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MS Cruise Roma, owned and operated by Grimaldi Lines, is the longest cruiseferry in the world. It was built at Fincantieri in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. [1]She was the first of a series of four sister ships, the others being Cruise Barcelona (also operated by Grimaldi Lines), Cruise Europa and Cruise Olympia (operated by Minoan Lines).
Cruise Barcelona, together with sister Cruise Roma, is operated on the Civitavecchia-Porto Torres-Barcelona route, sailing twice a week in winter and five times per week in summer. [3] On 13–14 January 2012 Cruise Barcelona was involved in the rescue operation following the Costa Concordia disaster. [4] The ferry was lengthened to 254 meters ...
Rome (Civitavecchia) - Barcelona Originally 225 m., lengthened in 2019. Cruise Roma: 254 m (833 ft) 63,742 3,500 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) 2007 Fincantieri, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy: Grimaldi Lines Italy: Rome (Civitavecchia) - Barcelona Originally 225 m., lengthened in 2019. Pride of Rotterdam: 215.44 m (706.8 ft) 59,925 1,360
Sicily is definitely one of my top spots in the country. I loved roaming Taormina's charming streets, taking a ferry to the Aeolian Island of Salina, and staying a few nights at Principe di Salina. 2.
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Civitavecchia is today a major cruise and ferry port, the main starting point for sea connection from central Italy to Sardinia, Sicily, Tunis and Barcelona. Fishing has a secondary importance. The city is also the seat of two thermal power stations.
The fleet was enlarged with new cruise ferries through the 1990s, and in 2000 the company went public. New routes were added, including Livorno-Palermo, Genoa-Olbia and Genoa-Barcelona. In 2002 and 2003 the new, large cruise ferries La Superba and La Suprema entered service. Lines for Tunisia, as well a new Civitavecchia-Palermo line, were opened.
Ferry Italy Brindisi - Greece Igoumenitsa Greece. The E90 near Veria, Greece. The Greek portion of E90 consists of the A2 Egnatia Odos, after the road built on top of a pre-Roman trail that spanned from the Adriatic to the Aegean, Via Egnatia. It was later extended to Byzantium (Constantinople) to the east and Rome to the west.