This year in the ports of Olbia, Golfo Aranci and Porto Torres 139 ports of call of cruise ships are attended



For the three ports of the northern Sardinia of Olbia, Golfo Aranci and Porto Torres are attest last year in a 2016 consisting traffic of the cruises after that supported when 149 white ships for a total of about 239 thousand fleeting are landed ( on 18 December 2015). This year, in fact, they are already in program 139 ports of call for a season that it will begin on 21 March and it will be concluded, slightly in advance regarding 2015, on 26 November.

The Harbour Authority of the Sardinia North has announced that this year 33 ports of call of the AIDAStella ships are attended to Olbia and AIDABlu of the crocieristica company AIDA, three of the ships Albatrosses, Amadea and Artania of Phoenix Reisen, two of the Berlin ship of group FTI, two of the Ocean Majesty of the group Hansa Touristik and one of the Astor of the Transocean Tours Turistik. Moreover the Spanish group Pullmantur has programmed 25 landings place of the Sovereign to Olbia and others seven to Porto Torres. In 2016 to Olbia they are in program also 15 ports of call of the MSC Harmony of MSC Cruises and 11 of the Neoclassica di Costa Crociere, let alone seven landings place of the Azamara companies with the Journey ship, Silversea with the Spirit, Regent Seven Seas with the Explorer and of the Disney Cruise Line that, after nine years of absence, an exploratory port of call with the Magic will realize. At last, always to Olbia, they are in program five ports of call of the Majesty and one of the Dream of the Thomson Cruises group.

Moreover in 2016 to Golfo Aranci five ports of call of the Soujourn and one of the Odyssey of the Seabourn company are programmed. In calendar also Paul Gauguin Cruises with two ports of call of the Tere Moana ship and the Ponant company Yacht Cruises & Expeditions with the Ponant, to which the innovations of the Variety Cruises with two ports of call of the Voyager and the Club Med group will join with the windjammer Club Med II.

"The crocieristico calendar, than already is anticipated nourished – it has emphasized Pietro Preziosi, extraordinary commissioner of the Harbour Authority of the Sardinia North - is still in continuous evolution and, they are sure, will be able to grow ulteriorly in the next weeks". The developments – it has specified - are legacies partially to the sociopolitica situation of the countries of the Africa North and to the new scenes of tension in Turkey: "it is – it has explained Precious - for tourism international a very delicate moment and, in particular, for the crocierismo. From last year, graces also in the participation to the summits of Clia and MedCruise and to the constant contacts with shipowning groups and general agents, we are monitoring the situation, ready, together with the other Italian ports, to offer a valid alternative and that it holds berthed to the Mediterranean the industry of the cruises".

Precious it has remembered also the participations in existence in order to receive at best the cruise ships: "within ten days – it has specified - the work of levelling of the grounds in groove to Olbia will leave, an participation that, with little days of job, will deliver to all papers in order to us in order to receive new giants of the sea without some reserve. Advantages that, together with the offer of the ports of Golfo Aranci and Porto Torres, we will go to propose in the next fairs, sure to succeed to increase our calendar for the year in course and to seed new agreements for those to come".