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Costa Crociere, the Italian unit in the
Carnival Corp & plc group, and the Trieste region are to develop cruise business
in the Italian city on the basis of a wide reaching agreement signed last week,
the cruise line said in a statement.
It has the dual aim of developing Trieste as a port of embarkation and as a
travel destination for cruises in the Adriatic. “The associated activities
include a commitment to improve transport to and from the city, in particular
the rail link with Northern and Central Italy, to promote Trieste as a cruise
destination and natural gateway port for tourists from Eastern Europe, to add
Trieste as regular port of call for latest generation Costa ships in 2015, and
to reinforce Costa’s presence in the Trieste Passenger Terminal,” Costa said.
Thanks to a strategic partnership with Italian state railway operator Trenitalia,
in 2015 Costa’s guests will benefit from high-speed train transport links to
Trieste. Using the new “Rail&Cruise” formula, cruise passengers will be able to
purchase rail tickets on the Frecciabianca high-speed train service between
Turin and Trieste stopping in Novara, Vercelli, Brescia, Verona, Vicenza, Padua
and Venice.
“Costa’s guests will travel in reserved carriages and will also be offered a
series of additional services included in the fare including transportation of
their baggage from their doorstep to their cabin, transfers from the station to
the port and vice versa, assistance from Costa ground staff at their station of
departure and on the train, and baggage insurance,’ the company said. |
