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Grimaldi strengthens the marine connections with the Sardinia
today two departures to the day between Livorno and Olbia. From the next week potenziamento of the services Civitavecchia-Port Torres and Porto Torres-Barcelona
June 1, 2016
the Neapolitan shipowning group Grimaldi has put into effect a potenziamento of own marine services for passengers and goods with the Sardinia having introduced ulterior tonnage in the connection between the ports of Livorno and Olbia. Moreover by next the 6 june, in forecast of the summery season, they will be increased to the frequencies of the connections Civitavecchia-Port Torres and Porto Torres-Barcelona.
Inaugurated
11th January, the every day connection Livorno-Olbia is upgraded with the employment of the ship Cruise Smeralda, ferry of new generation, that it has placed side by side Zeus Palace. The unit is able to transport approximately 1.500 passengers, arranged in 209 cabins and 181 seats, besides 2.100 linear meters of rotabile cargo and 110 cars to the continuation (or 570 cars to the continuation). Zeus Palace, instead, is equipped of 202 cabins and 215 seats and is able to transport 1,500 passengers and 2,000 linear meters of rotabile cargo, besides 100 cars to the continuation (or alternatively 550 cars to the continuation).
the employment of the Cruise Smeralda allows to carry out two departures to the day from both ports, being offered so 28 departures weeklies magazine between the continent and the Sardinian island. The departure timetables are the hours 10:00 and the hours 21:30 from ambo the ports and transit the Time is of eight hours.
For the routes Civitavecchia-Port Torres and Porto Torres-Barcelona, on which the Cruise Rome and Cruise Barcelona operate cruise ferry, twin flagships of the fleet of the Grimaldi group, by the 6 june will be increased the frequency from 8 to 10 departures weeklies magazine.
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