Cruises

The new Costa Crociere LNG-powered flagship homeports in Savona.  

Cristina De Gregori reappointed on the Board of Directors as delegate of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority.

Savona's Palacrociere Terminal hosted the 2021 annual Italian Cruise Day, Italy's unrivalled cruise sector event with the participation of the leading industry players and professionals.

MSC Cruises' new flagship, the innovative high-tech 19th ship to have joined the MSC fleet, set sail from Genoa on her maiden voyage in the Mediterranean.

Today, 8 July, Genoa's Stazioni Marittime Cruise Terminal welcomes the Mein Schiff 4 on her inaugural voyage from the Ligurian capital. TUI Cruises, a joint venture between the top US cruise liner Royal...

The new Costa Firenze, inspired by the sublime beauty of Florence, the cradle of the Italian Renaissance, was presented on 2 July in the Port of Savona ahead of her maiden voyage of 4 July, as a symbol of...

Ponte Doria quay infrastructure upgrades have been completed.

Costa Cruises' LNG-powered green flagship, Costa Smeralda, sets sails from Palacrociere Terminal for the first 2021 cruise.

As of 1st May, Genoa welcomes back the MSC Seaside, which now flanks the cruise line's flagship Grandiosa, at sea since 16 August 2020.

The Western Ligurian Sea Ports are set to become a designated Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA). The Genoa Blue Agreement, promoted by the Genoa Harbour Master, has been renewed.

Costa Cruises has opened up Terminal 2 of Palacrociere, in response to the nationwide Italian Silver Vaccination Day campaign, following an agreement undersigned by the local public health authority, ASL 2...

MSC Grandiosa set sail from the Stazioni Marittime Passenger Terminal on Sunday 24 January, following the Prime Ministerial Decree of 15 January authorising the revival of cruise activities in Italy

The Costa Cruises flagship, the LNG-powered Costa Smeralda, set sail from the homeport of Savona on 10 October.

Today Virgin Voyages cruise line undersigned a voluntary protocol agreement with the Genoa Harbour Master to reduce the environmental impact of passenger ships in the Ports of Genoa and Savona.

Preparations are underway to restart cruise operations in the West Med, with the return of Costa Smeralda in the homeport of Savona. The first departure is scheduled for the forthcoming 10 October, the day in...

MSC Grandiosa is set to be the first cruise ship to sail from an Italian port after the long stoppage in operations, with a 7-night voyage in the West Med, calling at Civitavecchia-Rome, Naples, Palermo in...

  Cruise Shipping Scenario The Guidance on cruise activity’s restart in EU The Coronavirus 2019 pandemic has heavily affected cruise operations in the European Union and globally, thus the restart has...

The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority fully supports the cruise industry's request to resume sailings from the Italian ports, following a stop to worldwide operations in the midst of the global public health...

The cruise industry Cruise economy and COVID-19 impact According to CLIA, each day of total shutdown of cruise activities leads to a loss of 2,500 jobs in the world, each drop of one percentage point of...