The Grimaldi group doubles the departures of the Brindisi-Igoumenitsa service on the weekends



The Grimaldi group has decided to double for all the summer the departures in the weekend of own marine service that connects the ports of Brindisi and Igoumenitsa. The initiative, called "Night&Day", september will tomorrow be started for all the weekend until next the 15 and previews, besides the departure evening of the hours 19:00 from Brindisi in the days of saturday and Sunday, the addition of a second departure the morning to the hours 08:00 with arrival to Igoumenitsa the same day to the hours 17:00. The departure from Igoumenitsa is previewed to the hours 18:00, is saturday that Sunday, with arrival to Brindisi the day after to the hours 1:00.

To serve the additional departures between Brindisi and Igoumenitsa they will be the binoculars operating Sorrento and Catania on the every day connection that the Neapolitan shipowning group offers between Brindisi, Igoumenitsa and Patrasso. With a cargo ability of about 1.000 passengers, 170 cars to the continuation, 2,250 linear meters of rotabile cargo and a cruise speed of 23 knots, the two units (constructed in 2003 and clappers Italian flag) are equipped of 93 cabins - between internal, external and suite - let alone 62 reclining seats. On board services are offered which restaurant - self service, cafeteria, area games and slot machine, boutique, solarium with cribs and bar.

"In spite of the deep crisis that it is hitting the Greek economy - Emanuele Grimaldi has commented, managing director of the group with brother Gianluca - with the decision to widen the services towards Greece the Grimaldi group nozzle a sign in clean controtendenza. The potenziamento of our connections from the port of Brindisi will afford to ulteriorly satisfy the requirements of our customers, binding together services of quality to favorable rates is for the conveyors that for the passengers".

Moreover the Neapolitan group has announced that, for the connections with Corfù, the holders of a ticket "Grimaldi Lines" will have use of a reduction in price of 50% on the marine draft Igoumenitsa - Corfù (round-trip), valid until the end of this year is for the passengers who for vehicles to the continuation, continuation an agreement which signed between the group Grimaldi and the Greek operator Corfu Ferries.