In 2017 a decrease of the -3,6% of the crocieristico traffic in the Italian ports is attended



In the 2017 crocieristico traffic in the Italian ports it will diminish of -3,6% attesting itself to the 10,99 million one passengers regarding the waited for total of 11,40 crocieristi for this year. The forecast is formulated by Answers Tourism and is contained in the new edition of its relationship of search Italian Cruise Watch that is introduced today to from the president of the company, Francesco di Cesar, in opening of the sixth edition of the manifestation Italian Cruise Day. A decrease of the ports of call of cruise ships that will be 4,754, with a contraction of the -4,8% regarding 4.994 previewed in 2016 is previewed also.

In particular, for the four ports of Savona, La Spezia, Palermo and Bari, respective fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth port of call in the ranking for previewed crocieristico traffic in 2017, are attended a volume of unchanged activity regarding this year with totals pairs to 980 thousand, crocieristi 540 thousand, 510 thousand and 480 thousand. For the first four ports of it classifies previsional 2017, respective Civitavecchia, Venice, Naples and Genoa, are attended bendings of the traffic with totals pairs to 2,2 million crocieristi (- 4.4%), 1,4 million (- 12.5%), 1,0 million (- 25.1%) and 1,0 million crocieristi (- 4.8%). A decrease is attended also for Livorno, sixth harbour port of call of the ranking, with 700 thousand fleeting enlivened (- 11.4%), while volumes in increase in the tenth port are previewed of classify, Salerno, with 360 thousand fleeting (+71.4%) and in the remaining Italian crocieristici ports that will total beyond 1,8 million passengers (+13.6%).

Answers Tourism have evidenced that altogether previewed in 2017 is a bending of the crocieristico traffic in the Italian ports that biennium 2015-2016 of consecutive increase interrupts and that it marks a new negative variation so as happened in 2014 and in 2012. The society has found moreover that if in the 2017 port of Civitavecchia will be confirmed to the first national place, though down regarding the esteem of 2016, followed from Venice that would have to more low record the traffic of last the nine years, the next Naples year, historically third party Italian port, will see laid a trap its position from Genoa and Savona.

Relatively to the entire basin of the Mediterranean and to the enlivened volumes of traffic in 2016, the search report evidences the presence very five Italian ports of call in classifies previsional of the passengers enlivened in the first 10 ports of the Mediterranean, to demonstration of the centrality of Italy in crocieristico tourism, with 37.9% of the passengers and 29.5% of approach in the entire Mediterranean. , With in particular 2,3 million enlivened passengers Civitavecchia it will be placed behind to end 2016 to according to place of Barcelona (2,6 million). Al fourth Venice place (1,6 million), to the sixth Naples (1,33 million), to the eighth Genoa (little beyond the million) and to the ninth Savona (980 thousand).

Also this year Italian Cruise Watch has analyzed to others aspects of the crocieristico section. Regarding harbour infrastructures it is evidenced, in period 2006-2016, a constant increase of the modality of mooring in dock and oadstead due to the increase of the number of present ships in contemporary in the crocieristici ports of call, trend destined to grow also in 2017.

Moreover, according to Answers Tourism, in three years 2014-2016 the main national crocieristici ports would have invested in infrastructures dedicated to the crocieristica a figure that - for the search report - would very pile seven billions of euro and would be in program investments of pairs value also for the next three years.

With reference to the analysis of the routes and the chosen ports of call from the companies, to end 2016 Civitavecchia the port characterized as destination from the greater number of cruise companies will be confirmed that call in Italy (about two third party), followed from Venice and Naples. The company that, in the year in course, has called in the greater number of ports (24) has been Oceania Cruises, continuation from Silversea Cruises (23) and Costa Crociere (21).

With respect to esteem 2016 and to relative forecasts 2017 to the course of the turnover of the travel agents who operate in Italy generated from the single one producing cruise, the edition of Italian Cruise introduced Watch this morning to shows, for the third consecutive year, optimism signs, to demonstration of the importance of the section inside of the crocieristica macroindustry. About 81% of interviewed the esteem in fact to year-end a stability or an increment of own turnover generated from the single one producing cruise, percentage that, in the forecasts 2017, salt of about nine points, attesting itself to 90.6%. The relationship denotes moreover as, regarding the year in course, for 2017 a decrease of the percentage of the travel agents is attended who preview a decrease (9.4% against 18.8%) and an increase of who, instead, producing cruise (52.1% against 45.8% estimates an increase of own turnover generated from the single one).

The monographic deepening of the last edition of Italian Cruise Watch is dedicated to the crocieristica portualità smaller in Italy, that is the numerous ports of call that in the 2015 passengers have received less than 50 thousand. From the analysis it emerges as, in spite of a very contained incidence on the total of national the crocieristico traffic (with 422 thousand crocieristi enlivened and a weight pairs to about 4%), the ports of call considered in investigation (39) have recorded beyond 1.000 touched ship total ones in Italy (21% on a national scale). The fleeting report shows moreover as handling in such ports more has an emphasized seasonality regarding the average national, concentrating between the months of April and November with a peak to July.

Satisfaction for the data I am diffused by Answers Tourism, that they confirm the consolidation of the increase of the port of Savona in the crocieristico field and the important role of the entire from Liguria portualità in the section, is expressed by the president of the Harbour Authority of from Liguria port of call, Gian Luigi Miazza, that it has emphasized as ""the forecasts for the 2017 they are equally comforting and they preview an increase that would have to carry from Liguria ports around the 2, 500 million crocieristi. Although international forecasts indicate an light decrement of the number of passengers on the routes of the Mediterranean - it has found - our ports remain an important first choice for who it cruises and it chooses to travel in spring and autumn".

Also the mayor of Savona, Ilaria Caprioglio, has rimarcato that "in matter of cruises and portualità, Savona has much to say: to speak - it has observed - they are the numbers, that they confirm our port as one of the more important ports of call of Italy and of all Mediterranean. We are working, in synergy with the Harbour Authority, the Liguria Region, the Costa Crociere, Chamber of Commerce and with all the involved truths - it has concluded Caprioglio - in order to ulteriorly develop the tourist vocation of the city, creating to projects in order to introduce Savona and its historical, cultural, artistic, enogastronomic and commercial patrimony to an always greater number of tourists from all the world".