CIVITAVECCHIA – A new partnership is born in the passenger transport sector. To announce it, on board the Cruise Barcelona in the port of Civitavecchia, they are Grimaldi Linesbrand with which the Grimaldi Group carries out maritime connections in the Mediterranean Sea, and Trenitaliathe parent company of the Passenger Hub of the FS Group.
The fulcrum of this collaboration is the “train + ship” ticketwhich can be purchased in a single solution through all Trenitalia sales channels: a new opportunity, which offers the traveler market the possibility of reaching the holiday destination comfortably and on board sustainable means of transport.
«This is a partnership strongly desired by the Grimaldi Group and Trenitalia, with the aim of creating a combined transport network and promoting widespread and sustainable collective mobility – he has declared Guido Grimaldi, Corporate Short Sea Shipping Commercial Director of Grimaldi Group – Intermodality is now strategic also for the passenger sector, precisely with a view to greater integration of mobility services and a strong focus on the issue of sustainability», added Guido Grimaldi.
«We are proud of the partnership with Grimaldi Lines, which will offer travelers the opportunity to plan their trip to the most beautiful places in Sardinia and Sicily even more easily, with a view to experiencing tourism in an accessible, flexible and sustainable way» , he has declared Maria Annunziata Giaconia, Regional Business and Intermodal Development Director of Trenitalia.
The combined ticket can be purchased immediately, for departures from 1 June onwards and its purchase method is really simple and fast. It is available on Sardinia and Sicily destinations and combines Trenitalia trains with maritime connections Civitavecchia-Olbia, Civitavecchia-Porto Torres, Civitavecchia-Cagliari, Civitavecchia-Arbatax, Naples-Cagliari, Naples-Palermo and viceversa. It will also be available for connections soon Livorno-Olbia And Livorno-Palermo.
Grimaldi Lines operates in the Mediterranean Sea with a network of 20 maritime connections. Its fleet is made up of cruise ferries and latest generation ferries, with high standards of hospitality and particular attention to environmental sustainability. The Grimaldi Group, in fact, has always been at the forefront in reducing polluting emissions at sea and in the atmosphere, achieved thanks to continuous research into advanced sustainable technologies.
Intermodality is increasingly the protagonist of Trenitalia’s offer and allows us to accompany people on a door-to-door journey, placing the customer at the center of a railway offer enriched by other means of transport. To date, Trenitalia offers direct rail connections or with pedestrian routes to 19 ports throughout Italy.
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