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Savona Celebrates The Ten Millionth Cruise Passenger: A Guest Honoured By Costa Cruises With An Around-The-World Cruise

An Italian womancruising on the Costa Diadema was the record-setting guest: the 10 millionthcruise passenger in Savona since the arrival of the first ship, the CostaRiviera, in 1996.
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Savona,21 November 2015 –Savona celebrates 10 million cruise passengers, a historical milestone fromwhen the first cruise ship, the Costa Riviera, called on the Ligurian port in1996.

The tenmillionth cruise passenger is an Italian guest, Paola Braschi from Genoa, whowas on vacation on the Costa Diadema with her husband and two children. Theaward presented to Mrs. Braschi by Costa Cruises is a cabin on the“Around-the-World” cruise: a fantastic 98-day cruise departing from Savona on 2September 2016 on board the Costa Luminosa that will circumnavigate the globeon a voyage to discover 5 continents.

TheMunicipality of Savona honoured the ten millionth cruise passenger with a pass,included in a letter signed by Culture Councillor Elisa Di Padova, which willallow free entrance to the Civic Museums Savona until the end of 2016, givingher the chance to discover the great cultural and artistic heritage of thecity.

“We aredelighted to be able to celebrate this historical achievement” – declaredNeil Palomba, President of Costa Cruises - “It is a clear indicator of howmuch Savona and Costa Cruises have grown together over nearly 20 years ofworking effectively side-by-side. Today, Savona is our number one port in theworld. That’s why we decided to award the ten millionth guest an Around-theWorld cruise, a truly special voyage that’s the dream of all travellers”.

“I amparticularly thrilled and honoured to be able to be part of this prestigiousmilestone achieved thanks to the commitment and daily efforts of the more than200 employees who take care of each and every detail, and of the entire portcommunity, to which I express my gratitude. At the end of this year about onehundred thousand cruise passengers will have visited the city of Savona andtransited through our welcoming office. Another important result within theobjective of constantly improving services for tourists arriving in our portand visiting our area” – declared the President of the Port Authority ofSavona, Gian Luigi Miazza.

"Slightlyless than twenty years ago it was unimaginable to think that today we would becelebrating the ten millionth passenger linked to the cruise activities thattoday can be considered a crowning achievement for the port of Savona. This isan important milestone not only in terms of figures, but above all as regardsour city’s development potential" – declared the Mayor of Savona,Federico Berruti.

Since 1996,the number of cruise passengers in Savona has increased constantly, thanks tothe presence of Costa Cruises ships. According to Clia Europe, in 2014 Savonawas the fourth leading cruise port in Italy, with about one million passengers.Important milestones during this period of growth include the inauguration ofthe Palacrociere terminal in 2003, the construction of the third berth in 2008and the opening of the second Palacrociere terminal in November 2014. Overall,from 2003 to 2015, Costa Cruises and the Port Authority of Savona have investednearly 30 million Euros in Savona.

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