The cruise industry's premier event provided the fitting backdrop to the announcement that the Sun Princess is scheduled to make its inaugural call at the Port of Genoa next 16 May. The US Princess Cruises' newest addition to the fleet, built in Italy by the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, at 345 metres in length is set to rank as the longest cruise vessel, to date, to have ever docked in Genoa's passenger port.
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority joined forces in Miami from 8 to 11 April with the Association of Italian Ports, which grouped together the ensemble of major Italian Cruise Ports, at the Seatrade Cruise Exhibition, providing the Ports of Genoa and Savona with the opportunity to place their b...IPCSA has reached a membership milestone, welcoming Ports of Genoa as its 40th member.
Since the recent merger of the Ports of Genoa, Savona and Vado Ligure in a single Port Authority, a key challenge has been the integration of the Port Community Systems of the ports, and membership of IPCSA will be an important contribution to this. The two Port Community Systems have a long history...