Referring to the concerns expressed by several parties on the future of the cruise industry in Venice, in a note Cota Cruises He specified that he agrees with them: "We have always been in favour of - specified the company of the Carnival Corporation group - to one development of the sector that respected the peculiarities of a unique city like Venice, finding alternative solutions and to allow companies to continue to operate and an important ecosystem, which also includes many local companies. The situation that is emerging, unfortunately, does not It seems to be going in this direction. Alternative solutions for the landing of the cruise ships that had been promised - he complained about Costa Cruises - they are still far from being realized'.

"Added to this," the note continues, referring to the recent decision of the Port System Authority of the Sea North Adriatic ( of 26 February 2024) - the failure to extend the concession to Venice Passenger Terminal, which raises serious doubts about the future of the company that manages the terminal and the landings of the despite the efforts made by its shareholders in the recent years'.

"Continuing like this," Roberto underlined Alberti, senior vice president & chief corporate officer of Costa Cruises - there is a risk of jeopardizing the value economic and employment that cruises generate in the area. The stakes are high, because the territory of which we are talking about is potentially much wider than Venice and it also includes other Italian cities: in fact, from Venice depends on the entire cruise basin of the Adriatic. For that We hope that in the near future all parties involved, start with companies and local authorities and national countries, can sit around a table and find a definitive solution'.