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Cruise passengers are growing again: in 2022 there will be 6 million in Italy

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Also considering the cruise traffic expected in 2022 in the port of Savona and in the other Ligurian ports, the Liguria it should return to 2.1 million cruises handled in its own ports; a result close to pre-pandemic values, which ensures the Italian and Mediterranean leadership for the region.

Italy, moreover, he explained, to theItalian cruise day, Leonardo Massa, managing director of MSC Cruises, triggers the restart of the cruise sector globally. The company headed by the Aponte family, in 2021, plans to move, globally, over 4 million passengers, of which 1.5 million (over a third of the total) in the Belpaese, with a strong presence in Liguria, before Italian region, with over 500 thousand cruise passengers.

Msc: 12 navi operative

«Italy – said Massa – was the first country in the world to restart cruises, with MSC Grandiosa from Genoa, in August 2020; and confirms, once again this year, the leading market for our company on a global level, with a movement equal to over a third of the total world. Today we have already 12 ships in operation, out of a total of 19 unit. We therefore look to the future with prudent optimism, supported by the good trend in bookings for 2022, the year in which we expect to record significant growth and the return to operations of the entire fleet, which will reach 21 units thanks to the arrival of MSC. World Europa and Msc Seascape ».

In 2021, he continued, “we encountered one strong demand for nearby destinations, with Italy and the Mediterranean among the most popular itineraries, while for some time we have been observing a growth trend in bookings for destinations around the world, including Northern Europe, the United Arab Emirates, the Caribbean and Saudi Arabia. The latter, in particular, is an absolute novelty in the world ».

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