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Genoa hits passenger movement record with four MSC ships

MSC Cruises set a new daily record for a single line at Genoa on Sunday, as it clocked up 22,000 passenger movements.

Holly Payne, Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor

October 31, 2023

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

The figure, which takes into account movement for embarkation, disembarkation and shore excursions, arose from four MSC Cruises ships in port. MSC World Europa, MSC Grandiosa, MSC Orchestra and MSC Opera were berthed simultaneously, with the line seeing 205,000 passengers utilise Genoa in October.

Italian Ports shared their 2023 and 2024 predictions for cruise calls and passenger numbers at the Italian Cruise Day event on Friday.

1,000 calls to Italian port this year

MSC Cruises will make 1,000 calls to Italian ports in 2023, including 260 visits to Genoa, and is on target for 4m passengers in Italy during the year.

MSC Europa homeporting in Genoa

MSC World Europa will homeport in Genoa for the winter 2023-24 season with seven-night cruises in the West Mediterranean to Civitavecchia and Palermo in Italy, Valletta in Malta, Barcelona in Spain and Marseille in France. 

The LNG-powered ship will also homeport in Genoa for the summer 2024 season. 

About the Author

Holly Payne

Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor

Holly is Deputy Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review & Seatrade Cruise News and has experience managing a range of highly successful international business and consumer titles. With a flair for video reporting and a history of overseas work documenting people and places of diverse cultures, Holly brings a variety of skills to the Seatrade Cruise portfolio.

Holly’s academic credentials include oral and written Arabic language skills (intermediate-advanced), an MA Multimedia Journalism with NCTJ accreditation, and a BA (Hons) Degree in Classical and Archaeological Studies with English and American Literature.

 

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