympia Palace and Europe Palace.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
