GENOA — Awaiting the arrival of new ships ordered for ***** Cruises and ***** Asia, ***** has announced the sale of ***** neoClassica. It also plans to reposition ***** Victoria to the Mediterranean.
Starting March 30 2018 ***** Victoria will return to regular cruises in the Mediterranean. The ship has been operating mainly in China since 2012. In the Med ***** Victoria will offer a Balearic Islands-focused itinerary, with stops in Savona, Olbia, Minorca, Ibiza (overnight), Palma de Mallorca and Tarragona (overnight).
The itinerary was originally planned for ***** neoRiviera, which will instead be positioned in Bari to replace ***** neoClassica.
Awaiting the arrival of four new ships starting from 2019, which will permit ***** Cruises to grow further in Europe and Asia (two ships are for the ***** Cruises market and two for ***** Asia), ***** has accelerated the renewal of its fleet, formalizing the transfer of ***** neoClassica, one of its longest-serving ships. As of March 10, 2018, once its schedule of cruises between India and the Maldives is complete, ***** neoClassica will no longer be part of the ***** fleet.
From June 2018, ***** neoRiviera will then replace ***** neoClassica, offering one-week itineraries dedicated to the Greek islands, with Bari as the only home port.
The company will protect guests already booked on ***** neoRiviera and on ***** neoClassica, and has taken steps to inform guests and travel agencies over next weeks.
Before returning to operate in the Mediterranean, ***** Victoria will perform scheduled dry-dock refurbishing works at the Chantier Naval de *********.